The Return of the WAMM?
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you can be certain getting information will be nigh onto impossible. IIRC the only WA speaker which seemed to be common knowledge re its production was the Polaris where it was talked about for several years before it came to fruition
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This wouldn't surprise me one bit, if we dabble in a little game theory. Since the age of dinosaurs in this industry, Wilson has been the most popular and uber expensive speaker, less some exotic brands. Now that Magico, Wilson's biggest competitors, has their stratospherically priced horns ($650K?) in the market, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Wilson responded with a super -duper expensive new WAMM.
Yes, no doubt. But as long as Alexia is selling well, it doesn't make sense to release it. When Alexia slows down, they can release the new Maxx and get some people to upgrade. They also want to probably see how the new Magoco Q tweeter will sound like, so they can appropriately flavor their tweeter.
“Dave is working on a new WAMM,” McGrath said, a grin breaking out on his face. The previous WAMM, produced in Wilson’s early days, was a strange-looking but highly effective creation that mixed cone woofers, midranges and tweeters with an electrostatic midrange/high frequency panel.
McGrath, who used to have a pair in the days when he was running his own retail store in Miami, was almost giddy with anticipation. Wilson apparently thinks he can better his current flagship, the Alexandria XLF, which sells for a heart-stopping $200,000.
The new WAMM might be out next year, although knowing Wilson every last detail will have to be triple-checked and tweaked before a pair is seen outside the factory.
The price? McGrath hasn’t heard a final number. “But it’ll be up from where the XLF is – way up.”
http://parttimeaudiophile.com/2014/08/21/cas-2014-wilson-audios-sasha-ii-smooth-as-silk/
McGrath, who used to have a pair in the days when he was running his own retail store in Miami, was almost giddy with anticipation. Wilson apparently thinks he can better his current flagship, the Alexandria XLF, which sells for a heart-stopping $200,000.
The new WAMM might be out next year, although knowing Wilson every last detail will have to be triple-checked and tweaked before a pair is seen outside the factory.
The price? McGrath hasn’t heard a final number. “But it’ll be up from where the XLF is – way up.”
http://parttimeaudiophile.com/2014/08/21/cas-2014-wilson-audios-sasha-ii-smooth-as-silk/
Thanks!!! ...where there is smoke there is fire...I kinda was hoping if Dan D'Agostino is telling people at audio functions, it is the start of the ramp up the release. We shall see.
That is not how Wilson Audio works. We don't release products "in response" to any of our competitors products.
Many of our new products (for example, the tweeter for the XLF) were in R&D for several years. Many products/ideas for products are worked on for some time, and then shelved for years (like the Polaris had been for years).
this would be a fitting career ending for Dave Wilson and back to his roots. I wonder if he retires after such a project is complete.
As an avid admirer and owner, I hope not!! I also suspect he is one of those who may never retire...
Johnson (ARC), Franco Serblin, Duelund...many of them just kept working.
interesting...what would you compare it to? How high does it rank for you? alltime great experiences or just 'one of many sota speakers'?
Ranks very high up - definitely in the top 10 systems I've ever heard. It was driven with Nick Doshi's preamp and Jhor 90's and I felt like I could reach out and touch the performers - with amazing articulate bass. But... to be fair it was also the first time I really heard a tape source (although it wasn't with Nick's tape pre - was coming direct out of a R2R deck).
I preferred it to the XLF that I had heard earlier the same day - albeit with different electronics (REF 40, D'Agostino Momentum).
That is a rather weird and disturbing comment. Do you think Wilson is going away after this possible next project ? I think their business model is working quite well going long into the future.
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