PS Audio sent Erin their speaker??!!

[Pearljam5000]

"non-woven carbon fiber PMI (rohacell) foam sandwich cone, advanced magnet structure"

This foam is usually the core of a driver , with some other material covering the it so I doubt it's just the foam

 

[Penelinfi]

It does also mention non-woven carbon fibre and "sandwich", indicating more than one material?

Non-woven carbon fibre :

 

[Pearljam5000]

It does also mention non-woven carbon fibre and "sandwich", indicating more than one material?

Non-woven carbon fibre :
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Somewhat similar to Focal's drivers

 

[Penelinfi]

In a way Focal made the surface look "prettier". But maybe they use more resin ; the surface doesn't show any of the long fibre

 

[ErVikingo]

YMMV, I listened to a set and they are spectacular to my ears. Thanks @Chris Brunhaver for pushing the development.

A friend listened to the Fr5? “Bookshelf” and came back with a similar conclusion.

I have been a very long time listener of planar drivers and deep bass speakers. Mine are old tech by now (totally restored and in spec!).

If I ever decide to to replace my speakers, the Aspens are very high on my list.

 

[Penelinfi]

I wonder how "Mark & Daniel" speakers would compare to the fr5. They say you can play some of those AMT down below 500Hz . I've only heard an older model .

 

[dfuller]

In a way Focal made the surface look "prettier". But maybe they use more resin ; the surface doesn't show any of the long fibre

There's a layer of some kind of paint on the front of the W cones. Very thin.

However tbh I don't think the drivers are "all that" - they're lowish distortion and reasonably controlled but they're nowhere near the top tier stuff e.g. Purifi or Neumann.