Quasi ribbon / Planar-Magnetic Driver
This unique technology developed by Magnepan is the heart of Magneplanar speaker. The Quasi-Ribbon shown is basically the same driver used for the mid and low frequencies of the Magneplanar speaker with the infusion of a heavier gauge wire replacing the thin aluminum ribbon. Using a .0005" Mylar diaphram and a .001" ribbon this diapole, cabinetless design leaves the sound absolutely un coloured by box resonances.
The electronic properties of this design requires no transformer to compress the signal path and thus 'squeeze' the details that make music 'live'. The flat impedance and superb power responce are kind to your amplifier and let your music free with an amazing imaging stage, and superb tonal accuracy. While they do require an amplifier with the ability to drive a 4 ohm load, they will make that amplifier sound simply like amplifiers costing several thousand dollars more!
True Ribbon Driver
The Magnepan direct coupled Ribbon has absolutely no equal in high frequency sound reproduction. With its 360 degree radiating dipole design, the Ribbon Driver found in our award winning MG 3.6/R and MG 20/R speakers presents your music as you would have heard it when it was recorded. Subtle information which supports the detail of timbre and accuracy of the image are reproduced with such ease by your amplifier that you'll find yourself hearing details in your music you never heard before.
The difference between a real piano and a decent synthesizer is a stretch on some of the 'so called' high-end speakers. With Magnepan's accurate tonality and superior wave radiation, you'll find yourself distinguishng an Baldwin from a Steinway, or a Martin from a Breedlove. This ribbon's wideband operation theater doesn't hand that accurate and true image to a sloppy midrange at 5kh either! It 'sings' the image down to 1kh, where it is passed to a midrange of a similar design.... only with a silky smoothness which will have chills running down your spine.