Stereophile review of the new Wilson Watt/Puppy
I received my copy of the latest Stereophile yesterday and was curious to see what Martin Collums had to say about them, even though I would take it with a grain of salt, knowing that he had owned them in the past. He's still one of the reviewers that I consider to be most technically informed and balanced in his reviews.
I'm starting this thread because I want to know if others found his conclusions as confusing as I did. He says that the speakers have deep powerful bass, great detail, wonderful dynamic range, and are able to play very loud without breakup.
However, after all of that, he concludes that they are better for jazz and orchestral and perhaps a bit reticent for pop and rock. This made no sense to me, especially for a $40.000 speaker. I am curious about the opinions of anyone else who has read the review.
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@ovature I agree with you, Wilson is so overhyped, I have never heard one I would own |
lol, lots of Wilson haters... I have Watt/Puppy 8 running with all Tubes and I love them. I play mostly Rock. BTW, anybody that hears them always comments about how great my system sounds, but, not all are expert audiophiles. lol... For those of you that might be interested in the history that might help you put things in perspective, check out this youtube video link from this Audiophile guy from Argentina that bought a pair of Watt/Puppy 5 from 1991 that were sitting in the crates for 30 years. Just out of a time machine... They even have the original wood paneling. The video is translated to English and he plays the speakers in a nicely treated room at the end of the video. Even through youtube, you will be surprised at the fantastic sound. |
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I can't help it but every time Wilson speakers are brought up, this is what I think of.