X, S, and V Materials-Wilson Audio's 50 Years of Perfecting Loudspeaker Cabinets (June 2024)

Wilson Audio is known for using advanced, proprietary materials for its speaker cabinets. In this video, director of engineering Vern Credille explains the company's history of using such materials, while CEO Daryl Wilson explains why the company goes to such lengths for its speaker cabinets.
Wilson Audio was founded in California in 1974 and is now based in Provo, Utah. This video was shot at the factory in December 2023.
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[@stevensemian4226]

Absolutely impressive!

[@soundstagenetwork]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dougschneider8243]

I've been to the factory now three times. This latest time was the most impressive. I talk about that in this video: ruclips.net/video/SJJoBCVqBlE/видео.html

[@matiaserp]

If only they applied all this attention to horizontal dispersion as well...

[@sbonamo]

Yet they still have parallel walls in all cabinets..

[@dougschneider8243]

I'm not sure many people would look at those midrange enclosures, for example, and say there are parallel walls.

[@sbonamo]

@@dougschneider8243 I'm not sure I follow, each enclosure has at least one pair of parallel sides. You very well know this is a bad thing in your speaker and / or in your room.

[@dougschneider8243]

@@sbonamo Internal resonances of a speaker cabinet are quite a bit more complex than that. But first, if you want non-parallel walls, I'm looking at a lot of their speakers and the front panels aren't parallel with the back, and the sides aren't parallel in a lot of instances. Look through their lines. Even look at the little TuneTot. But also, internal resonances build up depending on the dimensions of the cabinet and the specific frequencies aligning with that, like in a room -- you get standing waves at specific frequencies. Also, you can't just look at outside the cabinet, but also inside and what's in there to break up potential standing waves.

[@sbonamo]

@@dougschneider8243 Internal speaker resonances in terms of acoustics and physics act identical resonances in your room. A space is a space, whether the internal volume of a speaker cabinet or a room. Secondly, while there may be one non - parallel surface (I've yet to see one) find me one curved surface, inside or out. Thirdly, yes there are braces and material designed to break up resonances - at mid to high frequencies. However, bass frequencies could care less about a little brace, the waves are too long, so bracing is not the answer. See Magico, Estelon and Vivid for examples. Also, I'd love to see your reviews and as always measurements of Wilsons. ;-)

[@sbonamo]

@@dougschneider8243 You were at the factory, you tell me, are there internal bracing and additional material that makes side top to bottom and / or front to back walls nonparallel? I'm betting no. Also, no rigid material, X, Y, Z, whatever, will ever absorb and avoid vibrating especially at higher SPLs in such a small enclosure, it's primarily BS. But, you've visited them and can't speak badly of them, like you used to, right?