Wilson Sabrina Review

Nelson,

Thanks for the pictures.

I'm surprised that WA switched to cardboard boxes on these.

Do they come mounted on casters?
 
Nelson, I bet in your room they will be excellent! They really are a pleasant surprise sonically. Big sound.
 
mauidan said:
Nelson,

Thanks for the pictures.

I'm surprised that WA switched to cardboard boxes on these.

Do they come mounted on casters?
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Thanks guys
Keep you all posted after some hours of use

And don't know about the caster because the shipping company was
The one that handle it for me
But they came very well protected it

:)
 
Here's another Sabrina picture to add to the thread.
I've been breaking in some Moon gear on the Sabrina's for the past week. I'm really liking the Wilson/Moon combo.
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I just picked up a pair of Sabrina and love them. My first Wilson's...
Wondering if they are typically placed close to a rear wall in most environments?
Many of the photos I see show them within 15" of a rear wall, which is very contrary to what usually sounds best in my room. Anyone else notice this or use them close to your rear wall?
 
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I just picked up a pair of Sabrina and love them. My first Wilson's...
Wondering if they are typically placed close to a rear wall in most environments?
Many of the photos I see show them within 15" of a rear wall, which is very contrary to what usually sounds best in my room. Anyone else notice this or use them close to your rear wall?
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I heard the Sebrina's for the first time on modestly price Rega electronics. I love the sound I heard. The best of all the speakers I've auditioned in the 5-16K price point. I'm thinking (and so did my dealer) that these speakers with an integrated amp from the likes of Rega, Naim, Arcam, Musical Fidelity will sound terrific. I'm thinking of a Supernait 2 with a Naim Streamer would be the ticket.

My dealer said the quality of the Amp is what's most important with Wilson, not the quantity of output. True?
 
blownaway said:
My dealer said the quality of the Amp is what's most important with Wilson, not the quantity of output. True?
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I think in general terms that is very true. It really depends on your space and what levels you enjoy. The Sabrina will gladly play fiendishly loud if you have the available current.
The lowish 2.4 ohm impedance swing really means high current and a power supply doubling of power as impedance halves will have a true benefit here. I have the Sabrina and adore them. Crazy good loudspeaker.
 

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mauidan said:
I'm surprised that WA switched to cardboard boxes on these.

Do they come mounted on casters?
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I can only guess cardboard boxes are cheaper. But they are VERY thick - easily double the thickness of regular boxes.

Do do not come on casters ... but you can lift the speaker using the reflex port as a handle if you are strong enough (at least that is how I was carrying them; they are like 100lbs each).

BTW - they DO sound as good as people say. One of the best Wilson speakers ever.
 
Adam, congrats! Looking forward to hearing more of your thoughts.
 
Kuoppis said:
Wow, if that is not subjective.
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I finally got to hear the Magico S3s last week, and I agree with those ratings.

I wouldn't trade my WA S3s for them, but I am interested in the new S1 MK.IIs.
 
mauidan said:
I finally got to hear the Magico S3s last week, and I agree with those ratings.

I wouldn't trade my WA S3s for them, but I am interested in the new S1 MK.IIs.
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Understand your point. I auditioned the Sophia 3 in a joint session with the Magico S1 mk1 when I bought the latter a couple years back.

The Sophia was the more accessible speaker, Wilson-style a tad colored though (as is the Sabrina). But really pleasant speakers.

Of course the lack of high frequency extension needs to be accepted, a matter of taste. At that time I had the Dyn C1s with the excellent Esotar tweeter, which probably made me sway towards the Magicos.
 
bzr said:
Adam, congrats! Looking forward to hearing more of your thoughts.
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The review posted on The Audio Beat is spot on. This is great sounding speaker, that does everything just right. They are beautifully balanced, throw a big and stable soundstage, and sound much bigger than their size may suggest. I think Wilson may have a winner in the sub-$20k category.

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They were a bit too bass happy in my room (or maybe I got used to sealed box bass from my Magicos), but part closing the bass port with a sponge did the trick for me.

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