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Field-Coil Speaker Review: the Wolf von Langa SON
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Nice review Tim!
When I look at these speakers, it is hard to imagine how the large woofer can mate to the small fragile tweeter.
My speakers (3 way) have FC Bass and Mids, and AlNiCo Tweeters. The variability of the Q via the powers supplies is both a blessing and a curse. Blessing because of the ability to get a superior result and curse because of the added complexity.
When I look at these speakers, it is hard to imagine how the large woofer can mate to the small fragile tweeter.
My speakers (3 way) have FC Bass and Mids, and AlNiCo Tweeters. The variability of the Q via the powers supplies is both a blessing and a curse. Blessing because of the ability to get a superior result and curse because of the added complexity.
Thanks!
The SON is a different design. The field-coil driver covers a lot of the frequency range. Both speakers are very responsive.
What an excellent review!
I had the pleasure of hearing these speakers at the Munich High End Show paired with Air Tight electronics and Primary Control turntable/tonearm setup. Looking at the room you would never of thought it could sound good but it did. Extremely good in fact! It was in the top three rooms that I enjoyed the most, I went back twice. My complements to the synergy of these components and a great selection of music (analog)!
I had the pleasure of hearing these speakers at the Munich High End Show paired with Air Tight electronics and Primary Control turntable/tonearm setup. Looking at the room you would never of thought it could sound good but it did. Extremely good in fact! It was in the top three rooms that I enjoyed the most, I went back twice. My complements to the synergy of these components and a great selection of music (analog)!
I very much agree. This was one of my top three rooms in München the last three years.
Colin King of Gestalt Audio has the WVL Sons at this year's Capital Audio Festival with vinyl and some wonderful SE amplifiers. A top reviewer from TAS and I sat in the room dumbstruck at what we were hearing. Musicality and emotional engagement that bested all of the big-boy-toy systems at the show. I have years of experience with Mundorf AMT mid/tweeter and the integration with the FC woofer was absolutely spot on. Probably not a rock and roll speaker but for everything else ...........
Update:
Colin of Gestalt Audio showed up with the WVL Sons at our local audio show in Southern California this past June. Colin used New Audio Frontier 845 amplifiers to power them. Once again I was smitten so I purchased the Sons on the spot. To power the Sons I am using Trafomatic's parallel single-ended 300B integrated amplifier, aka the "Rhapsody" (20 watts/channel) alongside our Lampizator Baltic 4 DAC and Ars Machinae M1 turntable.
In full disclosure as of July, 1 Hear This is the exclusive retail partner for Wolf Von Langa in California and also the new US importer for Trafomatic.
Colin of Gestalt Audio showed up with the WVL Sons at our local audio show in Southern California this past June. Colin used New Audio Frontier 845 amplifiers to power them. Once again I was smitten so I purchased the Sons on the spot. To power the Sons I am using Trafomatic's parallel single-ended 300B integrated amplifier, aka the "Rhapsody" (20 watts/channel) alongside our Lampizator Baltic 4 DAC and Ars Machinae M1 turntable.
In full disclosure as of July, 1 Hear This is the exclusive retail partner for Wolf Von Langa in California and also the new US importer for Trafomatic.
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These are great speakers and should be getting more attention than they do here in the USA. Think of these as a competitor to the popular O96's. My friend demo'd both and preferred the WVL by a large margin (and bought the SON).
A picture's worth a thousand ...
When I saw Gary's photo, I had no idea the speakers were/available in a black finish.
Who makes black speakers anymore? <GRIN>
The Ebony & White below (don't ask me how WVL happened upon those descriptives) turn out be the HiFi world's answer to a Rorschach test. Having shared this phtograph with numerours audiophiles, each and everyone has seen some unique "hidden" image in the finish. I won't divulge who saw what, but sweet Jesus, some audiophiles should not be let out of their respective listening rooms without some form of superivison. <GRIN>
When I saw Gary's photo, I had no idea the speakers were/available in a black finish.
Who makes black speakers anymore? <GRIN>
The Ebony & White below (don't ask me how WVL happened upon those descriptives) turn out be the HiFi world's answer to a Rorschach test. Having shared this phtograph with numerours audiophiles, each and everyone has seen some unique "hidden" image in the finish. I won't divulge who saw what, but sweet Jesus, some audiophiles should not be let out of their respective listening rooms without some form of superivison. <GRIN>
Damn David those are stunning, yet not for the faint of heart
I am going down in early September to visit Colin at Gestalt Audio to audition these.
Sharing my comments from another thread on WVL and Gestalt (Colin).
Post in thread 'Wolf von Langa (WVL) Chicago Speakers - Dream Speakers' https://www.whatsbestforum.com/thre...ago-speakers-dream-speakers.37262/post-902384
Post in thread 'Wolf von Langa (WVL) Chicago Speakers - Dream Speakers' https://www.whatsbestforum.com/thre...ago-speakers-dream-speakers.37262/post-902384
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