Mark Audio Alpair-5G 3" Glass Cone Full Range

Mark Audio Alpair-5G 3" Glass Cone Full Range- 4 ohm

Super thin-glass cone for improved stiffness-to-weight and transient response!

The Alpair 5G marks a Markaudio first in loudspeaker design, introducing a diaphragm made from Ultra Thin Acoustic Glass (UTAG), developed by Glass Acoustic Innovations Co., Ltd (GAIT) using Dinorex UTG® by Nippon Electric Glass. Glass technology delivers a faster sound wave propagation across the cone surface, increasing the transient response. The Alpair series are our statement products, offering unique performance levels to the discerning listener. Aerodynamically sculpted, low-loss glass-fibre mixed polymer baskets married to cutting edge low-distortion motors and our patented long-stroke suspension and cone technology provide performance previously unknown in wideband loudspeakers. With models offering reinforced low-loss uncoated paper cones and the introduction of our negative-camber profiles, the Alpair range continues our tradition of advanced engineering to stand amongst the best wideband drivers available today.

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This material offers an alternative, intriguing sound and listening experience to metal and paper cone technology. With a near flat response from Fs to 10KHz and extended rising output to a remarkable 40KHz, the Alpair 5G achieves levels of detail rarely found in full-range drivers. Its unique glass diaphragm reduces internal resonance and reverberation while remaining resistant to humidity, temperature fluctuations, and long-term deterioration. The Alpair 5G integrates a precision engineered suspension system using a mixed grade butyl based material for low mass and high stability with an advanced, low-distortion motor design with pure copper coil, and a cast aluminum alloy basket to minimize vibration and distortion. These carefully-engineered elements work in harmony with the UTAG diaphragm to produce a driver that is not only lightweight and responsive but also acoustically stable under demanding conditions. The cone and dustcap are provided by Glass Acoustic Innovations Co. Ltd (GAIT), and we extend our thanks to their team for their engineering, development, and manufacturing expertise in pioneering this new material. Their collaboration has been instrumental in realizing the Alpair 5G. This combination of advanced materials and engineering makes the Alpair 5G a benchmark in full-range loudspeaker innovation.

Mark Audio Enclosures for the 5G:

• Pudu 5G
• Pensil5G
• CHN-110-A5G MTM
• Bipole Pudu 5G
• Alpair 5G vented bookshelf
• Alpair 5G slot-vent bookshelf
• Alpair 5G simple 4-driver soundbar
• Alpair 5G simple 3-driver soundbar
• Alpair 5G simple 2-driver soundbar
• Alpair 5G sealed bookshelf
• Alpair 5G Quad vertical array
• Alpair 5G QD Mass-Loaded Quarter Wave
• Alpair 5G linear quadrupole
• Alpair 5G double Mass-Loaded Quarter Wave
• Alpair 5G Compact series multichamber
• Alpair 5.3 simple 5-driver soundbar
• Alpair 5.3 six-unit soundbar