The engineering team’s goal with Wilson Audio Duette was to create a product that would produce the signature Wilson sound in hostile environments.

At Wilson Audio, the size of a speaker is irrelevant to the care given to its design and manufacture.

Wilson Audio Duette's Crossover: Thinking (literally) Outside the Box

There are two reasons Duette by Wilson Audio has an external crossover. The first is a practical consideration of weight and volume. Crossover design lies at the heart of the Wilson Audio sound. Each crossover, whether destined for Wilson Audio Duette or Alexandria, is hand-wired using custom capacitors and even custom solder. They are, of necessity, large and heavy. To keep Wilson Audio Duette's size and weight appropriate for its varied applications, it was quickly apparent it made sense to house the crossover in a separate module. There was another more compelling engineering reason to do so: In an enclosure the size of Duette by Wilson Audio, the proximity of a crossover to the drivers would make the circuits susceptible to mechanical and electromechanical feedback from the drivers, introducing subtle yet audible distortion. At Wilson Audio, the size of a speaker is irrelevant to the care given to its design and manufacture.