Les Wilson Audio Alexia V et Chronosonic XVX à l’honneur
Les Wilson Audio Alexia V et Chronosonic XVX à l’honneur
Les Wilson Audio sont des enceintes de référence et dans ce banc d’essai du magazine The Absolute Sound (TAS pour les intimes), Robert Harley « compare » la Chronosonic XVX avec la Alexia V qui a récemment intégré le catalogue.
La Chronosonic est une enceinte ultra haut de gamme et bien que ce soit une enceinte absolument exceptionnelle, et n’est pas à la portée du commun des mortels. A travers le catalogue Wilson Audio, vous trouverez des enceintes plus « abordables », notamment la Alexia V.
Qu’est ce que l’Alexia V a, ou n’a pas, à envier à sa grand sœur ?
Quelques commentaires tirés de ce banc d’essai :
« And yet, I look at the Alexia V and see the culmination of Wilson Audio’s fundamental technologies, now taken to a new level with the advancements developed for the XVX. The Alexia V benefits from more than 30 areas of improvement over its predecessor, the Alexia Series 2. Most notably, the Alexia V incorporates the “game-changing” “V” material first used in the XVX, which inspired that speaker’s name. “V” material reportedly exhibits extraordinary damping properties, that, when deployed in strategic locations, results in a quieter cabinet. Specifically, the “V” material is positioned between the woofer enclosure and the midrange-tweeter section, isolating the upper enclosures from the woofer cabinet. It is also found within Wilson’s Acoustic Diode feet, which come standard with the Alexia V. The Acoustic Diodes were not yet developed when the XVX was first installed in my listening room, but I added them later, which allowed me to hear their effect independently of other variables. The Acoustic Diodes are a significant upgrade over Wilson’s standard feet, rendering cleaner attacks and more rapid decays that contribute to greater articulation and clarity. »
« With the Alexia V, Wilson has brought this extraordinary bass performance to a smaller and more affordable speaker. Although the Alexia V doesn’t go quite as low or move as much air as the XVX, it has that unmistakable “grip” I mentioned, a powerful muscularity throughout the entire bass region (not just the midbass), density of tone color, pitch resolution, dynamics, and a continuousness from the low bass all the way up to the midrange. Moreover, the bass is perfectly balanced with the rest of the spectrum, with a satisfying fullness and weight that never veers into sounding overblown, thick, or excessively heavy. »
« The Alexia V struck the perfect balance, delivering powerful weight and muscularity yet never sounding thick or overblown. This combination of power and finesse was musically rewarding. The Alexia V’s “grip” and ability to pressurize the room with a tuneful and resolved bottom end established a compelling foundation for the speaker’s many other qualities. Although not as refined as that of the XVX, the Alexia V’s midrange nonetheless shares with the XVX the sense of harmonic beauty and warmth that is one of the Chronosonic’s defining features. »
Le banc d’essai complet est à découvrir ici.
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