"Suddenly, through the Diptyques, warm, fallible people were singing in my room... I was moved."
Rogier van Bakel (Stereophile) celebrates for successfully overcoming the traditional weaknesses of panel speakers while retaining their signature strengths.
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Exceptional Low-End Extension: The speakers are praised for addressing the "number-one shortcoming" of planar designs—a lack of low-frequency extension—by delivering "deep, grunty bass" that extends down to a claimed 22Hz.
Signature Planar Speed: They retain the defining trait of well-designed panels, offering "effortless, lightning-quick transients."
Innovative Design: The technology features a 12µm-thin Mylar membrane and a patented "Push-Pull Bipolar Magnet" system, which the company claims achieves "total vibration control, guaranteeing deep, linear, distortion-free bass with unmatched efficiency."
Immersive Soundstage: Like all dipoles, they emit sound from the front and back, creating a figure-eight radiation pattern that reduces sidewall reflections and "increases the sense of spaciousness."
Emotional Connection: The speakers demonstrate an ability to bring music to life, with one listener noting the effect was so intimate that it felt like "warm, fallible people were singing in my room from what felt like five centuries earlier."
System Coherence: The three-and-a-half-way design uses gentle, 12dB/octave crossover filters, which helps give the speakers their overall coherence.