{"id":161127,"date":"2023-05-04T10:58:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T09:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=161127"},"modified":"2023-05-04T10:58:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T09:58:35","slug":"monitor-audio-hyphn-new-flagship-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/monitor-audio-hyphn-new-flagship-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Monitor Audio Hyphn: New Flagship Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The unique prototype\u00a0Monitor Audio\u00a0Concept 50 gained a name and went into series &#8211; the British company introduced top-end speaker systems called\u00a0Hyphn\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/31_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The name of the novelty can be translated as a stylized spelling of the hyphen.\u00a0However, Hyphn\u00a0(pronounced\u00a0<i>Heifen<\/i>\u00a0) is\u00a0actually an architectural term meaning a link between two large building elements.\u00a0As a matter of fact, this link is a mid\/high-frequency array that connects two bass towers.\u00a0At almost\u00a0140 cm\u00a0tall and weighing 106.9 kg, each Hyphn loudspeaker is equipped with a total of eleven drivers that provide a frequency range\u00a0of 18 Hz to 60 kHz\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/32_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The design of acoustics uses a top Monitor Audio tweeter &#8211;\u00a0MPD (Micro Pleated Diaphragm)\u00a0of the third generation.\u00a0In this case, the size of the radiator is minimized to implement the key concept of these speakers: to obtain an analogue of a coaxial speaker with all its advantages, but without the traditional disadvantages, such as modulation of the RF signal by the midrange driver cone.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/33_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The tweeter is surrounded by an array of six two-inch midrange drivers.\u00a0They are located extremely close and thus provide the widest possible radiation pattern with an actually point source of radiation.\u00a0This is vital for proper soundstage shaping.\u00a0The crossover frequency between the tweeter and midrange array is\u00a03.7 kHz\u00a0.\u00a0Inside a pair of linked Hyphn cabinets are\u00a0four eight-inch woofers\u00a0.\u00a0They are arranged in pairs opposite and operate in the range up to\u00a0350 Hz\u00a0.\u00a0This configuration minimizes possible vibrations that can detrimentally affect the mid\/high unit.\u00a0Nevertheless, additional vibration isolation measures have been taken in the development of the acoustic design of the speakers themselves.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/34_techweek.webp\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The shells are made of mineral-filled acrylic polymer.\u00a0Their wall thickness varies from half an inch to an inch.\u00a0Matte exterior finish options: black, white and British Racing Green.\u00a0The crossover filters were calculated and assembled not only taking into account the maximum transparency for the signal, but also with a multiple power margin.\u00a0Considering an impedance of\u00a04 ohms\u00a0and a sensitivity\u00a0of 86 dB\u00a0, the recommended amplifier power is\u00a0200 &#8211; 1600 watts\u00a0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The unique prototype\u00a0Monitor Audio\u00a0Concept 50 gained a name and went into series &#8211; the British company introduced top-end speaker systems called\u00a0Hyphn\u00a0. The name of the novelty can be translated as a stylized spelling of the hyphen.\u00a0However, Hyphn\u00a0(pronounced\u00a0Heifen\u00a0) is\u00a0actually an architectural term meaning a link between two large building elements.\u00a0As a matter of fact, this link [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/speakers\/monitor-audio-hyphn-new-flagship-speakers\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":161128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-161127","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-speakers","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161127"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161127\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}