- Wilson Audio
Wilson Audio is an American
high-end audio company, located inUtah , run and founded by David Wilson. Wilson Audio manufactures and sellsloudspeaker s andsubwoofer s.Wilson Audio is known in the
audiophile community as offering some of the most expensive speaker designs in existence. When Wilson Audio first began offering its products in the early 1980s, the highest priced small "monitor" speaker was $1,600 per pair. Wilson's small WATT speaker was introduced at $4,400 per pair. [http://www.stereophile.com/loudspeakerreviews/477/] The most inexpensive stereo speaker from Wilson Audio, the bookshelf-sized Duette, sells for about $10,000 US per pair, while home theater "Watch" center and rear channel speakers cost over $5,500. Their most expensive stereo speakers, the Alexandria X-2, sell for $135,000MSRP per pair and up, depending on finish.Wilson Audio is known for implementing the concept of highly rigid speaker cabinets. They use a synthetic resin, similar to
Corian , for speaker cabinets. Special colors and several high gloss varnish coat runs are applied to many of their products, giving them a unique automotive-like finish. Wilson has also used complex bracing and even lined its small WATT speaker with lead plates to increase the speaker's solidity and weight.References
* [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/07/01/347339/index.htm Fortune Article On Wilson Audio]
Reviews
* [http://www.stereophile.com/loudspeakerreviews/477/ 1995 Review of Wilson WATT/Puppy 5.1 From Stereophile Magazine]
* [http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/wilson_sophia.htm 2001 Review of Wilson Sophia by Soundstage on-line magazine]External links
* [http://www.wilsonaudio.com/ Wilson Audio Web Site]
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