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Old 07-13-2022, 01:11 PM
Charles Charles is online now
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Kal, it's always fun and interesting to debate a critical point and I hear what Bart is saying.

In regard to three being the minimum number of channels, I'm not sure who is advocating this in the distant past, or claiming it proved, the implication being that even more channels would be better.

The only real life three channel system that I know of back in my youth was the Klipschorn/Cornwall "three channel" system which was not actually three channels but the center Cornwall was mono summed.

No, stereo has withstood the test of time and by far the vast majority of high end systems are 2-channel stereo systems. My solid silver AQ Well Signature IC's that are 24' in length are 28K. Cables alone including power conditioners for my simple 2-channel system runs about 120K. A system like mine goes to tremendous lengths to preserve the original stereo signal until it reaches the speakers.

The problem with all equalization is the digital equalizer. I would never employ a digital equalizer because it creates audible distortion that I can hear, easily. A company like Magico will provide digital equalization commensurate with the M3 or M6. The rest of the Q-sub will also be of commensurate quality.

I am confused/perplexed by Kal's statement concerning the WAMM/dual Thor's Hammers.

"FWIW, the best Wilson demo experience I've heard was, in fact, a 4.0 system with WAMM Master Chronosonics and dual Thor's Hammers. Frankly, I have no knowledge of how the bass management was handled but this was an all-digital system."

Below is my friend at Wilson's reply which speaks for itself but I will also have a comment:

"Hello Dr. Ruark,

Thank you for your email. I am unaware of any WAMM customer that is using Thors Hammers with their WAMM main speakers. Most WAMM owner have purchased the associated Master Subsonic to use as the subwoofer system with the main towers.

The use of a digital crossover in a WAMM system dismisses the time alignment precision built into the architecture while introducing digital conversion artifacts to the signal path. While it might be interesting to listen to, it is not how we intended the speaker to be used. When the WAMM is setup properly, the room correction system would be completely unnecessary.

Wilson Audio has yet to hear a digital room correction system that does not have serious compromises to the overall sound quality. There is no free lunch. Nothing compares to a properly setup set of loudspeakers in a room that is properly treated.

Your pair of XVX has many of the same adjustments and level of adjustment that the WAMM MC possesses. Integrating your Thors Hammer using the WATCH Controller is the best way to configure this system.



I hope this is helpful.

Thanks,"

My friend at Wilson worked with me diligently to achieve my XVX in my room. He has extensive knowledge of the Wilson speakers and has been with Wilson for many years. His comments are therefore authoritative. So if I understood correctly, Kal has listened to multiple WAMM systems and the one that happens to be fully digital is the one that sounds to his ears sounds the best.

Best

Charles

Last edited by Charles; 07-13-2022 at 01:24 PM.
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