Listener

In the final stages of a new loudspeaker design, Dave Wilson sits alone in a specially built sound room, fine tuning the crossover by ear. You may notice, however, that the loudspeaker in the photograph isn't new. It's the X-1 Grand SLAMM, Wilson's previous flagship model, no longer in production.

Nevertheless, there are more than 600 pairs of X-1s out there in the world, and Wilson Audio feels a loyalty to the owners who've invested considerable sums of money in them. So, as our ongoing research yields breakthroughs, we strive to make those sonic upgrades available to past products, like the X-1 (Level 5), and current speakers, like the the MAXX (now Series 2).

From his listening position, Dave can make real time comparisons of crossover slope, level, and time domain settings. Despite employing a cadre of first rate engineers and skilled listeners, Dave Wilson knows that every loudspeaker that leaves the factory bears his name. That's why the design of every loudspeaker—whether the newest model or the latest refinement of one nearly fifteen years old—isn't done till it meets the approval of two final authorities: the ones on either side of his head.