I could see a future speaker with the top of the M9 flipped upside down with the tweeter on top, midrange, then two 11" woofers, possibly powered, called M5. If they had active low frequencies and were much easier to drive, it would open up all sorts of possibilities for amplification. Who knows where this will go?
In the sequel to catch 22, Milo minderbinder sells the Pentagon stealth bombers that they cannot hear and cannot see. Are these "clear" speaker cables similar?
The word "approximately" here is doing some serious heavy lifting.
The marketing literature of the M9 makes it sound like this is the debut of pistonic drivers in a Magico product.
It was always my understanding that the existing drivers in even an A model speaker were pistonic due to the use of graphene and other such exotic materials.
More so, than a paper driver.
Eighth generation Nano-Tec cones with Aluminum honeycomb core
Our insistence on diaphragm rigidity and pistonic motion also drove us to offer the world’s first loudspeaker cones with incredibly strong Graphene nanotubes. Every cone in the M9 incorporates our eighth generation Nano-Tec design. With this design, Magico became the world’s first to feature an Aluminum honeycomb core sandwiched between Graphene/carbon fiber skins. In previous Nano-Tec cones, the skins provided all the stiffness and the core provided damping. The Aluminum honeycomb changes everything, providing a core material so stiff that we need to apply 26,500 pounds (12,000 kg) of pressure to shape our 15-inch cones. This added stiffness pushes resonant frequencies far beyond audibility, requiring hardly any damping at all.
Graphene, the hallmark of the Nano-Tec cones, is a hexagonal lattice of carbon just one atom thick. Graphene combines incredible stiffness with the highest tensile strength of any material known to science – some 40 times that of carbon steel. The resulting cone is so rigid that, inverted on the ground, it will not deform after being run over by a sedan. With our eighth generation refinements, this unprecedented strength results in the closest ever approach to pure pistonic motion
It was always my understanding that the existing drivers in even an A model speaker were pistonic due to the use of graphene and other such exotic materials.
More so, than a paper driver.
Eighth generation Nano-Tec cones with Aluminum honeycomb core
Our insistence on diaphragm rigidity and pistonic motion also drove us to offer the world’s first loudspeaker cones with incredibly strong Graphene nanotubes. Every cone in the M9 incorporates our eighth generation Nano-Tec design. With this design, Magico became the world’s first to feature an Aluminum honeycomb core sandwiched between Graphene/carbon fiber skins. In previous Nano-Tec cones, the skins provided all the stiffness and the core provided damping. The Aluminum honeycomb changes everything, providing a core material so stiff that we need to apply 26,500 pounds (12,000 kg) of pressure to shape our 15-inch cones. This added stiffness pushes resonant frequencies far beyond audibility, requiring hardly any damping at all.
Graphene, the hallmark of the Nano-Tec cones, is a hexagonal lattice of carbon just one atom thick. Graphene combines incredible stiffness with the highest tensile strength of any material known to science – some 40 times that of carbon steel. The resulting cone is so rigid that, inverted on the ground, it will not deform after being run over by a sedan. With our eighth generation refinements, this unprecedented strength results in the closest ever approach to pure pistonic motion
Has any compare proven Pistonic cone drivers sound better .. ?? Subjectively , Ribbons , ESL and Horns are far from Pistonic , yet ...!
Just saying ..!
Big speakers or the highway ....
Depends. If you have the room for them to breathe.
I bet most audiophiles' rooms are not large enough to properly accommodate an M9. Only some are.
I thought only the term pistonic is referring to a dymanic driver cone speaker. Objectively, yes pistonic would be ideal. Subjectively, of course not.
Magico isn't the only brand implementing these drivers.
https://www.vandersteen.com//news/the-truth-about-pistonic-driver-cones
Yes and my point , most speakers liked by audiophiles are not using Pistonic drivers and i get the physics behind it but have yet to hear the benefits ..
So you understand the physics, i.e., you actually hearing more of what is on the recording, but you fail to hear the benefits of such a benefit?
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