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Traditional axial pressing (a) results in magnets which cannot by themselves retain their maximum magnetic field. Transverse magnetic

field pressing (b), however, creates a magnet that is able to retain its full strength, allowing for increased frequency response.

HIGH-POWERED TRANSVERSE PRESSED NEODYMIUM MAGNET / The driver magnet is the heart of any speaker system. The more powerful the magnet, the more accurately it can move the diaphragm and the more accurate the resulting sound reproduction. Of course, the more powerful the magnet, typically the larger it is. The design concept of QUALIA 010, however, was to deliver a superior frequency range in extremely lightweight headphones.

In order to accomplish this, we employ a system known as transverse magnetic field pressing. Rather than being composed of a single piece, the material is created in four sections and then combined into a single unit. The resulting magnet is better able to retain its strength, and therefore is capable of helping to reproduce sound with much greater definition and richness than was previously possible.