Wilson Audio • Yvette Loudspeakers

Has there ever been a lukewarm Wilson review on that site? Haha.

The angles with no adjustment make little sense to me (they are optimized for 9.5' or you have to rake the speaker). I heard the Yvettes recently at a dealer on dCS Vivaldi/VTL s200 in a great room. They sound stage and image very well - I didn't care for them in the bass. The soft dome tweeter is much better than inverted Focals of old. However, I expected a more visceral experience that I didn't get (which may have been related to the amplification).
 
I also like the tweeter better than the previous focal.

Interested in your comment about the bass, what was the issue?


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Kuoppis said:
Audio Beat review, the chap seems to like them.

Not that much change compared to the Sophia III, most notably differently angled tweeter and midrange, as well as replacement of the titanium tweeter with the newer silk dome.

http://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/wilson_audio_yvette.htm



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"Dig under the skin and any lingering similarities between the Yvette and Sophia quickly dissipate, underlining exactly why this new speaker is an Yvette and not another Sophia. The driver complement is new, reflecting the incorporation of driver technology developed for Wilson’s larger speakers over the last four years..."

Other than the 3 way configuration, pretty much everything changed - all the drivers, crossover, enclosure materials, enclosure, etc.
 
Once you get used to Magico's ultra articulate bass, it is difficoult to get back to any bass-reflex design. Everything (not only Wilsons) sounds boomy and colored in comparision.

I had to put sponges into bass-reflex ports in the Sabrinas (making it a semi closed design) to make the bass managable in my 14x19 (430cm x 590cm) listening room.

Interestingly, from what I've heard from my friend who is a Wilson dealer, the Yvettes are more upfront sounding that the Alexias and Sabrinas.
 
Elberoth said:
Once you get used to Magico's ultra articulate bass, it is difficoult to get back to any bass-reflex design. Everything (not only Wilsons) sounds boomy and colored in comparison.
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Second that.
 
KeithR said:
I found the original S5 (and S3) to have a lack of energy/umph in the mid bass actually. I have not heard the MKii version yet, but I presume the bass is more robust with the new drivers/design.

To answer Kuoppis' question - I just think its kinda sloppy. Also, my Devores extend further down for 1/2 the price.
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I've only heard S3, and agree it lacked low end energy, which should be expected with a speaker that's 6db at 43hz.

I haven't heard the new WA Yvette, but the WA Sophia 3s I heard driven by an ARC REF 75 did not have sloppy bass.

I haven't seen any measurement of your DeVore Fidelity Gibbon X or the new WA Yvette, how do you know the Devores extend further down? Have you heard both speakers in the same room with the same equipment?
 
It is being talked as if speaker placement and room have nothing to do with low end energy. Also, S3 has 2 x 8" and S5 has 2 x 10" woofers. They won't perform as 3 x 12". Even M3's 3 x 7" benefit from subs.
 
We do have some numbers on the Yvette, from the same place JAP keeps pulling his S3 bass mockery (HiFi news). A clearer story, if you tell it all...
There is a lot more to bass then the number of Hz extension he is referring to. Having a port will give you some energy at some frq but at a great cost. The Yvette only goes down to 38Hz (-6db), but at a painful price of 30% more distortion then the old S3. Sloppy indeed (Not to mention an unacceptable 0.5% THD at 1K, that is in comparison to the S3’s 0.1%).
 
What ...!

.5 % thd at 1K , how horrible, cant imagine adding that much to the 5% thd all ready being produced by most toob amplifiers ... !


Ohhh snap , wait a minute , i thought THD measurements didn't matter ..... :)
 
LVB said:
We do have some numbers on the Yvette, from the same place JAP keeps pulling his S3 bass mockery (HiFi news). A clearer story, if you tell it all...
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The clearer story is simply to position Yvette properly, choose an amp that doesn't give up when faced with Yvette's load, and enjoy very natural bass. Sure properly positioning a well designed ported speaker takes a bit more understanding of room speaker interactions and how to optimize with/around them. For some of us with any number of the right speakers, it's well worth it.

As always ymmv.
 
metaphacts said:
The clearer story is simply to position Yvette properly, choose an amp that doesn't give up when faced with Yvette's load, and enjoy very natural bass. Sure properly positioning a well designed ported speaker takes a bit more understanding of room speaker interactions and how to optimize with/around them. For some of us with any number of the right speakers, it's well worth it.

As always ymmv.
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THD have nothing to do with room placement...
A well design loudspeaker, with even on/off-axis response and linear bass is not so hard to set up.
 
LVB said:
THD have nothing to do with room placement...
A well design loudspeaker, with even on/off-axis response and linear bass is not so hard to set up.
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Again recognizing and understanding actual room interactions is the key. Very few seem to. :dunno:

There is a reason there are very long lines of people at both Jim's and Stirl's doors.
 
LVB said:
THD have nothing to do with room placement...
A well design loudspeaker, with even on/off-axis response and linear bass is not so hard to set up.
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If that's the case, why did Mike need to hire Mr. Smith?

PS-I only know of one dealer who had both Magico and Wilson speakers on display, and he dropped Magico.
 
jap said:
PS-I only know of one dealer who had both Magico and Wilson speakers on display, and he dropped Magico.
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More energy is wasted on the Wilson vs Magico debate each year than the nuclear arms race :sigh:. I don't get it. One speaker has a cat door, Erector set construction and Laura Ashley tweeter & the other has a sealed box, over-built alu cabinet & a splash of exotica like carbon Nano-tubes, graphene, beryllium & diamond. Vive la difference!
 
Melbguy1 said:
More energy is wasted on the Wilson vs Magico debate each year than the nuclear arms race :sigh:. I don't get it. One speaker has a cat door, Erector set construction and Laura Ashley tweeter & the other has a sealed box, over-built alu cabinet & a splash of exotica like carbon Nano-tubes, graphene, beryllium & diamond. Vive la difference!
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Not sure if serious. Isn't an erector set a bunch of aluminum held together with screws. FYI, the overbuilt aluminum cabinets come from Switzerland and Maine. Of course ymmv.

This is a Wilson thread. Yet those who feel the need to post appear to be Magico fanbois. Lots of bluster about theory with very little about actual application. That's ok. You pay your money and you take your choice. Enjoy!

But if you want to talk about how much better that company is than everything else, why not start your own thread? Again?
 
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