Introduced just 3 years ago, Diptyque Audio’s Reference panel has since extended its design to all the Montalban brand’s lower-end models. This year, however, it has already been modified with a Mk2 version.
Having become one of the world’s leading isodynamic panel manufacturers in just a few years, French company Diptyque made an impression in 2022 with the launch of its aptly-named Référence model (reviewed here https://vumetre.com/diptyque-audio-reference/), featuring a more innovative design than that of the older DP77 or DP140. At the High End 2025 trade show in Munich, the manufacturer is already planning to present a Référence Mk2, whose modifications will not be so much to the panel itself, although its dimensions have been revised upwards (185 cm high vs. 180 cm previously, for a width of 70 cm vs. 65 cm in Mk1) as to the components.
For example, the panel gains a new, larger aluminum foot, less subject to vibration. There are better capacitors on the midrange ribbon, a new connector between the crossover and the panel, and on the bass diaphragms, an optimized design for the rear grilles to improve damping, as well as a new ultra-rigid chassis to hold them in place.
Already very attracted by the first version, we cannot wait to hear this new version, especially when we know that it will be amplified at theMunich show by Kora’s huge new pure Class A power amplifiers!
02/05/2025
