Platinum C-CAM high frequency ribbon transducer.
A pure ribbon tweeter is highly regarded in the world of high-end audio as being the best way to reproduce ultra-high frequencies and provide the most lifelike transient response. While this belief is well supported by fundamental physics, one listen will tell you that this driver is very special indeed.
Platinum’s ribbon tweeter design uses an ultra-thin sandwich of C-CAM alloy suspended in a powerful transverse magnetic field of high energy NeFeB rare earth magnets. The ribbon serves as both voice coil and radiating diaphragm, with every part of the ribbon driven directly and simultaneously without energy storage. Having a mass of just 18mg, its diaphragm is able to start and stop in an instant, producing a transient response capable of defining the leading edge and natural harmonic resonance of complex musical sounds. Specified to reach ultra-high frequencies up to an elusive 100 kHz, Platinum’s magical ribbon tweeter will reproduce with ease every last nuance and detail from vinyl, CD, DVD-A and SACD, together with the wider bandwidth of HD-DVD and Blu-ray.
