Monitor Audio adds installed in-wall model to Platinum Series 3G loudspeakers

Monitor Audio has launched the PL-IW 3G, a Platinum Series 3G In-Wall loudspeaker, enhancing the range to give customers a custom install solution ideal for high-end two-channel stereo and theatre systems.

A high-performance flagship model, it delivers accurate, clear and lifelike sound with maximum scale and sonic impact but with minimum room intrusion. In addition, its versatile design means it can be used anywhere in a system, either as an LCR model at the front or as a highly effective surround or rear speaker.

The three-way PL-IW 3G features the new 3rd generation Micro Pleated Diaphragm (MPD III) high-frequency transducer. Developed by Monitor Audio’s acoustic engineers when creating the company’s ground-breaking ‘Concept 50’ prototype, this highly accurate tweeter was unveiled earlier this year as part of its 50th Anniversary celebrations.

MPD III introduces innovative technology that reduces distortion and flattens the frequency response, while the optimised waveguide provides highly controlled directivity, improving both soundstage and sensitivity. This all leads to a larger, clearer, and more consistent sound, allowing PL-IW 3G to create an immersive experience.

The new model also features a RDT III cone, employed on all platinum Series 3G midrange and bass drivers. An extremely strong cone, it is constructed from three distinct layers: a Nomex honeycombed core is sandwiched between an ultra-thin and ultra-rigid C-CAM (Ceramic-Coated Aluminium) layer and a twin-layer of uni-directional Carbon Fibre, which are layered and bonded at 90 degrees to each other for even greater strength.

It is light yet strong and, when coupled to the latest optimised and contoured cone surround and black spider, it allows the PL-IW 3G mid and bass drivers to boast the lowest distortion of any Monitor Audio speaker.

The bass drivers feature large diameter edge-wound underhung voice coils, creating unique power handling. These new voice coils allow higher and more linear excursion of the driver, resulting in wider dynamic range with greater control, resulting in impactful bass.

Finally, a patented ‘DCF’ (Dynamic Coupling Filter) helps to dampen excess high-frequency energy produced by the driver. It is also perforated to encourage voice coil cooling and release air pressure from behind the cone for maximum driver efficiency, meaning the drivers creating a more natural sound.

PL-IW 3G is encased by a reinforced and internally braced 25mm MDF and steel box construction and is equipped with an adjustable mid/high-frequency driver array, similar to that deployed in the THX Ultra certified Cinergy Theatre series. This approach allows PL-IW 3G to be positioned either vertically or horizontally, ideal for LCR applications and for tonal accuracy within a theatre system.

Available from January 2023, the Platinum Series In-Wall 3G will have an MSRP of £4,500.






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