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Recent Planar Driver Research
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I read your title as Rega Planar Driver research. 
I don't see much different than a Maggie in principle.
Heck I did almost exactly what the paper did like 35 years ago. Main problem is efficiency. But there are better magnets available than I had on hand.
I don't see much different than a Maggie in principle.
Heck I did almost exactly what the paper did like 35 years ago. Main problem is efficiency. But there are better magnets available than I had on hand.
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Agreed. I wonder what is "Novel" in this paper, because my read is that what they're describing has been around for decades.
Looks like they use a spiral trace on polyimide, not sure why that is so novel or even desirable. Whatever.
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See 1. and 2. in the abstract.
The conclusion is slanted toward advantages over traditional cone-type speakers.
The paper is a bit light on specifics.
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Saw that, but flat, flexible designs have been around for many decades now, including a bunch of flat flexible formed radiators for applications like sonar and ultrasound heads. I worked with those in the early 1990's and they were not new then though the research into flexible substrates was becoming a greater focus for sonic and RF (antenna) radiators (among other things).
OTOH if I had a dime for every " new old" idea... I decided ages ago everything I could think up had been done by somebody using tubes in the 30's.
(Only partially joking -- transistors did enable some new ways of doing things).- Thread Starter
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Saw that, but flat, flexible designs have been around for many decades now, including a bunch of flat flexible formed radiators for applications like sonar and ultrasound heads. I worked with those in the early 1990's and they were not new then though the research into flexible substrates was becoming a greater focus for sonic and RF (antenna) radiators (among other things).
OTOH if I had a dime for every " new old" idea... I decided ages ago everything I could think up had been done by somebody using tubes in the 30's.
Agree. I have ceased being surprised at patents being issued where specific 'prior art' is obvious.
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