EXHIBIT 23
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
    We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (No. 33-27749 and No. 333-5730) of CTS Corporation of our
report dated January 27, 1997, appearing on page 19 of the CTS Corporation 1996
Annual Report which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A. We
also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on the Financial
Statement Schedule, which appears on page S-1 of this Form 10-K/A.
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
Chicago, Illinois
 
August 13, 1997