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New Dipole hybrid

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Posted on September 13, 2016 at 13:00:06
Satie
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 Dipole "carbon" bending wave driver (similar to the round monopole Manger driver) covering 170hz to 30khz which is remarkable for one driver.

Bass is provided by bipolar woofer boxes with multiple small passive radiators. The flagship uses two bass boxes with apparently 6 7" units 2 active drivers each and 4 passive radiators. The boxes are CLD sandwich structures. weight is 1/4 ton each..

The basic driver is based on the Podium panel speakers and uses two motors to create the bending wave.

Anybody know anything about this driver and tech?

 

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RE: New Dipole hybrid , posted on September 13, 2016 at 14:42:37
neolith
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 Way cool at $225K and 180 Kg (I think that is per side) and a minimum impedance of 1.5 ohm. I'll be sticking with my 3.7i for awhile and lie awake at night thinking about what might be.



"Our head is round in order to allow our thoughts to change direction." Francis Picabia

 

RE: New Dipole hybrid , posted on September 13, 2016 at 18:51:21
Satie
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 Nobody says it is a value product....

Or practical...

But considering the big simple Podiums there seems to have been a serious refinement effort put into this.

 

"New"?, posted on September 14, 2016 at 06:09:36
E-Stat
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 The website lists reviews from 2012.

I'll take Ray Kimber's choice of double 922s each powered an S-400 for a bit less coin. :)

 

RE: "New"?, posted on September 14, 2016 at 11:56:52
Satie
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 I did not know about them, so I am asking. So "new to my consciousness" is more appropriate.

Obviously I would be with you in preferring a bigger stat rather than this.

Just curious since the Podium guy came up with a new idea and moved it from a maggie sized panel into a tiny square. No implication of even remote value in the product.

 

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