Avantone Mixcubes are designed to be a perfect stereo matching pair of monitors to replicate the wide range of “bass-challenged” devices such as car stereos, TVs, clock radios, computers, Bluetooth devices and more. Avantone Mixcube Actives are a huge upgrade from the original 5C Sound Cubes, from a newly engineered cabinet to a more smooth, open and transparent driver. The bass response has been extended ever so slightly as well, but the original character has been maintained. A proprietary 5.25” die cast, polished aluminum frame driver/cone assembly is built to exceed the performance of the originals. The paper cone is custom designed and crafted using the finest New Zealand pulp with mica fibers added for lighter weight and rigidity. The Top Plate and T-Yoke of the driver are made of Sumitomo 1008 low-carbon steel, enabling the highest modeled flux density in the gap. The magnets are Y- 40 GRADE (MIL-SPEC) yielding a 43 oz. high-power, low-distortion motor structure.