Wilson-Benesch

[nicoludio]

Hi David

South-East Asia. WB with Gryphon or CH Precision is quite the combination here.

I was surprised at the paucity of dealers in the UK. Then again, historically, I understand that WB has had a better following in, say, Japan, Hong Kong or Taiwan.

Nicholas

Hi Nicholas, 

Yes, I think that you are right about W-B, and its following in your part of the World. I remember discussing this with Luke Milnes (the son of W-B owners), when he came to my house for the demo, and he was very open about that fact. I did berate him a bit about why a UK company was not better represented in its own home market, but he did say that that W-B themselves were happy to provide this service!

I was interested in your comment about the ACT1 Endeavour and Discovery 2 (and your review of the Endeavour)- I have not heard either of those speakers so could not comment, but I know that I am more than happy with my pair of ACTs .

David

Hi David

Luke's a good chap. I really enjoyed my "chats" with him. Informative and quite candid.

Over here, apparently an existing ACT (not sure if it was one of the later models) owner wanted to upgrade to the ACT One Evolution. Having heard it, he felt that the improvement offered was not sufficient to justify the change.

Then again, both the Endeavour and the Discovery II utilise isobaric bass drivers and with all drivers in close proximity - pulsing sphere of sound - and are bookshelves (in the loose sense of the word). That could explain the difference - Luke has suggested that bookshelves and floorstanders have a different sound.

The ACT One Evolution is still in the shop. Most buyers go for the Discovery II.

Having said that, they have unpacked the Cardinal from storage Hope to hear them one day. But the financial, space and amplification requirements (one owner runs them with Gryphon Mephisto monos) are daunting !!!

Nicholas