Purifi Audio PTT6.5W04-01

Key features

• Negligible Force Factor Modulation and Surround Radiation Distortion
• Low Magnetic Hysteresis Distortion
• Best mix of volume displacement and midrange efficiency
• Uncompromised midrange performance
• Designed and Manufactured in Denmark

The PTT6.5W04-NFA-01 is a standard-stroke version of PURIFI’s Ultra Low Distortion 6.5” Woofer family. As compared to the extended-stroke PTT6.5X04-NFA-01 (aka PTT6.5W04-01) the efficiency has been improved while reducing the linear stroke a few millimeters.

PURIFI takes care to optimize the various distortion mechanisms separately, thus guaranteeing that any measured improvement truly reflects a real audible improvement no matter what the signal is. Accurate mathematical models are developed for the motor, suspension and the vibroacoustics of the dome and surround. These models clearly explain several distortion mechanisms in each domain, which provides fundamental insights into better ways of constructing the motor, cone and suspension. Finally, the same models are used to numerically fine-tune the geometry. This way of working reliably reduces multiple distortions mechanisms which secures low IMD for complex signals.

• Low Force Factor Modulation
  • Prevents voice coil current from modulating Force Factor (Bl). The PURIFI motor completely avoids this classical Achilles’ heel of long stroke drivers. This translates into low intermodulation (IMD): clean, undistorted midrange even in the presence of a heavy bass.
  • Equates to low impedance modulation, meaning that drive current is not distorted by cone motion.
• Very Constant Force Factor over Excursion
  • Prevents voice coil position from modulating the force factor. This is the classical cause of “burbling” i.e. amplitude modulation of the midrange by large low-frequency cone excursions.
• Low Surround Radiation Distortion
  • The surround contributes to sound output. Conventional surrounds produce distortion as they deform. PURIFI’s Neutral Surround geometry avoids this mechanism without constraining motion. This reduces harmonic distortion as well as intermodulation distortion.
• Low Magnetic Hysteresis Distortion
  • Hysteresis means that magnetic domains in iron retain traces of previous magnetization / demagnetization cycles which cause distortion when magnetized or demagnetized again. This distortion masquerades as benign harmonic distortion when tested with a sine wave but takes on a crackling or noisy character with more complex signals.
  • Removing hysteresis distortion translates into a very “fluid” presentation with excellent front/back separation in the stereo image and a perfectly black background between instruments.
• Cleaner than large-cone short-stroke drivers
  • The combination of the above characteristics results in a compact long-stroke driver that delivers complex sound with a clarity and lack of effort that was previously the exclusive province of large-cone short-stroke drivers. Additionally, thanks to the small cone size, the driver has excellent midrange reproduction. It is highly suited for two-way systems.