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I really hope the new PlayStation wireless speakers’ special planar magnetic drivers come to music-focused portable speakers – that could be something special

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By Carrie Marshall

I really hope the new PlayStation wireless speakers' special planar magnetic drivers come to music-focused portable speakers – that could be something special

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These aren’t the world’s first planar speakers by any means – the Magneplanar entered production in 1969 and its successors are still in production today – but to the best of my knowledge they’re the first portable ones. And planar magnetic speakers are a really big deal, because the technology delivers incredibly accurate, lifelike audio.

So how has Sony beaten the big audio brands to the punch?
I think we’ve seen Sony’s planar tech already
The short answer is: Audeze. Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired Audeze in 2023 in order to “strengthen [Sony’s] efforts to continue innovating when it comes to the audio experience of PlayStation games”. Sony specifically mentioned Audeze’s planar magnetic drivers at the time it announced the acquisition.
Audeze doesn’t just make planar magnetic headphones. It makes planar magnetic speakerphones too, and those devices use both planar drivers and neural network-based noise cancellation. So perhaps the tech in the new Pulse Elevate speakers was hiding in plain sight all along, albeit in a distinctly non-gaming context.

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The Audeze website gives a good overview of its driver tech, which features the firm’s Fluxor magnets and nano-scale diaphragms to deliver exceptionally fast performance; together they deliver what Audeze proudly says are “some of the best reviewed [headphones] in the world.”
That means the Pulse Elevate could be something special not just for gamers, but for music fans more widely – Audeze’s CEO promised TechRadar readers that its tech wouldn’t just be limited to PlayStation products, and said: “SIE encourages us to expand these product offerings … This acquisition will only enhance our efforts and provide us with more opportunities in our target markets.”
I hope the speakers are as exciting as they appear to be – and that they’re just the first in more options. I’d love to see a small planar option among the best Bluetooth speakers, or a beefier option that ranks among the best Wi-Fi speakers, bringing audiophile tech in a compact size.
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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than twenty books. Her latest, a love letter to music titled Small Town Joy, is on sale now. She is the singer in spectacularly obscure Glaswegian rock band Unquiet Mind.

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