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From the 2017 CES Show:
Dragoslav Colich, designer and founding partner of Audeze headphones, has created a two-way, DSP-controlled planar-magnetic loudspeaker claimed to play flat down to 20Hz. Its working title is the Dark Lord-which will stick if they don't make it into a blood-drenched TV miniseries first-and its projected price is $30,000/pair. A brand name and marketing structure are TBD.
"The Dark Lord has the most advanced planar-magnetic transducer that can be designed and manufactured," claimed Colich, seen with his hand on His Lordship in the photo above. "The transducer's extremely thin film, also used by Audeze, was originally designed for NASA space applications. In addition, the speaker's fazors [acoustic structures attached to the front and rear of the transducer-JVS] are essential for its linear frequency response, linear phase, and precise sound dispersion in both vertical and horizontal planes." Other features include H-PAS low-frequency management by Solus Audio, Dirac room correction, PRA digital wireless signal transmission via a wireless receiver that sits atop the loudspeaker, and an 8" custom woofer.
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I'd like to know the crossover frequency, how much of the fundamental frequencies are handled by the cone.
And given the size of the box and cone the claim of 20 Hz seems a bit Madison Avenue like.
Perhaps we have the makings of a laminated substitute that can actually compete with a good true ribbon. Does not look like they are trying to cover much of the midrange,, just making a tweeter.
My reaction - Ho hum another hybrid relying on a cone for the base. Feeling a bit grouchy this morning.
I married the perfect woman. The downside is everything that goes wrong is my fault.
Hey, snap out of it! :- ) )What's wrong with cones under the Mylar, or whatever? My own MMG's now have such as woofers, like YOURS once had? Never mind that the woofers are hardly ever on anyway, but they are "under" and they are "cones". (And they do work well as a base, even when a bass may not be called for.)
Anyway, best regards to the ladies, their owner, and that pair of III.VIIi monoliths of yours.
Edits: 01/25/17
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