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"It's My New Reference" – Robert Deutsch, StereophileStanding over 40" tall and designed to move the air in large listening environments, Monitor Audio's PL300 II tower speaker will energize your listening across an enormous sound stage, magically studded with an abundance of natural detail. Its four-driver system, consisting of twin 8" RDT II drivers, a 4" TLE loaded midrange, and an MPD tweeter, captures all the fluid tonal complexity and dynamic richness of each performance on a truly orchestral scale. Explore the depths and climb to the heights of your music and film favorites with an effortlessness that defies conventional belief. The November 2016 issue of Stereophile magazine features an amazing review by Robert Deutsch on the Platinum PL300 II speakers. Robert seemed extremely impressed by the PL300 II, saying "Monitor Audio has always been known for the solid quality and value of their speakers; with the Platinum PL300 II, they've hit one out of the park... It's my new reference." The very first issue of NOVO Magazine (previously Canada Hi-Fi), features Monitor Audio's PL300 II on the cover, along with a fantastic review inside written by Malcolm J. Gomes. He says the PL300 II "will reward you with performance that will take your breath away." Malcolm seemed so impressed by the PL300 IIs that he goes on to say, "If there is another pair of current speakers that deliver this elevated level of sonic performance, build quality and sheer aesthetic beauty at this price point, I have not yet encountered them." An Enhanced Generation of DriversPlatinum II offers performance with stunning design and materials specification. In the pursuit of ever lower distortion, no detail has been overlooked. Through meticulous FEA modeling Monitor Audio optimized the operation of electrical, mechanical, magnetic and acoustic systems, introducing new discoveries to meet ambitious performance goals. The Platinum II range deploys an enhanced generation of RDT® bass and mid drivers, and for the first time in a Monitor Audio product, the Micro Pleated Diaphragm (MPD) high frequency transducer. Including improved crossover and speaker terminal designs together with proprietary ARC®, TLE, HiVe®II technologies, Platinum II builds on the award-winning advances of over forty years to create a high-end speaker range that is utterly faithful to the source. Second Generation Rigid Diaphragm Technology Bass DriversPlatinum's bass drivers use a composite 'sandwich' structure made from ultra-thin low mass skins, bonded to a honeycomb Nomex® core material. This material is very light and very strong, meaning that it can respond with great speed without bending - just like a perfect piston. Rigid Diaphragm Technology, Second Generation (RDT II) bass drivers uses C-CAM® for the front skin, while the rear skin is made from a woven carbon fiber material. Monitor Audio discovered that the new structure reduces distortion by over 8dB above 300Hz, which makes RDT II the lowest distortion cone technology in Monitor Audio's history. The tapered and sealed internal enclosure for Platinum II's Tapered Line Enclosure (TLE) mid-range drivers is cast from ARC material and designed to stop the formation of standing waves (internal sound wave reflections) in the cabinet. Improved Cone Geometry And SuspensionThe new RDT II diaphragms have a shallower 'dished' profile formed without a center hole to create a continuous radiating surface with greater strength and structural integrity. A more efficient drive motor sits behind the cone to produce faster and more responsive driver excursions, lower distortion and sound which is closer to nature. MPD (Micro Pleated Diaphragm) High Frequency TransducerDeveloped over many months of intensive testing and listening, the MPD High Frequency Transducer is a landmark achievement by the engineering team for Platinum II. It represents an imaginative reworking of an existing technology, transforming a successful idea into an audiophile super-driver, having greater accuracy and efficiency than ever before. Using a new, proprietary low-mass pleated diaphragm with a surface area eight times larger than that of a traditional dome tweeter, the MPD transducer works like a super-fast accordion by rapidly squeezing the pleats to produce a smooth, wide, naturally fast response up to 100kHz. As a result, it sounds more lifelike, releasing the high harmonic spectrum of every note without the distortion that blurs definition. Overview
"The sound was so good that I had difficulty maintaining the requisite Stereophile reviewer's poker face." "With the PL300 II again, more than with any other speaker I've reviewed, the sounds I heard from vocal recordings were overwhelmingly those made by the singer, not the resonances of the speaker reproducing the voices." "The sound was highly detailed: playing familiar recordings, I repeatedly heard things I hadn't before been aware of." "...the treble range was smooth and extended, with a natural quality that neither emphasized nor diminished this part of the audioband." "...the bass was extended and powerful, and blended well with the rest of the range." "The PL300 II's depth of soundstage and precision of imaging within the soundstage were apparent the first time I heard them, and continued to impress." "Monitor Audio has always been known for the solid quality and value of their speakers; with the Platinum PL300 II, they've hit one out of the park... It's my new reference." - Robert Deutsch, Stereophile magazine, November 2016 The PL300 II "will reward you with performance that will take your breath away." Malcolm seemed so impressed by the PL300 IIs that he goes on to say, "If there is another pair of current speakers that deliver this elevated level of sonic performance, build quality and sheer aesthetic beauty at this price point, I have not yet encountered them." - Malcolm J. Gomes , NOVO Magazine (previously Canada Hi-Fi) November/December 2016 |
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