Onemug:
I said the difference was negligible and I'll stand by that....at least from the physics aspect. The driver has about the same DCR. So, they use about the same 'diameter wire'.... Take the wire on the regular driver and smush it out..You'll get a ribbon about the size of that used on the QR panel.
The advantage? It sticks a LOT better to the substrate. LOTS.
Toss in some voicing tests....crossover parts and such and there you go....1.6 becomes 1.7 and so on. I'm not that excited, though it IS a step in the right direction. I just think the nomenclature of 'Quasi Ribbon' is an advertising invention.
Push pull? besides having nothing to do with QR, what is the point? PP leverages the panel technology. Personally, I turn my panels around and listen to the pole piece side, anyway...just like my old MG-1s.
I suspect people would go really nuts if Magnepan decided to use stronger magnets. That would up the sensitivity or power handling or both. Somebody suggested taking the pole piece / magnets off of a dead panel and making their OWN PP design. I'd like to help with that one! Bet it works.
I said the difference was negligible and I'll stand by that....at least from the physics aspect. The driver has about the same DCR. So, they use about the same 'diameter wire'.... Take the wire on the regular driver and smush it out..You'll get a ribbon about the size of that used on the QR panel.
The advantage? It sticks a LOT better to the substrate. LOTS.
Toss in some voicing tests....crossover parts and such and there you go....1.6 becomes 1.7 and so on. I'm not that excited, though it IS a step in the right direction. I just think the nomenclature of 'Quasi Ribbon' is an advertising invention.
Push pull? besides having nothing to do with QR, what is the point? PP leverages the panel technology. Personally, I turn my panels around and listen to the pole piece side, anyway...just like my old MG-1s.
I suspect people would go really nuts if Magnepan decided to use stronger magnets. That would up the sensitivity or power handling or both. Somebody suggested taking the pole piece / magnets off of a dead panel and making their OWN PP design. I'd like to help with that one! Bet it works.