Post by Owen Y on Nov 14, 2019 10:02:24 GMT 12
TAS's Don Saltzman visits the MAGNEPAN factory to hear a demonstration of MAGNEPAN's attempt to replicate the sound of their biggest 30.7, 4-panel loudspeaker, in a smaller package - “30.7s for condos”.
The main planar panel is now smaller & the bass unit is only around 0.9m high & comprises a DSP-controlled array of 4 x small dipole (open baffle) cone drivers per side.
" ...this small dipole array not only gives nothing away to the sound quality of Maggie’s large dipole bass panels, but may actually improve upon those panels in that it offers a degree of “slam” never before heard in a large Maggie. "
" ...it is possible that Maggie’s new cone-driven dipole bass system may actually be an improvement upon its planar bass panels. In my one day with this system, I did not hear any loss of definition or transparency. But I did hear a degree of midbass slam and low-bass extension that I have never heard through my 20.7s or even the 30.7s. "
(This looks like the 30.7s shown with the new reduced size main planar panel.
The main planar panel is now smaller & the bass unit is only around 0.9m high & comprises a DSP-controlled array of 4 x small dipole (open baffle) cone drivers per side.
" ...this small dipole array not only gives nothing away to the sound quality of Maggie’s large dipole bass panels, but may actually improve upon those panels in that it offers a degree of “slam” never before heard in a large Maggie. "
" ...it is possible that Maggie’s new cone-driven dipole bass system may actually be an improvement upon its planar bass panels. In my one day with this system, I did not hear any loss of definition or transparency. But I did hear a degree of midbass slam and low-bass extension that I have never heard through my 20.7s or even the 30.7s. "
(This looks like the 30.7s shown with the new reduced size main planar panel.
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