New WAMM details

[mauidan]

Today's picture:

 

[Steve williams]

Same tweeter

I like the way the rear spikes go up a laddered platform. That is totally new.

 

[still-one]

From that photo it appears they decided to leave all the drivers individually adjustable and not have one control to simultaneously align them for a given seating position.

 

[analog brother]

will need specialist set-up to get alignment right for each room.

 

[PeterA]

Same tweeter

I like the way the rear spikes go up a laddered platform. That is totally new.

Yes, that is kind of cool but what if you just want to tilt the driver in the same plane but not have the driver enclosure move backwards as it must to reach the next higher step.

 

[still-one]

Yes, that is kind of cool but what if you just want to tilt the driver in the same plane but not have the driver enclosure move backwards as it must to reach the next higher step.

From the photo it appears that the laddered platform sits on a adjustable plate that moves fore and aft similar to the X2's and XLF's.

 

[XV-1]

will need specialist set-up to get alignment right for each room.

James. does that look like the plasma tweeter you were hoping for ?

 

[PeterA]

From the photo it appears that the laddered platform sits on a adjustable plate that moves fore and aft similar to the X2's and XLF's.

Thanks. So one adjusts the tilt of individual drivers and then slides the various plates fore and aft? That sounds like impressive adjustability and flexibility.

 

[analog brother]

James. does that look like the plasma tweeter you were hoping for ?

no, unfortunately it does not, shane.
i suppose you just saved a million dollars!

 

[analog brother]

Thanks. So one adjusts the tilt of individual drivers and then slides the various plates fore and aft? That sounds like impressive adjustability and flexibility.

yes, no doubt indeed it would be impressive, when one get's the adjustments right.
one could be adjusting. forever, if they put their mind to it.

 

[PeterA]

yes, no doubt indeed it would be impressive, when one get's the adjustments right.
one could be adjusting. forever, if they put their mind to it.

I wonder if Wilson dealers will be qualified to set up these speakers or if a designated Wilson employee will be the only one out in the field doing set ups for the lucky few. Jim Smith spends a day and a half for his RoomPlay service. This would surely take longer to get right. But I do appreciate the flexibility making this design perhaps more adaptable to various room types.

 

[Steve williams]

In the initial WAMM from decades ago, Dave would travel the world himself to set up the WAMM in clients' houses

 

[Folsom]

I don't see Dave doing that himself these days. Maybe his kid.

 

[mauidan]

"Good Morning World! Here is the 3rd to last images from the teaser set we have scheduled for you... October 7th all the pieces will be put together."

 

[PeterA]

I love the open frame sides. Very cool and mechanical looking. And it reminds me of the original WAMM. The enclosure is a series of multiple enclosures around each driver all supported by a skeletal structure. Looks like the bass drivers share the same enclosure.

 

[Folsom]

It looks really deep from that pictures. The back should be interesting.

 

[KeithR]

looks like a giant robot so far!

 

[es347]

..looks pretty cool but I'd much rather have a house on an ocean

 

[analog brother]

now it's starting to look cool.
like a richard mille timepiece.

 

[Folsom]

Hopefully the tweeter plays unusually deep otherwise it's a long ways from the mids.