Wilson Audio SabrinaX coming out worldwide, September 1st 2020!

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We've very excited for this launch! We're going to have a pair ready for demos come Sept. 1st, so if you'd like to check them out, let me know!


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This is truly exciting news! If you are in the greater Kansas City region please contact me as I will have a pair available to see and hear on Sept. 1st as well!

Be sure to check out this video about Wilson's Crossover Capacitors!


AudioCapX Capacitors
The first design to benefit from Wilson’s recent integration of capacitor design and manufacturer into the factory in Provo, Utah, was the Chronosonic XVX. Led by engineer Vern Credille, the design team developed a proprietary multi-wound capacitor specifically for the XVX, which the engineers dubbed Wilson AudioCapX-WA. The team took a similar approach with Wilson's smallest floorstander. Now, SabrinaX's crossover benefits from a version of the Wilson AudioCapX specific to its needs. The new capacitor technology significantly lowers the noise floor to even greater extremes, allowing the listener to hear more detail and resolution.
 

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So, I’m confused. Easily done but is this announcement about “new” Sabrina, a new retrofitable crossover network for the Sabrina or...?
 

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Drivers
The tweeter chosen for SabrinaX is the Convergent Synergy MK5, which Daryl and the team developed initially for the limited-edition WAMM Master Chronosonic. The MK5 later became an integral part of the Chronosonic XVX’s design, and, most recently, in the Sasha DAW. The Wilson tweeter combines ultra-low distortion, micro and macro contrast, and high resolution with a sense of ease, accessibility, and supreme musicality. Technically and musically, the MK5 continues to be the most honest and engaging tweeter we’ve experienced.

The new 8-inch woofer designed and developed for the Sasha DAW’s bass module now finds a home in the SabrinaX. When the new woofers’ intrinsically excellent dynamic resolution and transient performance combines with the SabrinaX’s more inert cabinet, the result is ultra-fast and articulate midbass and a solid and authoritative bass foundation.
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So, I’m confused. Easily done but is this announcement about “new” Sabrina, a new retrofitable crossover network for the Sabrina or...?

All-new model.
 
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What is the price differential?
 

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X-Material has long been the cornerstone of Wilson’s composite technology. In its third iteration, X-Material remains unbeatable for its rigidity, inertness, intrinsic damping, and extreme hardness. For this reason, Wilson Audio’s engineers deploy X-Material in several
different applications throughout Wilson’s model lineup. The original Sabrina utilized X-Material only in its baffle and lower spike plate. Now, the SabrinaX’s outer enclosure is constructed entirely from X-Material. The SabrinaX cabinet comes that much closer to the near-silent ideal Wilson has relentlessly pursued for decades. The music emerges through SabrinaX
from a blacker background. Bass transient performance and clarity are vastly improved. Listeners will hear superior “silence between the notes,” which, among other factors, enhance SabrinaX’s rhythmic timing and pace.
#SabrinaX’s new bracing system augments all the above qualities by further reducing cabinet-born resonances. Like all modern Wilson loudspeakers, the engineers meticulously utilized laser vibrometry in an exhaustive exploration of the best cabinet geometries.
Similar to those designed for the XVX's midrange modules, a new low
-turbulence vent replaces the aluminum unit used in the older model. The vent is milled directly into its X-Material enclosure. The intrinsic strength of X-Material makes complex vent shapes possible, which improves the musicality and the overall sonic presentation in the midrange.
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The SabrinaX New Enclosure... The X material is amazing!

 

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SabrinaX The Evolution... It's almost time!

 

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SabrinaX Flagship DNA - Excellence in All Things

 

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Got to hear a two songs on them yesterday at my local dealer. Initial impression was that the Mids and Highs were a nice improvement over the previous design. My first comment on the lower frequencies was “hey they lost something here”, but nope it’s that they have really have improved the tightness and definition in the lower frequencies.
 

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