Wilson Yvette

Specs are one thing, hearing them is key...


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Had a chance to audition them or hear them at a show?


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I haven't heard the Yvette yet, but I have compared the WA Sophia 3 to the Magico S3.

Both speakers have been measured by HiFi News, which shows the -6db of the WA S3 to be 33hz and.2% THD(100hz), and the -6db of the Magico S3 to be 43hz and .2% THD(100hz).

That 10hz difference in the bass is easy to hear and IMO, the Magico S3 lacks the musical involvement I get with WA S3 on the live jazz recordings I listen to.

My guess is the Yvette will go as low as Sophia 3.
 
According to specs 20 Hz at the bottom.


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Hiker said:
Wilson claims 20Hz - 25kHz (?), 7" midrange extends all the way from 125Hz - 12.5kHz (wow), low 86db sensitivity (distortion)
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where did you see the crossover point for mid-bass driver to the tweeter is at 12.k kHz and what do you mean by "distortion"? you said the same thing about the Vandersteen in the other thread.
 
mauidan said:
I haven't heard the Yvette yet, but I have compared the WA Sophia 3 to the Magico S3.

Both speakers have been measured by HiFi News, which shows the -6db of the WA S3 to be 33hz and.2% THD(100hz), and the -6db of the Magico S3 to be 43hz and .2% THD(100hz).

That 10hz difference in the bass is easy to hear and IMO, the Magico S3 lacks the musical involvement I get with WA S3 on the live jazz recordings I listen to.

My guess is the Yvette will go as low as Sophia 3.
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measured at what voltage output .... ?
 
Hiker said:
If you disagree, then provide the x/o frequency for the 7" mid-range driver.
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Wilson Audio does not publish crossover frequencies. Let's just say that working for Wilson Audio I know this to be fact.

A better question would be who in the world would believe that a 7' midrange driver would be crossed over at 12.5k? To quote an old and good friend at the highest of the high end "..and you believed them?"
 
metaphacts said:
Wilson Audio does not publish crossover frequencies. Let's just say that working for Wilson Audio I know this to be fact.

A better question would be who in the world would believe that a 7' midrange driver would be crossed over at 12.5k? To quote an old and good friend at the highest of the high end "..and you believed them?"
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agreed. I've yet to see a competent 3-way speaker design with the mid range driver covering nearly 7 octaves.
 
Kuoppis said:
Anyone had a listen to the Yvettes in the meantime? How do they stack up against the Sopihia III?


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No experience with Sophia 3. But heard Yvettes with Ayre AX5-20, dCS Debussey powered by Denali with very expensive looking Transparent cabling in dealer's acoustically treated room. Sounded very very good.
Then I went home and listened to my system with S3 and felt it gave up nothing if S3 --> Yvettes is what you are thinking, Kuoppis.
 
kzhtoo said:
No experience with Sophia 3. But heard Yvettes with Ayre AX5-20, dCS Debussey powered by Denali with very expensive looking Transparent cabling in dealer's acoustically treated room. Sounded very very good.
Then I went home and listened to my system with S3 and felt it gave up nothing if S3 --> Yvettes is what you are thinking, Kuoppis.
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That's very interesting, specially as you are a S3 mkI owner as well. Was that prior or after you bought the S3s?

How would you compare the S3 mkI and Yvette soundwise?


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Interesting comparison, they're pretty close spec wise:

Wilson Audio Yvette Specifications:

One—10 inches (25.4 cm) Paper Pulp
One—7 inch (17.78 cm)
One—1 inch (2.54 cm) Silk Dome

86 dB @ 1Watt @ 1meter @ 1kHz
4 ohms / minimum 2.94 ohms @ 90 Hz
50 Watts per channel

20 Hz – 25 kHz +/- 3 dB Room Average Response [RAR]
Height—41 inches (104.14 cm) w/o spikes Width—13 1/4 inches (33.66 cm) Depth—20 1/16 inches (50.92 cm)
175 lbs (79.38 kg)
515 lbs (233.60 kg)


Magico S3 Mk II Specifications:

1" MBD7 Diamond Coated Beryllium Dome (X1)
6” M390G XG Nanographene Cone (X1)
9” M905G XG Nanographene Cone (X2)
88dB
4 ohms
24Hz – 50 kHz 50 Watts
48”H x 12”D x 12”W (122cm x 30cm x 30cm) 170lbs (77Kg)


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kzhtoo said:
Yvettes is what you are thinking, Kuoppis.
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Just weighing my options, agreed at least an auditioning today. I heard the Sophia 3 while shopping for the S1 MkI.

Thought also about Raidhos, but have heard from many sources the bass is difficult to tame and the cabinet not necessarily on level with the huge price tag.


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Wilson speaker have another sound vs Magico.
for me you dont can compare this 2 soeakers: it's a personal taste.


Sophia with "Focal tweeter" is yet another sound.


Tweeter from Yvette, Sasha2, Alexia,... have another impact in listingsession. I have Sasha2 and are very good. one of the best speakers present in my system but now a pair of Magico S line are well accepted, a great desire.
 
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