Yesterday it was my time to climb a new step in the discovery of the best of sound reproduction - I was invited to the official presentation of the WAMM in Europe, that took place at the large showroom of our local Wilson Audio distributor in Lisbon - Imacustica.
The WAMM with the Wilson Audio Master Subsonic Subwoofers were amplified with the D'Agostino Relentless Monoblock and D400 Momemtum's with their preamplfier, the source was DCS Vivaldi One.
Peter McGrath made a short presentation of the WAMM project and speaker characteristics, followed by a few CD tracks and his choice of files, including some of his recordings. As many others I can only report that what we listened was in most aspects superior and more realistic than any previous experience I had with sound reproduction - timbre, dynamics, easiness, micro resolution, all those aspects that people have previously said much better before me.
During a break Peter McGrath kindly allowed me play my Savall SACD of "Les routes de l'esclavage" - he admires the work of Savall and knew the recording fairly well - and I really enjoyed the energy and complexity of this great recording played in the WAMMs. At the end of the afternoon I managed to listen to another of my recordings ("Venezia Millenaria", final track) and a few jazz tracks in the company of the editor of the Audio Magazine.
We learned that all WAMM customers except one got the subs and this isolated case was just because of space ... After a long day we ended the evening having diner with Peter McGrath - an extremely kind and knowledgeable person, it was a great opportunity for me to discuss several of the subjects we often debate here in WBF with someone with such large experience.
We can see part of his presentation at the Imacustica listening room in this video by JVH