Wilson Benesch ACT


Has anyone had experience with this speaker. To be used on a Modwright KWA150 poweramp

Is the frequency response flat through the midrange

thanks
celticsfan1

Showing 2 responses by shazam

I have heard them a couple times at my local dealer (who loves them and wants me to like them too), but I find them unlistenable for more than a few minutes. By my estimation, it did sound flat through the midrange (and higher), but that is what I didn't care for in them. It just sounded like pins and needles in my ears after more than a few minutes. But it was one of the most neutral and revealing speakers I've ever heard.

In all fairness, I find some other speakers a bit on the shrill side that others don't, so this as much a reflection of my tastes as of fact. If I were listening exclusively to vinyl and had a nice warm tube amp, I may feel differently about them.
I think these comments really do prove the adage that you have to listen for yourself. Where I found them a bit sterile and sharp even on tube amps (Manley snappers, ARC VSi 60), Classicjazz found them warm with solid state. Maybe his use of class A amps is the difference, which could also explain why he found the bottom end lacking oomph.

What a crazy hobby.