Magneplanar Models Comparison

THE MAGNEPLANAR REVOLUTION Thirty years ago Magnepan produced our first loudspeaker. From that day to this, constant evolution of the proven Magneplanar design has resulted in millions of hours of joy for music lovers around the world. Today our hard work is easily seen in our current product line. Each model offering the best sound available, and performance which out classes speakers costing three to five times more.

THE MAGNEPLANAR QUASI RIBBON MODELS Ribbon speakers have long been respected as pure and elegant transducers. Closely related to the ribbon speaker, the Magneplanar Quasi Ribbon has the appearance and sound quality similar to a true ribbon at a fraction of the cost. Sometimes called ribbon speakers by other manufacturers, the Quasi Ribbon speaker brings high-end speaker performance to today's mid-priced loudspeakers. Despite the delicate appearance, all Quasi Ribbon models have very high power handling capability and are nearly impervious to abuse.

In Fi Magazine, March, 1998, Harry Pearson stated,

"It is a state-of-the-art tweeter and I think it may well be the best high frequency reproducer in today's marketplace."

TRUE RIBBON(R) MODELS Magnepan's patented line-source ribbon is a transformerless design which eliminates dynamic compression and distortion associated with 2-3 inch long ribbons of the past. The ribbon is dipole with near-perfect polar response of 180 degrees off the front and rear to beyond 20,00OHz. This results in superb image stability regardless of the listener's position. At 2.5 microns thick, (1/10th the thickness of a human hair), the Magneplanar ribbon is lower in mass than any previous ribbon, and provides high frequency extension beyond 50,000Hz.

THE MAGIC OF MAGNEPLANAR BASS Full-range planar (electrostatic or magnetic) speakers have a reputation with audiophiles for uncanny bass and midbass accuracy. There are practical considerations that preclude the widespread use of planar technology for bass and midbass reproduction, but these large and expensive full-range dipoles can reproduce the correct timbre of an acoustical bass instrument that is smeared with conventional woofers.

A full-range planar speaker can reproduce the lower register of a piano with the same resolution as the midrange. There is no sense of a woofer changing the sound of a piano. To put it another way, a woofer in a box has a characteristic sound that puts its "signature" on all bass instruments. It may not matter when listening to electronic bass instruments, but once you have heard acoustical bass instruments reproduced on a full-range dipole, it's hard to forget! The Magneplanar is the only full-range dipole that offers bass and midbass definition at a reasonable price, size, and reliability never before achieved from a full-range dipole. Have you carefully listened to the bass? We are hoping you will. It could spoil you for anything else!

Specifications of Magneplanar Speaker Models

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Model	Description	Freq. Resp. ± 3dB	Sensitivity 500 Hz / 2.83 V	Impedance	Dimensions (WxHxD)
MMG	2-way Quasi Ribbon Planar - Magnetic	50-24 kHz	86 dB	4 Ohm	14.5 x 48 x 1.25
MMG W	Planar - Magnetic	100-16 kHz	88 dB	5 Ohm	10 x 38 x 1
MMG C	Planar - Magnetic	100-16 kHz	88 dB	5 Ohm	36 x 9 x 5.5
MC1	2-way Quasi Ribbon Planar - Magnetic	80-24 kHz	86 dB	4 Ohm	10.25 x 46 x 1
CC3	2-way Quasi Ribbon Planar - Magnetic	80-20 kHz	85 dB	4 Ohm	35 x 10.5 x 8
MG12	2-way Quasi Ribbon Planar - Magnetic	45-22 kHz	86 dB	4 Ohm	17 x 51 x 1.5
MG 1.6	2-way Quasi Ribbon Planar - Magnetic	40-22 kHz	86 dB	4 Ohm	19 x 65 x 2
MG 3.6	3-way True Ribbon Planar - Magnetic	34-40 kHz	85 dB	4 Ohm	24 x 71 x 1.625
MG 20.1	3-way True Ribbon Planar - Magnetic	25-40 kHz	85 dB	4 Ohm	29 x 79 x 2.062