DAVID REDFERN - IMAGE OF THE MONTH - DEBBIE HARRY

Harry was adopted when she was three months old by Catherine and Richard Smith Harry, gift shop proprietors from Hawthorne, New Jersey. She attended Hawthorne High School, where she graduated in 1963. Prior to starting her singing career she moved to New York in the late 1960s and worked as a secretary at BBC Radio's New York office for one year.

Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry was born July 1, 1945. She is an American singer-songwriter and actress, most famous for being the lead singer for the punk rock/New Wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she also performed and recorded as part of the Jazz Passengers.
She began her musical career with a folk rock group, The Wind in the Willows. Harry then joined a girl-group trio, The Stilettos, in the early 1970s. The Stilettos' backup band included her eventual boyfriend and Blondie guitarist, Chris Stein. Harry and Stein formed the band Blondie in the mid-1970s, naming it for the wolf whistle men often yelled at Harry from passing cars.

Blondie is also currently on tour with Pat Benatar for the "Call Me Invincible" tour.

Engines of Ingenuity No 3

This year we celebrate the ingenious work of John Harrison (1693 - 1776). Craftsman, inventor, materials technologist and musician.

John Harrison was born in Wakefield West Yorkshire and his systematic analytical prowess led him to provide numerous solutions to chronology. He invented the gridiron pendulum, consisting of alternating brass and iron rods assembled so that the swing of the pendulum would not be influenced by thermal expansion. The grasshopper escapement solved, in an elegant way, the step-by-step release of a clock's driving power. Being almost entirely free of friction, it required no lubrication. He subsequently went on to invent the bi-metallic strip and the caged roller bearing. Harrison is however perhaps most widely recognised as the man who was never fully recognised during his life time for solving one of the most intractable and difficult problems of his time, the Longitude problem.

In today's world where clocks are everywhere the problem of recording time seems quite a simple one. In the days of sea fairing however, recording time was seen as impossible. When one considers the enormity of the problem of producing a mechanical clock that could maintain accurate time on a lengthy, rough sea voyage with widely varying conditions of temperature, pressure and humidity, it is no wonder that many leading scientists including Newton and Huygens doubted that such a clock could ever be built. It was for this reason that so many academics of the time looked for solutions to the problem in astronomical observation.

The measurement of longitude was a problem that came into sharp focus as people began making transoceanic voyages. The Board of Longitude was set up to invite and judge the competitors.
The main longitude prizes were:
* ₤10,000 for a method that could determine longitude within 60 nautical miles
* ₤15,000 for a method that could determine longitude within 40 nautical miles
* ₤20,000 for a method that could determine longitude within 30 nautical miles


It was H4(pictured above)measuring some five and a quarter inches diameter that was to be his masterpiece — an instrument of beauty. H4 took six years to construct and Harrison, by then 68 years old, sent it on its transatlantic trial in the care of his son William in 1761. When HMS Deptford reached Jamaica the watch was 5 seconds slow, corresponding to an error in longitude of 1.25 minutes or approximately one nautical mile. It was this design that was removed from him by the Board of longitude for tests that went on for years. It was during the third year that he resolved to embark upon his fifth design. Harrison felt "extremely ill used by the gentlemen who I might have expected better treatment from" and so secured an audience with the then King George III who sympathised and expressed his anger to the Board.
11 years later King George tested H5 himself at the palace and after ten weeks of daily observations between May and July in 1772, found it to be accurate to within one third of one second per day. King George then advised Harrison to petition Parliament for the full prize after threatening to appear in person to dress them down. In 1773 when he was 80 years old, Harrison received a monetary award to the tune of £8,750 from Parliament for his achievements, however he never received the official award which was never awarded to anyone. John Harrison was to survive for just three more years.

In the final years of his life, John Harrison wrote about his research into musical tuning and manufacturing methods for bells. His tuning system, (a meantone system derived from pi) is described in his book “Concerning Such Mechanism”. This system challenges the traditional view that harmonics occur at integer frequency ratios and in consequence all music using this tuning produces low frequency beating. In 2002 Harrison's last manuscript, a true and ("short, but" - crossed out) full Account of the Foundation of Musick, or, as principally therein, of the Existence of the Natural Notes of Melody, was rediscovered in the US Library of Congress. His theories on the mathematics of bell manufacturing, using "Radical Numbers", are to this day not clearly understood.

Dava Sobel's 1996 bestseller Longitude (ISBN 0-14-025879-5) recounts Harrison's story. A film adaptation of Longitude was released by Granada Productions and A&E in 2000 starring Michael Gambon as Harrison and Jeremy Irons as Rupert Gould.

H3 is pictured above
H1,2,3 and 4 are on display at the Greeenwich Maritime Museum London.

Mondrian Project - 12 month update - First Patents filed

For those of you who have maintained an eye on the Wilson Benesch News Page over the last five years, you will be keenly aware of the companies diverse collaborations. In financial, visual, scientific and almost every other aspect of Wilson Benesch's operations, you will see that it is aided and enhanced by experts in their respective field. Our established collaborations was one of the key factors in our successful application to Europe for further funding for the Mondrian Project.

Although it is rewarding to see more and more analogue products being assembled with carbon fibre add ons that endorse our original artwork of twenty years ago, we have avoided adding to the extensive list of analogue component designs. Moreover, we don't intend to add to this list. What is being conceived is completely original in concept, execution and function. The need to create a new solution came into sharp focus when the company started manufacturing wide bandwidth loudspeaker systems. This is the point where the need for a super resolution source component became a critical concern. In many ways then, it is the Torus and the Trinity that prompted the company to realise a new Wilson Benesch answer.

With financial support in place, twelve months on we can report that we have overcome some significant technological challenges. There is still a lot of hard work to be done, but at this point we are highly confident that the final outcome of this ambitious project will clearly demonstrate the known potential of vinyl and the Wilson Benesch Wide Bandwidth loudspeaker systems. No, it will not have the world's heaviest platter, nor will it be the world's most expensive. It will however include work from a number of intellectuals from varied disciplines and will demonstrate once again that real progress is made through collaboration.

We look forward to publishing some of the patent applications and illustrating some of the results of this work during the autumn.

Future Events where you can experience Wilson Benesch

Italy - Milan Top Audio Video Show 2009
Mad For Music will be presenting Wilson Benesch at this years Top Audio Video Show in Milan.
17th - 20th September 2009

Both Directors will be attending this event and we look forward to seeing you. More details will be made available about this event shortly.

Other dates to be announced shortly.

DAVID REDFERN - IMAGE OF THE MONTH - PINK FLOYD

The Pink Floyd or Pink Floyd are without doubt one of the most important phenomenons in British music. Certainly the lyric "And when the band you're in starts playing different tunes" from Dark Side of the Moon is one of the most notable lyrics that come to mind whilst reviewing this incredible history. If you don't know the history of Pink Floyd, then shame on you.

For anyone who was even remotely close to their teens around the launch of The Dark Side of the Moon this moment changed everything. It was certainly a watershed moment for the band. The Dark Side of the Moon featured a U.S. Top 20 single became the band's first #1 on U.S. charts and is one of the biggest-selling albums both in U.S. history, and third worldwide (behind Michael Jackson's Thriller and AC/DC's Back In Black), with 45 million copies sold. The album stayed on top of the Billboard Top 200 for an unprecedented 741 weeks (including 591 consecutive weeks from 1976 to 1988 establishing a world record. It also remained 301 weeks on UK charts, despite never rising higher than #2.

Pan forward to the re-union at Live Aid.
In the week after Live Aid, there was a revival of interest in Pink Floyd. According to record store chain HMV, sales of Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd went up, in the following week, by 1343%, while Amazon.com reported increases in sales of The Wall at 3600%, Wish You Were Here at 2000%, The Dark Side of the Moon at 1400% and Animals at 1000%. David Gilmour subsequently declared that he would donate his share of profits from this sales boom to charity, and urged all the other artists and record companies profiting from Live Aid to do the same.

On 15 September 2008, Richard Wright died at age 65. He was lauded by his surviving bandmates, Gilmour in particular, for his influence on the overall sound of Pink Floyd.

In April 2009, it was revealed that the band had initiated legal action against EMI, their label for over four decades, for allegedly failing to pay royalties. The dispute is reportedly connected to an ongoing disagreement with Terra Firma Capital Partners, the private equity firm who took ownership of EMI in 2007.

Sound quality in and of itself as well as how it is done live and on record has always been primary concerns of the Pink Floyd. This continues till today with SACD and 180 gm virgin vinyl re-issues all with glorious artwork.

GERMANY - Munich High End Show 2009 - Courtesy of Taurus High End.

Taurus High End are now the official distributor for Wilson Benesch in Germany and Austria. Wilson Benesch has attended twenty High End Shows so we had much to celebrate at this years event in the fine city of Munich. We owe a very big thank you to Rene and his large team for all their hard work and good humour during the realisation of such a professional presentation. We would also like to thank everyone of the enthusiastic dealers and press who made their way to attended the Taurus area to hear about the A.C.T. C.60 and the progress of the Mondrian Project.

Germany was Wilson Benesch's first export market and the opportunity to work with one of the most respected and long established importers is an important part of the equation of delivering a quality product and providing an extremly high quality of service.

Taurus provided the platform to spend time with a large proportion of our distributors and the driectors would like to thank all of them for making time to meet and enjoy some of the benefits of Munich.

DAVID REDFERN - IMAGE OF THE MONTH - CHET BAKER

Chet Baker was born in Yale, Oklahoma and introduced to music at an early age by his father who was a professional guitar player. Chet sang in a church choir and first took up the trombone before moving onto the trumpet.
Baker began attending jazz clubs in San Francisco after being discharged from the army and soon began performing with the likes of Stan Getz and Charlie Parker. In 1952 he joined the Gerry Mulligan quartet enjoying great success and critical acclaim.
Like many jazz artists of his period Chet Baker used heroin and his addiction to the drug forced him to pawn instruments to feed the habit. Baker served short prison terms in Italy and America for drug offences and, in 1966, after allegedly trying to buy drugs, was beaten so badly that he lost his front teeth. Baker had to develop a new embouchure due to having dentures fitted to replace the lost teeth and upon returning to performing, began his most fruitful period of output returning to his straight jazz roots. During this period Baker played all over Europe though he did very few performances in the U.S.A.
In 1988 Chet Baker was found dead in the streets of Amsterdam, drugs were found in his hotel room and a verdict of accidental death was passed.

Redferns sold to Getty Images

"David, to me, is probably the greatest jazz photographer in the world" Buddy Rich

"You know Redfern. He's the Cartier-Bresson of jazz" Dexter Gordon

"David, you're one helluva photographer, keep shooting!" Frank Sinatra

As you will be aware, the Wilson Benesch web site features a Redfern image every month and has benefited from a comfortable relationship with one of the world's great photographers for some years. After 18 months of negotiation, David has sold the library to Getty Images. He has bought the gallery and secured 1000 images in perpetuity. In addition, he has committed to an exclusive 5-year contract to be a Getty photographer. More importantly however, finally he will have more time to do what he wants, at a more leisurely pace. The image being used this month still has the Redfern watermark, to mark this occasion.

We would like to wish David and his partner Suzy every success with their exciting new developments and look forward to sharing with you, the cream of the crop from David's amazing career.

We selected an early Stevie Wonder image from Davids collection, to mark the occasion of Barack Obama's first presidential visit to the U.K.

REDFERNS - IMAGE OF THE MONTH - LED ZEPPELIN

The greatest rock and roll band of all time?

In 1968 after years of tirelessly touring and recording, English blues-rock group The Yardbirds began to wind down, and with several dates to fulfil of their final tour, lead guitarist Jimmy Page drafted in Robert Plant and John Bonham to fill in for drummer Jim McCarty and vocalist Keith Relf. Bassist Chris Dreja left soon after and was replaced by John Paul Jones. Initially the band played under the name “The New Yardbirds” but after completing the final dates of the tour it was decided that a new name was needed. The inspiration for their new name came from The Who’s John Entwistle whom Page had previously asked to join the group along with Keith Moon, Jeff Beck and Stevie Winwood. Entwistle is reported to have said that the proposed super group would go down like a lead zeppelin. The name stuck and the band’s manager Peter Grant suggested dropping the “a” from lead to prevent mispronunciation, Led Zeppelin were born.

In November 1968 Led Zeppelin signed with Atlantic and manager Peter Grant brokered a deal whereby the band had the final say over when and how they would tour and release records. On the 12th January 1969 Led Zeppelin’s self-titled debut album was released and is now hailed as a pivotal record of its time and considered a forerunner in the genre of heavy metal music despite the use of acoustic guitars and the band’s blend of blues and folk.

Led Zeppelin followed up their debut release with Led Zeppelin II in 1970, despite constant touring in the US and the UK, recording the album almost entirely on the road. Led Zeppelin II was an even bigger success than Led Zeppelin I and the 70’s saw Led Zeppelin playing larger venues and eventually stadiums as their popularity grew breaking attendance records in the process.

Upon the success of the albums Led Zeppelin III, Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy the band launched their own label Swan Song in 1974 and released double album Physical Graffiti on Swan Song in 1975. The tours that followed saw Led Zeppelin again breaking attendance records and being hailed as the biggest band in the world. Along with success came the now legendary stories and myths surrounding the band’s life on the road, the excesses of their rock and roll lifestyle and Jimmy Page’s interests in black magic.

Led Zeppelin followed Physical Graffiti with the albums Presence and In Through the Out Door with the band’s experimenting dividing some critics. In 1980 however tragedy struck and drummer John Bonham died after an extended drinking session. Despite speculation of a replacement drummer the band split the same year announcing that they could not carry on without him.

Led Zeppelin were inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame in 1995 and received a Grammy "Lifetime Achievement" award in November 2005. Led zeppelin ranked #14 in Rolling Stone’s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004.

Hong Kong - Audiophile Magazine - Seven page Trinity review - out now

Audiophile Magazine releases superb review on the Trinity in Hong Kong. It goes into some detail about its design. Thanks must once again go to one of our oldest distributors, Elephant Holdings Limited.

UK Bristol Sound & Vision Conservatory 2009

A big thank you to everyone who supported our 20th anniversary show this year. First of all Darren Smith of Clearer Audio who provided all the cables and was in attendance throughout, taking all those difficult questions about cables. Yamaha for source components and Projection Design for the considerable attention to detail afforded the fantastic projection system this year. Adrian and Robert for their reliable contributions. Thanks of course go to the organisers, Jerry and Tony for the best show in the U.K. by far. Finally, thanks to everyone who visited, provided feedback and made comments on blogs.

As you can see from the images we featured a blend of old and new at this years event. One of the very first Wilson Benesch turntables was used as principle source to play records from as far back as 1957 to present day, much to the appreciation of all who heard. The Nanotube One tonearm was used on the turntable. The A.C.T. C.60 made its debut in the Limited Edition version alongside one of the first A.C.T. One's from 15 years ago.

Every year this event seems to go from strength to strength. We enjoyed the highest number of visitors to date this year. So we look forward to making the next event even better and planning has already started.

Audionet Electronics were of course deployed throughout and served in the usual purposeful and reliable way. On the main system the very latest Pre-power combination was fast and effortless. The Cinema relied upon one Seven channel amplifier.

Sweden - Stockholm High End Show - Courtesy of Radioactiv

Clean, beautiful presentation by Jay Danielsen and his team in Sweden. In conjuction with amplification from Hegel and Synergistic cables the sound was widely claimed on Swedish Forums to be the Best Sound at the Show.





www.intodesign.dk
www.radioactiv.dk

Netherlands Internet Review on Arc.

Very nice Square One review on the prominent Dutch internetplatform: HiFi.nl.
You can access the review on our website: www.wilsonbenesch.nl
Kilian Bakker schreef voor HiFi.nl een uitgebreid artikel over de 'kleinste' Wilson Benesch; de Square One. Zijn conclusie luidde als volgt: De simplistisch vormgegeven maar high-tech opgebouwde Square One's blinken uit in de natuurlijke weergave van stemmen, gitaar en lichte percussie. Een hoge mate van controle gaat hand in hand met timbale rijkdom (met name in het midden) en een goede ruimtelijke continuïteit.

2009 - PURE GEOMETRY - Product brochures available for download

You can download here:~
square.pdf
odyssey.pdf
analogue.pdf
wideband.pdf

Hong Kong Full Circle Award Courtesy of the Leading journal Hi-Fi Review

We are delighted to announce that "HiFi Review" have awarded the Full Circle, "Product of The Year" for 2008.

We would like to thank our friends in Hong Kong, Elephant Holdings for their continued support and commitment.

REDFERNS - IMAGE OF THE MONTH - THE BIG BAND

Turning the air blue, the awesome front line of the Big Band.

20th Anniversary - Bristol Retrospective - Nothing comes close to a Wilson Benesch

The Bristol Show. – Conservatory.
2009 marks the 20th Anniversary Year for Wilson Benesch. 20 years of solid research and passionate development has earned the company an enviable global reputation. With some pride the directors would like to invite you to join us in taking a retrospective look back at some of the milestones and original ideas that have charted the progress of one of Britain’s most innovative, manufacturing companies.


As part of the retrospective, the modest, sublimely beautiful, classic Wilson Benesch Turntable will be used as one of the source components in this years two channel system.

The retrospective will form part of active demonstrations that will feature two systems all of which will be driven by Audionet, connected by Clearer Audio and augmented by the patented technology of the Torus Infrasonic Generator. Darren Smith of Clearer Audio will be attending the whole show and we are also grateful to other supporting companies for the Cinema system that will be based around a Yamaha Blue Ray source with Projection Design delivering all the required visual display systems.

System 1.
The two channel system will be defined by the world’s most advanced loudspeaker technology. The construction of the A.C.T. C.60 more closely resembles the Typhoon Eurofighter than a conventional wooden loudspeaker. Launched in 2008 at the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix this will be the first showing in the U.K. of this ground breaking, wide bandwidth (18 – 100KHz) benchmark in performance. The source components for this system will also include the companies very first design, the Wilson Benesch Turntable. A design that still delivers reference quality performance, 20 years after it was first built. This particular system has been used to voice every loudspeaker design. Its timeless, elegant, understated lines look as contemporary to day as they did when it was first released. Some of the elements of this design will be on display as part of our retrospective.

System 2.
The multi channel system will be defined by the outstanding Square Series. Here is what WHAT HI-FI had to say about these Five star, Group Test winners.

“These speakers are faster than fast
To paraphrase Lightning McQueen (the animated hero in Pixar’s Cars), these Wilson Benesch speakers are faster than fast – they are speed. We’ve only heard a handful of speakers that come close to the Square Two’s almost supernatural ability to respond to the leading edge of notes.”

“we truly believe the Wilson Benesch Square Twos deliver the finest sounds available at this price – and you have to spend a lot more to better them.”

We look forward demonstrating why nothing comes close to a Wilson Benesch.

Wilson Benesch moves forward in Australia

We are delighted to announce that thanks to Boris, Managing Director of Absolutehiend Wilson Benesch design is now moving forward in Australia.

We wish Boris and his company every success with their business in the future.

Details of the company are stated below.

IRAX Sales
PO Box 370
Ormond, Vic 3204
Australia
Tel: +61 488 777 999
E-Mail absolutehiend@gmail.com
Web www.absolutehiend.com

REDFERNS - IMAGE OF THE MONTH - DAME SHIRLEY BASSEY

Carbon is forever!

REDFERNS - IMAGE OF THE MONTH - R.L.BURNSIDE

R. L. Burnside (Robert Lee Burnside) was born November 23rd 1926 in Mississippi. He worked as a fisherman and a sharecropper in rural northern Mississippi where he lived for most of his life. Burnside picked up the guitar for the first time in his early twenties drawing inspiration from the likes of John Lee Hooker, Mississippi Fred Dowell and his cousin-in-law Muddy Waters.

In the 1950’s R.L.Burnside moved to Chicago in search of work but tragedy hit when his Uncle, Father and Brother were all murdered in the city. In the late 1950’s he returned to Mississippi to raise a family and work on the farms. After returning to Mississippi, Burnside was convicted of the shooting and killing of another man but only served six months due to his farm boss’s influence in court.

Burnside’s earliest recorded material was released in the late 1960’s though nothing else was released until “Hill Country Blues” in the early 1980’s. Despite having played music for much of his life R.L Burnside did not receive much attention until the 1990’s when he recorded and performed with Jon Spencer of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, the album “A Ass Pocket of Whisky” coming from this collaboration. He signed to Fat Possum Records during this period, a label dedicated to aeging Mississippi bluesmen.

R.L Burnside sang with a powerful, expressive voice accompanied by both electric and acoustic guitar. His style did not always follow the standard 12 or 16 bar patterns and like many of the blues players of his time he favoured a stripped down and raw sound representing his life of hardship and rebellion.

Burnside suffered a heart attack in 2001 and stopped performing soon after. He died September 1st 2005 aged 78.

Russia - Qvinta Audio - Moscow Show 2008

Images from recent show in Moscow courtesy of Qvinta Audio.

U.K.- Number One - Leamington Spa.

Less is More.

UK - Nano Technology - CineNow film

Brief explanation about Nano technology as seen in the Nanotube One Tonearm by Design Director Craig Milnes. Filmed at What Hi-Fi Show November 2008. Click on the link below to go directly to the CineNow web site.

CineNow

UK What Hi Fi Show - EXcel 2008

Congratulations go to What Hi Fi again!









Wilson Benesch chose to present a two channel and a multi channel open air system at this years What Hi FI Show at London's EXcel. An acoustically isolated closed booth system was built to provide for the two channel system. this provided the ideal opportunity to demonstrate the Nanotube One Tonearm. Audionet systems delivered all the power to Square Two's in both systems, both of which were augmented by Torus. Wilson Benesch collaborated with Clearer Audio Cables to provide a combined presentation, a major source of interest for the many listeners. Clearer Audio cables were implemented throughout the Wilson Benesch Presentation. The Clearer Audio closed room presentation also used Wilson Benesch Arc loudspeakers and Torus system.

Blue Ray and Processing for the open air system was provided by Yamaha to who we are very grateful and look forward to working with again at the Bristol Show in 2009.

In addition to this comprehensive demonstration Wilson Benesch loudspeakers could also be seen courtesy of Chord Electronics who deployed their own Chimera's to demonstrate the remarkable technology of the Chordette Gem!

Finally, we would like to particularly thank Cervelo, suppliers to the Tour de France 2008 CSC riding team that enjoyed a clear advantage in performance that took them to the winning line! Using the same Cervelo S2 Professional Road Bike, we were able to clarify exactly why carbon fibre technology is the future for all high performance structural systems. Thanks to this beautiful machine, we could illustrate how form follows function in the most precise way in engineering fields adjacent to Wilson Benesch. The S2 is referred to in the film about the Nano tube One Tonearm. The film was created at the show by CineNow. Further information about the film will be released shortly.

REDFERNS - IMAGE OF THE MONTH - THE BEATLES

The Beatles. Does anything need to be said?

Germany and Austria -Wilson Benesch moves Forward with Taurus High-End, Hamburg

Wilson Benesch is delighted to announce that it is now distributed by the highly regarded and long established Taurus High-End. René Trömner has many years experience in the High End. We look forward to collaborating with René and his staff, many of who we already know and who share our passion for our work. We would also like to wish the team every success in their new purpose built premises.

taurus high-end gmbh
Garstedter Weg 174
D-22453 Hamburg
Tel.: +49-40-553 53 58
Fax.: +49-40-553 54 54
E-Mail: info@taurus-high-end.de

Geschäftsführer: René Trömner
Handelsregister Hamburg HR B68880
Gerichtsstand: Hamburg
USt.IdNr.: DE 118638016

Elektro-Altgeräte Register: WEEE-Reg.-Nr. DE 47581377 & DE 37199847

Taurus High-End übernimmt mit großem Stolz den Vertrieb von Wilson Benesch für Deutschland und Österreich.

Superior Performance Courtesy of Carbon Fibre.

Cervelo takes another victory. The 2008 Tour de France.
Carbon fibre has transformed the performance of engineering structures for ever. Similarly Wilson Benesch has improved the performance of audio structures by pioneering the use of this technology for almost two decades.

We have much in commom with Cervelo. They are passionate about their work, invest heavily in research and development but relatively little in marketing. So it is with some pride that we will see the amazing Cervelo S2 on our stand (No1) throughout our presentation at next weeks Stuff Live What Hi Fi Show at the EXCEL.

“This year Team CSC have benefitted from arguably the most sophisticated bike in the pro peloton” - CycleSport
The S2 is the next generation of the Soloist Carbon, which already had the reputation for being the ultimate pro bike: not surprising, given its long list of victories.

UK - Official Launch of Number One Audio

Official invitation:
Number One Audio Consultant Launch Event.

Date: Thursday 30 October

6:00pm to 8:00pm.

Join us for a glass of champagne!

41-43 Regent Grove
Holly Walk
Leamington Spa
CV32 4NN

Telephone: 01926 334455 (Pre-showroom contact)

Email: consultant@numberoneaudio.co.uk

Netherlands-VAD Show in Veldhoven

Audio Excellence have been as evangelical as always in bringing the news to everyone about what is possible in High End audio. For those who enjoy reading in Dutch please go to the Wilson Benesch Netherlands Web Site

For more images showing a variety of systems and room environments from the VAD show in Veldhoven click here

UK-Royal Opening by the Duke of York of Sheffield's A.M.R.C.

The Duke of York officially opening the multi-million pound Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.

The A.M.R.C. is located on the Advanced Manufacturing Park, Sheffield. It is a collaborative venture between Sheffield University, Rolls Royce and Boeing Aerospace. Its remit is very broad but includes working with local high technology companies to spearhead developments in new material technologies and create new methods of manufacturing them.

"Wilson Benesch is proud to be a Partner of the AMRC. Entering the Factory of the Future really is like moving forward in time, seeing things that you would not believe possible. As a Partner we can also access other facilities on the Advanced Manufacturing Park like CAMTeC for example. CAMTeC is the research, design, manufacturing and technology transfer centre for composites developed for general manufacturing and aerospace applications.


As a Partner we can now access the most advanced intellectual and material resources to be found anywhere in the world. For a company that works hard to deliver innovative solutions this is a major opportunity.

Over the last twenty years our innovative products have changed expectations of sound reproduction. This collaboration will help us maintain this enviable track record. We are proud to be seen playing our part in maintaining both the great British Audio industry and the - Made in Sheffield - marque that still stands as a mark of quality throughout the world".

Christina Milnes
Managing Director

USA-Sounds Real Audio - Top Ten Rooms vote.

Positive Feedback RMAF show coverage :
"deHavilland Electronics with Wilson Benesch speakers,
the room we revisited the most. Sound to die for."
John Zurek, Positive Feedback RMAF 2008 Show Report

Jim Riddel of Sounds Real Colorada does it again!
Not for the first time Jim has assembled a system to die for. At this years show Jim opted to demonstrate several Wilson Benesch loudspeakers. As per usual the superb deHavilland valve amplifiers were deployed.

UK - Mondrian Project - Pure Research and Development announcement

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
Buckminster Fuller.

EUROPEAN SUPPORT TO FUND PURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

Extract from press Release.
“Almost exactly twenty years ago, at a time when everyone was claiming vinyl was dead, Wilson Benesch a company that did not even officially exist, stood out against the tide of opinion and began work on what would be called the Wilson Benesch turntable. After a successful application for Innovation Grant Support, work began on the turntable that would become "Reference System" in many magazines. Today we are delighted to be able to announce the start of the Mondrian Project a £146,000 pure research project to explore potential ideas for a radical analogue replay system. This funding will provide the opportunity to explore avenues that would be impossible otherwise. It underlines our commitment both to analogue replay and real innovation.


Ever since the Wilson Benesch Turntable became impossible to make more than a decade ago, the company has resisted pressure to release another turntable system after the Circle. Does the world really need another re-hashed design with a huge price tag?

Although we have been conceptualising potential ideas for over a decade, to attempt to literally reinvent something is quite ambitious. The design ideas in the Mondrian Project are extremely exciting despite being risky, time consuming, costly and demanding upon staff. Fortunately as a result of recent important developments outside Wilson Benesch, our confidence in the potential success of this work has been bolstered. Further announcements on this matter will be released during the course of next week.

The Mondrian Project will require a lot of three dimensional design. Many of the design concepts will need to be proven and will then require quite sophisticated manufacturing techniques. There will be a high dependence upon our current extensive knowledge of carbon fibre composites and other exotic materials. We also know of new technolgies that will be part of the final design. The first patent application has already been filed and we expect there to be more written before the end of the eighteen month project which began in June this year.

With some pride we can claim to have built a design heritage that is about bringing something new to the market that goes beyond what was previously possible. With this additional support, we are in the best possible position to push back the limitations of today's technologies. It is very exciting to think, that in 2009, our 20th anniversary year, we might see some of the first results from the Mondrian Project that will then feed in to product development."

Craig Milnes Design Director.

REDFERNS - IMAGE OF THE MONTH - ELLA FITZGERALD

The incomporable Ella Fitzgerald.

Singapore - The Greatest Show on Earth

This was the headline following the inaugural Night race in the metropolis of Singapore. What a fantastic backdrop for the launch of the
Limited Edition A.C.T.C.60.
The sophisticated interior of the Suntec International Convention Centre provided the ideal location for F1 and audio enthusists being located directly next to the fastest straight of the track, Raffles Boulevard.

Other events are being discussed where we intend to further demonstrate the liberating benefits of W.B. Sound (Wide Band Sound)including a Northern Launch at Moorgate Acoustics in December.

You may download the Singapore Movie and Press Release below.
C60%20PR.pdf
singapore1b.mov

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone at Reference Audio Singapore who made this event possible and worked so hard. We would like to thank all the owners and potential owners who attended and made the event such a success. We would also like to thank everyone from the media who not only attended but followed up with articles on the event.

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全球限量61对！Wilson Benesch发布A.C.T. C60喇叭
英国高级音响名厂Wilson Benesch（9月22日）发表了新款限量61对的A.C.T. C60喇叭，只是发表的地点很特别，是目前正在举行世界上首度夜间F1 GP赛车的新加坡（9月20日至10月5日）。而且限量「61」对这个数字，也是配合新加坡GP赛事总共有61圈而来。

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众所周知，Wilson Benesch的喇叭与音响制品以碳纤维材质的运用著称，厂方说这对A.C.T. C60喇叭使用过去三倍之多的碳纤维材料，并运用了由奈米碳管所强化的碳纤维，得到目前材料科技所能达到的最佳信号杂音比的声音极致。A.C.T. C60喇叭的顶板由碳纤维手工制作，内部则有多种合金材料来组成既刚性又无共振的音箱结构，提供单体稳定的发声基础。Wilson Benesch的尖端单体科技仍运用在这对喇叭上，使得A.C.T. C60既能发出深沈的低频，也具备延伸至100kHz的极高频性能。

A.C.T. C60所有的单体都是由面板后方（里侧）锁固，并隔绝可能的音箱内部震动，分音器的元件都以手工搭棚焊接，以确保最低的相位失真。当然，A.C.T. C60也适合搭配Wilson Benesch自家著名的Torus「远超低音频」超低音（极低频延伸可达10Hz） ，来得到更为深沈的极低频。目前Wilson Benesch尚未公布A.C.T. C60喇叭的详细规格，不过以过去Wilson Benesch喇叭的优异性能衡量，这对全球仅限量61对的特制品显然会是Wilson Benesch倾尽全力之力作，好声绝对可期。
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全球限量61對！英國名廠Wilson Benesch在新加坡F1 GP賽事發佈A.C.T. C60喇叭

英國高級音響名廠Wilson Benesch昨天（9月22日）發表了新款限量61對的A.C.T. C60喇叭，只是發表的地點很特別，是目前正在舉行世界上首度夜間F1 GP賽車的新加坡（9月20日至10月5日）。而且限量「61」對這個數字，也是配合新加坡GP賽事總共有61圈而來。

眾所周知，Wilson Benesch的喇叭與音響製品以碳纖維材質的運用著稱，廠方說這對A.C.T. C60喇叭使用過去三倍之多的碳纖維材料，並運用了由奈米碳管所強化的碳纖維，得到目前材料科技所能達到的最佳信號雜音比的聲音極致。A.C.T. C60喇叭的頂板由碳纖維手工製作，內部則有多種合金材料來組成既剛性又無共振的音箱結構，提供單體穩定的發聲基礎。Wilson Benesch的尖端單體科技仍運用在這對喇叭上，使得A.C.T. C60既能發出深沈的低頻，也具備延伸至100kHz的極高頻性能。

A.C.T. C60所有的單體都是由面板後方（裏側）鎖固，並隔絕可能的音箱內部震動，分音器的元件都以手工搭棚焊接，以確保最低的相位失真。當然，A.C.T. C60也適合搭配Wilson Benesch自家著名的Torus「遠超低音頻」超低音（極低頻延伸可達10Hz） ，來得到更為深沈的極低頻。目前Wilson Benesch尚未公布A.C.T. C60喇叭的詳細規格，不過以過去Wilson Benesch喇叭的優異性能衡量，這對全球僅限量61對的特製品顯然會是Wilson Benesch傾盡全力之力作，好聲絕對可期。

UK - Hi Fi + Award for Torus Infrasonic Generator.

Hi Fi + AWARD
One of a very few the Torus Infrasonic generator is selected for an award by the influential UK journal, Hi-Fi +.

"This directs the output from the elegant and surprisingly compact,
cylindrical bass cabinet to such effect that the low-frequencies generated possess
the transparency, texture, pitch security and timing that eludes all but the very, very best full-range loudspeakers. It’s all down to speed and control, qualities the Torus seems to possess in abundence – so much so that the long search for audio’s holy
Grail is finally over; here is the sub to integrate seamlessly with even the quickest
and most transparent electrostatic loudspeakers. The Torus isn’t cheap – but then
quality rarely is and high-quality low-frequencies will always cost, whether they
come from a separate box or not. But Wilson Benesch deliver better bass for your
money than anybody else, making the Torus a genuine bargain."
Quote taken from the award description


Review by Roy Gregory




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A.C.T. C.60 Exlusive Limited Edition - Launch Venue, Singapore Grand Prix

Grand Prix racing returns to Singapore.
Launch venue: The Suntec International Convention Centre off Raffles Bouleavard, the longest, fastest straight of the first night race in Grand Prix history.




In celebration of this high technology event and the approaching 15 year anniversary of the A.C.T. design we are delighted to announce the companies first Exclusive Limited Edition. The A.C.T. C.60.
61 Laps translated into 61 unique loudspeakers created from a list of advanced technologies never seen before in any product.

Need to hear more? Please download the information below.

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Thanks go to our Singapore distributor, Reference Audio for the concept and organisational capacity to make this event possible.

Italy - Top Audio Show - Madformusic - Milan

Another celebration, this time with our Distributors Madformusic at the Top Audio Show. Giovanni Spinelli and Dimitri Tonioli have a combined experience of 100 years experience in the art of combining the best audio components. The system that was assembled for this years show clearly demonstrated how a good chef with just modest ingredients can create a good meal, but given the best ingredients can achieve amazing results. This amazing system was based upon Trinity / Torus being fed by EMT source and pre amplifier components and driven by Einstein.

A.C.T. C60

Exclusive Limited Edition
Music of the Night announcement to be made 23rd September 2008

REDFERNS - IMAGE OF THE MONTH - MICHAEL CRAWFORD

The Music of The Night.

Michael Crawford, OBE was born on the 19th January 1942 in Wiltshire England. He was raised by his mother Doris and his grand parents and spent the first years of his life living between a British army camp in Wiltshire and the Isle of Sheppey in Kent during the second world war.

Early in his life Michael developed an exceptional singing voice and joined the choir at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London at the age of seven. Michael’s first stage appearance came in the role of Sammy the Little Sweep in a school production of ‘Let’s Make Opera’. He was then cast as Sammy in another production of the opera at The Scala Theatre in London. This eventually led to a full time career with Michael taking on many more stage roles alongside numerous radio, television and film appearances.

In 1973 Michael Crawford took the role of accident prone Frank Spencer in ‘Some Mother Do ‘Ave ‘Em’ the hit British Sitcom in which he became a houshold name. The show ran successfully for five years and alongside the show he starred in many plays and musicals such as Flowers for Algernon and Barnum.

In 1986 Michael Crawford starred in the title roll in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical ‘The Phantom of The Opera’ opening at at Her Majesty's Theatre in London on October 9th 1986 delighting concert goers in sold out houses throughout the United States, Australia and Great Britain for over three years. Michael’s exceptional performances as the Phantom won him an Oliver Award for Best Actor in a Musical, a Tony award for Best Performance By an Actor in a Lead Role and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award for Distinguished Achievement in a Lead Role in Theatre.

‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (The Complete Original London Cast Recording) album went quadruple platinum in the U.S.A and was an international hit selling over 12 million copies worldwide.

Michael Crawford’s solo recording career followed the success of The Phantom of the Opera and he went on to record ‘Songs From the Stage and Screen’, ‘Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber’ and ‘A touch of Music in the Night’ all hit albums in their own right.

In 1987 Michael Crawford was made an officer of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in recognition of his achievements on stage, in Film,Television and on Radio.

Taiwan - Currants Audio Triumphs.

Elegant presentation by Currants Audio at last weekends High End Show in Formosa

U.K. - Hi-Fi+ review and Interview by Roy Gregory

Roy Gregory Trinity review is now available in Hi-Fi+ Issue 59
In what is the very first UK interview, Roy Gregory talks with Craig Milnes about the patented Torus design and explains how it was created and how it actually functions.

The full P.D.F. of the Trinity / Torus review as well as the U.K. interview can be downloaded here hifi+hi.pdf

REDFERNS - IMAGE OF THE MONTH - JEFF BECK

Geoffrey Arnold ("Jeff") Beck was born June 24th 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington England. As a ten year old Beck sang in a church choir. As a teenager he learned to play a borrowed guitar and then made several attempts to build his own instrument.

Much of Beck's recorded output has been instrumental. Beck has earned wide critical praise and four Grammy awards for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.

During Jeff Beck's time with the Yardbirds he pioneered the use of many new guitar techniques, such as the intentional use of feedback, heavy distortion and complex soloing. Rock critic Richie Unterberger wrote "While Beck's stint with the band lasted only about 18 months, in this period he did more to influence the sound of '60s rock guitar than anyone except Jimi Hendrix and Pete Townshend."
Rock critic Piero Scaruffi has described Beck as "Possibly the most influential guitarist in the history of Rock Music, one could say that rock music played with an electric guitar was invented by Jeff Beck. It was through him that the distortions, feedback, and many other techniques, that the rest of rock music did not rediscover until much later, became popular."

An interesting insight into his character comes from his work with George Martin at Air Studios whilst recording Blow by Blow. Beck was fastidious about over-dubs but never seemed to be happy with his solos. A few days after a recording, when he'd had time to digest his own performance, he would telephone Martin and say "I think I could do a better one on this track", and they would return to AIR to try again. Beck would play over and over until he was satisfied that he had performed his best. A couple of months went by and Martin received another phone call from Beck: "I want to do this solo again." Bemused, Martin replied: "I'm sorry, Jeff, but the record is in the shops!"

Jeff Beck and Nigel Kennedy have recently been rehearsing together (2008-07-24). Kennedy is in awe of Beck and the pair are looking at doing possible gigs and recordings together.

If Bill Murray cites him as his favourite guitarist then need one say more!

Russia - Stereo delivers massive Chimera Review.

Chimera Review in Stereo courtesy of our Russian distributor Qvinta.

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What Hi-Fi Ultimate Guide to Home Entertainment is out now

UK - October, exclusive new dealer opening in Leamington Spa

www.numberoneaudio.co.uk

Watch this space for further announcments about the exciting new partnership between Wilson Benesch and Leamington Spa's new audio consultant, Number One. 1.jpg

41-43 Regent GroveHolly WalkLeamington SpaCV32 4NN
Telephone: 01926 334455 (Pre-showroom contact)
Email: consultant@numberoneaudio.co.uk

You won't find a bewildering array of mass-market disposable components in the exciting new Leamington Spa showroom, but you will find presented a fine selection of superior, durable equipment from enlightened brands. Expert guidance and advice is available to enable the discerning client find the ultimate solution, individually tailored whatever the budget and ambition. We would like to wish everyone at Number One the best of luck with this fantastic development.

Netherlands - Music and Emotion Review on the A.C.T. is now available in the Netherlands

Werner Ero's Review of the A.C.T. is out now, courtesy of our Dutch distributor Audio Excellence.

You can download the review here A.C.T.pdf

Audio Excellence
http://www.wilsonbenesch.nl/
Looierij 11
4762 Am Zevenbergen
Holland
Tel: +31 168 335180
Fax: +31 168 335973
E-Mail info@audioexcellence.nl
Web www.audioexcellence.nl

Engines of Ingenuity No 2 - MELLOR DESIGNS

Engines of Ingenuity No 2
This year we celebrate a living designer, David Mellor, CBE, FCSD, RDI. Like the great John Smeaton who began this series, Mellor produced a design that relies upon our perception of light. In this case it literally dictates the people of Englands movement almost every single day. It is called, amongst other things, the traffic light.

David Mellor, Royal Designer for Industry, is unusual in this country in combining the activities of hands-on craftsman and designer with those of design entrepreneur. He has operated as designer, manufacturer and retailer, seeing the designer’s function as controlling a product through all stages from concept to customer. He has felt it his mission to improve design standards over a broad spectrum, directly affecting very many people’s lives.


Born in Sheffield in 1930, David Mellor trained originally as a silversmith. His Sheffield background gave him a particular affinity with metalwork. This developed onwards from his early years of making one-off pieces of specially commissioned silver, including table silver for British embassies, to the present relatively large scale operation. David Mellor’s well known ranges of stainless steel and silver cutlery are now manufactured in his own purpose-built factory in Derbyshire. Within the factory Mellors concern for the craftsmen within led to the introduction of new working practices. Whereas workers in the Sheffield cutlery industry have always specialised in a single operation, he introduced a new system whereby his cutlery makers rotate from task to task, increasing job satisfaction through a sense of involvement in the project as a whole. Following the design of the building the employees stopped being cutlers and became builders creating the principle wooden structures that would form the roof of the Round House.

The interior of the building is bathed in natural light to provide the perfect environment to perform craft skills of the highest standards. Many of the machines within the factory have been redesigned and modified by the same cutlers in order to perform specific tasks required of Davids designs.

David Mellor Design operates on the simple principle that well-designed equipment can improve your life.

David Mellor cutlery is manufactured in a purpose-designed modern factory in the Peak District National Park. The Round Building, designed by Sir Michael Hopkins, has won numerous architectural awards.

David Mellor was elected Royal Designer for Industry in 1962. He was Chairman of the Crafts Council 1982-4 and a Trustee of the Victoria & Albert Museum 1983-8. He holds Hon. Doctorates from the University of Sheffield, De Montfort University, Sheffield Hallam University, Loughborough University and the Royal College of Art.

Appointed OBE in 1981, and CBE in 2001.
Other notable designs.

1966 Square pillar box
Cast iron

Commissioned by the
Post Office. The design aroused controversy as a departure from the traditional pillar box.

1971 ‘Eclipse’ Saw and hacksaw frame

Part of a large range of Mellor’s designs for the leading Sheffield tool manufacturers, James Neill.

2005 'Pride' Stainless steel

David Mellor's earliest and most famous cutlery is now available in hand- finished, mirror polished stainless steel.

‘For me, in all aspects of my activity – from the architecture of our buildings, the selection of products for my shops, down to the choice of the right rivets for my cutlery – to aim for the highest visual standards has been paramount, and perfecting this skill has been one of the main aims of my life as a designer.’

Working practices within Wilson Benesch follow the same principles as those of Mellor with staff being involved in some way in every aspect of the company from design concepts through to finished product. Within the company there exists a huge range of processes that begin with raw materials and conclude with the finished product. We believe this to be almost unique in today's audio industry. A multi skilled group of people are engaged in many and extremely varied tasks but with recognised responsibilities in terms of key products. Like David Mellor the company enjoys an exemplary standard, that is well above average, staff retention level.

REDFERN IMAGE OF THE MONTH - Madeline Peyroux.

Peyroux was born in Athens, Georgia USA in 1974. Her family was in academia, and she has described her parents as "hippies". Her father moved the family to Brooklyn when Peyroux was six, so he could pursue a career in acting. She grew up in New York City and southern California, and when her parents divorced, she moved with her mother to Paris.

Peyroux started singing at the age of fifteen, when she discovered street musicians in the Latin Quarter in Paris. Seven years later she released her first album Dreamland, in 1996, and gained widespread attention. Time called it "the most exciting, involving vocal performance by a new singer this year". Peyroux soon found herself opening for Sarah McLachlan and Cesaria Evora, and made appearances at jazz festivals and on the Lilith Fair tour. Over the following six years Peyroux would be found busking in Paris, performing occasionally in clubs in the U.S., and generally living a low-key existence. She continued to contribute to works by other artists, but rarely appeared in clubs under her own name.

In an age where celebrities are expected to indulge all of the public curiousities, Peyroux eschews publicity and keeps a low profile. She has dropped "out of sight" for extended periods of time, as when she spent several years busking after the release of her first record.

On July 12th, 2007, she was awarded Best International Jazz Artist at the BBC Jazz Awards

Hail Joep! Audio Excellence has another set of golden ears!

REDFERNS IMAGE OF THE MONTH - QUINCY JONES

Quincy Delight Jones was born in Chicago, Illinois, the eldest son of Sarah Frances (née Wells), an apartment complex manager and bank executive who suffered from schizophrenia, and Quincy Delight Jones, Sr., a semi-professional baseball player and carpenter. His mother is a descendant of Mary Belle Lanier, the out of wedlock daughter of James Balance Lanier (second cousin four times removed of George Washington and first cousin of the maternal grandfather of John McCain) by an unknown African American woman.Jones is also of, Welsh, and West African/Central African ancestry (for the 2006 PBS television program African American Lives he had his DNA tested; the test showed him to be of Tikar descent) Jones discovered music in grade school and took up the trumpet. When he was 10, his family moved to Seattle, Washington; there he attended Garfield High School.

In 1951, Jones won a scholarship to the Schillinger House in Boston. However, he abandoned his studies when he received an offer to tour as a trumpeter with the bandleader Lionel Hampton. While Jones was on the road with Hampton, he displayed a gift for arranging songs. Jones relocated to New York City, where he received a number of freelance commissions arranging songs for artists like Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Gene Krupa, and his old friend Ray Charles.

Jones is recognised as a music impresario, conductor, record producer, musical arranger, Academy Award-winning film composer and trumpeter. During five decades in the entertainment industry, Jones has earned a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys,including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991. He is best known as the producer of the album Thriller, by pop icon Michael Jackson, which sold 104 million copies worldwide,and as the producer and conductor of the charity song “We Are the World”.

Jones first worked with Frank Sinatra when he was invited by Princess Grace to arrange a benefit at the Monaco Sporting Club in 1958. Six years later, Sinatra hired him to arrange and conduct Sinatra's second album with Count Basie, It Might as Well Be Swing (1964). Jones conducted and arranged 1966's live album with the Basie Band, Sinatra at the Sands. Jones was also the arranger/conductor when Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, and Johnny Carson performed with the Basie orchestra in St. Louis in a benefit for Dismas House in June 1965. The fund-raiser was broadcast to a number of other theaters around the country and eventually released on DVD. Later that year, Jones was also the arranger/conductor when Sinatra and Basie appeared on "The Hollywood Palace" TV show on October 16, 1965. Nineteen years later, Sinatra and Jones teamed up for 1984's L.A. Is My Lady, after a joint Sinatra-Lena Horne project was abandoned.

In 1968, Jones and his songwriting partner Bob Russell became the first African-Americans to be nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Original Song category. That same year, he became the first African-American to be nominated twice within the same year when he was nominated for Best Original Score for his work on the music of In Cold Blood. Jones was also the first (and so far, the only) African-American to be nominated as a producer in the category of Best Picture (in 1986, for The Color Purple). He was also the first African-American to win the Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, in 1995. He is tied with sound designer Willie D. Burton as the most Oscar-nominated African-American, each of them having seven nominations.

UK Sheffield Region a Manufacturing Asset.

An Economic Asset for Sheffield and the City Region.

This research report was commissioned by Sheffield City Council. It provides a window on the exciting manufacturing economy of the Sheffield Region and highlights the challenges that this dynamic sector faces in a global economy. Wilson Benesch was selected as one of a number of companies in order to represent how industry has changed. The report provides intriguing statistical data that underlines just how important Modern manufacturers like Wilson Benesch are to the regional and national economy. Part of the report includes a film that can be downloaded from here.

The report was undertaken by Diana Buckley.

China - New Web Site launch via exclusive distribution - Richcoln Company limited

Richcoln - exclusive distributor for Wilson Benesch in the Republic of China.

Munich 2008 - The Future is Carbon

Munich High End Show links Wilson Benesch with its global distribution.

Thanks go to the High End Society Germany for making it possible to meet again with our global partners. This year Wilson Benesch provided its visitor with a "real world" audio system comprised of a £5,000 set of Audionet electronics the Trinity / Torus widebandwidth loudspeaker system principally connected by Clearer Audio Cables. Of course the key to success was the analogue system featuring the remarkable Nanotube One Tonearm.

Luke Milnes and Alex Chabalewski (the creator of the "Alex Configuration") tuned the system with two Torus. This combination provided a flat response from 65 to 20 Hertz in a very difficult room. Using two Torus made the considerable problem of addressing room modes a relatively easy task. The rest of the signal up to 100KHz provided the listener with wide bandwidth sound.

With visitors from almost twenty countries the show provided the chance for planning and discussion in a beautiful location. The Image above shows Design Director Craig Milnes explaining the design features of the Nanotube One Tonearm to Yannis Poutous of Audio Excellence, exclusive distributor for Wilson Benesch in Greece.

Luke Milnes, Craig Milnes, Christina Milnes and Alex Chabalewski

REDFERNS IMAGE OF THE MONTH - CHARLIE HADEN

Charles Edward Haden was born August 6, 1937. He is one of the most respected jazz bassists and jazz composers today. As a jazz double bassist he is probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman.

Haden was born in Shenandoah, Iowa. He was raised in a musical family, which often performed together. He sang with the family until until the age of fifteen when he contracted a mild form of polio that led to damage of the throat muscles and vocal cords, subsequently, Haden was unable to control his pitch while singing. Hadens interest in jazz and the double bass preceded the disease that led to his loss of vocal control.

He began playing professionally after moving to Los Angeles, including stints with pianist Hampton Hawes and saxophonist Art Pepper. He began playing with Ornette Coleman in the late 1950s, culminating with The Shape of Jazz to Come.

Beauty

"the future lies in a scientific education based on doubt and questioning, rather than on belief." Sir Harry Kroto
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The Ultimate Guide to HI-FI is out now!

Hong Kong - AUDIOTECHNIQUE April Issue

Thanks to our Hong Kong distributor T.H. Yu of Elephant Audio for the latest 8 page review on the Trinity / Torus Solution.

Moorgate Acoustics Evening Presentation

Many thanks to Paul and Team Moorgate for making this years Open Evening such a huge success. The evening provided a superb venue for discerning audio and cinema consumers to meet with the Wilson Benesch owners and Moorgate staff. A variety of systems were demonstrated. We look forward to making next years event an even greater success.

Hamburg - Colour in a Beautiful European City.

Special thanks to Stephan Reifenrath - owner of the superb Reifenrath Studio at the centre of Hamburg.

REDFERNS IMAGE OF THE MONTH - UNKNOWN ARTIST

21st Century Blues - Unknown Artist
The Blues evolved from unaccompanied vocal music and oral traditions of African-American slaves and rural blacks into a wide variety of styles and subgenres, with regional variations across the United States and, later, Europe and Africa. The musical forms and styles that are now considered the "blues" as well as modern "country music" arose in the same regions during the nineteenth century in the southern United States. Recorded blues and country can be found from as far back as the 1920s, when the popular record industry developed and created marketing categories called "race music" and "hillbilly music" to sell music by blacks for blacks and by whites for whites, respectively.

The phrase "the blues" is a reference to the blue devils, meaning 'down' spirits, depression and sadness. In lyrics the phrase is often used to describe a depressed mood. The image above was taken by David during his recent visit to New Orleans and the New Orleans Jazz Festival.

Denmark / Sweden - HIGH fidelity - Arc Review

Thanks to our Denmark / Sweden distributor Radioactiv - Kaj Danielson, for the latest review on the Arc. Nummer 3.2008
download the p.d.f. here denmark%20review.pdf

Spain What Hi Fi Review courtesy of Evalitec

Trinity Review in Spain March Issue.
"Lo que mas sorprende de su rendimiento es su capacidad para ahondar en los graves"

Wilson Benesch Global Events that will be attended by the Directors / Designers during 2008.
Additional information on dates and locations will be provided nearer the time.


Germany Munich M.O.C. High End Show
Thursday 24th April - Sunday 27th April 2008
ATRIUM 4, 1ST FLOOR ROOM E110
Exhibition contents: This years Munich Show will see the Nanotube One Tonearm being used for the first time outside the U.K. This design takes advantage of engineering that functions at the quantum level in pursuit of ultimate performance. The understated design will provide the Trinity Loudspeakrs with the best possible signal. Download the press release here Nanotubeonetonearm.pdf


U.K. London ExCel What Hi Fi Sound and Vision Show
Friday Oct 31 - Sunday Nov 2
Room number one has been selected for the Wilson Benesch presentation at this years What Hi Fi Sound and Vision Show. ExCel is just 20 minutes from the centre of London and will provide an excellent opportunity for a broad range of technologies to be presented on one floor. Please see the floor map for further information. Stuff%20Floorplan%2020-02-2008.pdf

REDFERN IMAGE OF THE MONTH - BILLY COBHAM

Generally acclaimed as fusion's greatest drummer, Billy Cobham's explosive technique powered some of the genre's most important early recordings -- including groundbreaking efforts by Miles Davis and the Mahavishnu Orchestra -- before he became an accomplished bandleader in his own right.

William C. Cobham was born May 16, 1944, in Panama, where as a very young child he became fascinated with percussion. The Cobham family moved to New York City, and at age of eight he made his performance debut with his father. He honed his percussion skills in a drum-and-bugle corps outfit called the St. Catherine's Queensmen, and attended New York's prestigious High School of Music and Art, graduating in 1962.

In 69 he became part of Miles Davis' new fusion ensemble, and played a small part in the seminal Bitches Brew sessions; he also appeared more prominently on several other Davis albums of the time, including more aggressive classics like Live-Evil and A Tribute to Jack Johnson.

Cobham and John McLaughlin left the Davis' group and formed the Mahavishnu Orchestra, which debuted in 1971 with the seminal The Inner Mounting Flame. With Mahavishnu, In May 1973 while still with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Cobham recorded his first solo album Spectrum. Cobham went on to work with a broad range of artists leaving a wake that would inspire jazz and rock percussionists across the world.

Bristol Show 2008

The directors would like to thank everyone who has written to the company expressing their positive comments on our presentation at this years Sound and Vision Show. It was clear from the views expressed during the show that things were working. The room was constantly buzzing with enthusiastic and serious visitors enjoying a varied program of music and cinema.
Demonstration area 1 - 2 Channel System comprised of:
Nanotube One Tonearm, Ply cartridge Full Circle turntable. Audionet electronics, Clearer Audio cables, Trinity loudspeakers and Two Torus in an Alex configuration. This is where each Torus is fed by both channels and the frequency divided between the two. In this case from 45 to 30 Hertz for Torus One and 30 down for Torus Two.

Demonstration area 2 - 5.1 Cinema System comprised of:
Projection design Projector, UVEM Media Centre, Arcam Processor, Chord cables, Audionet Power amplifiers, Square Two Loudspeakers with Centre Square and Two Torus.

Special thanks go to Tony Revelle and Jerry Lewin and all the Audio X and Audio T organisation staff for making possible such a special event. Thank you to Adrian Cox of Moorgate Acoustics Sheffield for his obsessive attention to detail and high altitude expectations. Darren Smith of Clearer Audio cables for his huge contribution and wealth of knowledge on cable design. To our distributors who travelled to meet with us from Spain (Filipe Jimenez of Evalitec Solutions S.L., India - Jay Nihalani of Sound and Vision and Italy - Giovanni Spinneli. Plus all the dealers who took time out of their busy schedules to see what everyone was talking about at the Bristol Marriott.

Work has already started on the ideas that will make 2009 (the company's 20th anniversary celebration year) the best yet!

What Hi Fi - Trinity Review is out today

"Wilson Benesch is setting a lofty standard for standmounters"

"Perhaps most surprising is just how loud they can go without losing composure. Many standmounters just fall apart when asked to replay some bass-heavy dance music such as Insomnia by Faithless: not the Trinitys. In our medium sized test room, it was we who backed down before they did."

Quoted from What Hi FI March 2008

Odyssey Electronic Brochure now available for download

The Electronic Brochure provides first level information on the Odyssey Series. It includes technical background information on cabinet construction and driver technologies as well as technical specifications.

Download from here or the home page EB.pdf

Netherlands - Music Emotion report on Wilson Benesch

Thanks go to Werner Ero for his article in Music Emotion that is now available as a PDF at the bottom of this article. We would like to thank Jan and Kees Jan of Audio Excellence our distributor in the Netherlands for making this event possible. We would also like to thank all the dealers who attended the Premier Studio Arts's Audio in Naaldwijk for making it such a fantastic day with superb food and wine. Training focussed on Wilson Benesch technology and demonstrations of Trinity and Torus went on late into the evening all of which was documented by Werner who also interviewed the directors for this article.

Click here to download the pdf.
WB2007.pdf

also attached is the pdf of the Arc review that was done by Werner.

WBARC.pdf

THIS MONTHS REDFERN IMAGE- NINA SIMONE

The High Priestess of Soul
Simone was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina. During her first recital at the age of ten her parents, who had taken seats in the front row, were forced to move to the back of the hall to make way for white people. Simone refused to play until her parents were moved back. This incident contributed to her later involvement in the civil rights movement.

On her debut album for Philips, Nina Simone In Concert (live recording, 1964), Simone confronted racial inequality that was prevalent in the United States with the song "Mississippi Goddam". It was prompted by the murder of Medgar Evers and the death of four children in the church bombing in Alabama. The southern states boycotted the single when it was released. With "Old Jim Crow" on the same album she reacts to the Jim Crow Laws.

Simone left for Barbados in 1970. Her relationship with her husband and manager, Stroud who was also in charge of Simone's income declined. Simone's divorce can be seen as the end of her music business in the USA, and the beginning of her (partially self-imposed) exile and estrangement from the world for almost two decades.

Her on-stage style could be somewhat unpredictable and aloof but during 80's Simone performed regularly at Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London, where the album Live At Ronnie Scott's was recorded in 1984. Simone enjoyed engaging her audiences by recounting sometimes humorous anecdotes related to her career and music and soliciting requests.

On Human Kindness Day in 74 more than 10,000 people paid tribute to Simone for her music and commitment to humanity. Simone received two honorary degrees in music and humanities.She preferred to be called "Dr. Nina Simone" after these honors were bestowed upon her. On April 21st 2003 Simone was awarded an honorary diploma by the Curtis Institute, the school that had turned her down at the start of her career. She died two days later.

Nanotube One Tonearm. Another World's First

Wilson Benesch has pioneered the use of carbon fibre structures in audio design. The fibres which are 50 times thinner than a human hair impart immense strength and stiffness especially when shaped according to naturally correct forms like curves or hyperbolic tubes, both of which have been exploited in products by Wilson Benesch. It is well known that the structural performance capabilites of carbon fibre is well beyond that of all other known materials. With almost two decades experience in working and developing materials for audio applications, Wilson Benesch is ideally positioned to take advantage of the amazing potential of the perfect structure that may well dwarf the information age in terms of importance.

Nano tubes are 50,000 times thinner than a human hair. They are hollow cylinders of atoms with a range of unique properties: structural, electrical and chemical. They were discovered in 1991 by S. Iijima. They are the strongest materials that have ever been made and are the next step forward for dramatic improvements in performance in structures especially those made of carbon fibre / epoxy matrix.

The strength of the sp² carbon-carbon bonds gives carbon nanotubes amazing mechanical properties. The stiffness of a material is measured in terms of its Young's modulus, the rate of change of stress with applied strain. The Young's modulus of the best nanotubes can be as high as 1000 GPa which is approximately 5x higher than steel. The tensile strength, or breaking strain of nanotubes can be up to 63 GPa, around 50x higher than steel. These properties, coupled with the lightness of carbon nanotubes, gives them great potential in audio applications.

The Future is Carbonnano.pdf

Carbon fibre

The Future is carbon.

Please download the P.D.F. on this important new technology from Wilson Benesch.nano.pdf

Carbon composites, high energy impact absorbtion at work

We have tried to provide Youtube films on the Kubica crash before, but for reasons unknown to us they were removed from the youtube site. This version also shows a computer graphic of the crash. In the film you will see highlighted the critical carbon fibre elements that absorbed the colossal levels of energy that were involved in this impact.
This amazing film is a tribute to all those people who work in the field of engineering and the development of carbon composites. Kubica not only survived this 75g crash, but was also able to meet the challenges of racing again two weeks later!

Kubica Crash

Portugal - Square Two review.

Audio & Cinema en Casa review of Square Two by Jorge Goncalves courtesy of our Portugese distribution, Ajasom.

You can download this review by selecting the text WilsonBenesch.pdf

You canalso download the Square Brochure by selecting this textSquare%20Brochure%2031.01.08.pdf

DAVID REDFERN BOOK- The Unclosed Eye.

David Redfern was born June 7, 1936 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire England. His images have formed an integral part of the world of music. The ability to capture the moment and bring the worlds most famous artists within reach of us all is perhaps his greatest gift. His collection includes many famous images that have become iconic. In 1999 he published a book about his life, The Unclosed Eye. Many of the images that have appeared each month on the Wilson Benesch web site have been taken from this book and the huge Redfern collection. The book is available from Redferns, and for anyone with even the slightest interest in music is a fascinating read. An industrious photographer for 45 years, his collection is estimated at over 10,000 pictures.

REDFERN IMAGE OF THE MONTH-SIR J. DANKWORTH CBE AND DAME C. LAINE DBE

Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE was born in Essex on 20 September 1927. Johnny Dankworth, as he is commonly known, was brought up in a family of musicians. He had violin and piano lessons before settling eventually on the clarinet
After a period at London’s Royal Academy of Music, and national service in the army, he began a career on the British jazz scene, being voted Musician of the Year in 1949. During that year he attended the Paris Jazz Festival and played with Charlie Parker.
Among his best-known credits are the original themes for The Avengers and Tomorrow's World, plus the scores for the 1966 films Modesty Blaise and Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment. Dankworth’s active jazz life, which also includes many appearances and recordings with his wife, singer Dame Cleo Laine, shows no signs of abating and appeared with his wife recently on the Jools Holland Show. He remains a prominent figure in the British jazz scene. He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 2006 New Year's Honours List, the first British jazz musician to receive such an honour.

Dame Cleo Laine DBE, was born in Middlesex on October 28, 1927 to a Jamaican father and English mother who sent her to singing and dancing lessons at an early age. She worked as an apprentice hairdresser, librarian and for a pawnbrokers and did not take up singing seriously until her mid-twenties, however. She auditioned successfully for a band led by musician John Dankworth, with which she performed until 1958, when she and Dankworth married.She is the only female performer to have received Grammy nominations in the jazz, popular and classical music awards. Laine was made an Officer (OBE) of the Order of the British Empire for services to music. In the 1997 New Year's Honours list, Laine's membership of the order was elevated to Dame Commander, and she was appointed Dame Cleo Laine DBE (the female equivalent of a knighthood) in the 2006 New Years Honours list.

U.K. What Hi Fi Awards 2007

Wilson Benesch enters the mid market with another important award, this time from the U.K.'s most influential magazine What Hi Fi Sound and Vision.

Best Speaker Over £2,000 - Square Two.

GB Patent 2418559 Dynamic Loudspeaker

"Or do Something that's never been done before" Coldplay - Talk.
Dynamic Loudspeaker Patent granted. Torus Infrasonic Generator innovation moves forward.

Analogue-The ultimate test

Wilson benesch loudspeakers have always relied upon critical listening tests. A Reference quality Wilson Benesch turntable has always been used in these tests. The impulse response measurements below eloquently describes the time domain distorsions which are a direct consequence of the steep anti-aliasing filters used in some digital formats and by comparison the ideal ....analogue of course. It is possible to see the filter-induced "ringing" when compared to the analogue impulse.

This comparative analysis clearly underlines the importance of wide bandwidth sound and the relevance of ultrasonic sound in high performance audio systems. Trinity is the only loudspeaker capable of reproducing sound accurately to 100KHz. Significantly this is achieved whilst retaining the soft dome technology for the sound produced in the audible range to 20Khz. It follows that there is a complete absence of uncontrolled high level energy in the ultrasonic range that is commonly found in some hard dome, tweeter designs.

The image below was reproduced with kind permission of Merging technologies.

South Africa - Wilson Benesch moves forward with Aeolian.

We are delighted to announce that thanks to Andy Stuart, Managing Director of Aeolian, Wilson Benesch design is now moving forward in South Africa.

We wish Andy and his company every success with their business in the future.

Details of the company are stated below.

Tel: 011 487 2254
Fax: 011 487 2246
Cell: 082 413 2286
E-mail: ans@aeolian.co.za

Wilson Benesch cabinet architecture

Why does a Wilson Benesch loudspeaker sound so natural?
Part of the answer to this question is the cabinet architecture.

Put simply, sound is vibration. As such, sound can pass through many different substances - in fact, it requires the presence of a medium.

This simple harmonic motion animation describes the compression and rarification required to take place in a material for it to transmit resonant energy or in the case of air acoustic energy.

The speed at which sound travels is defined by the medium through which the waves are passing, and is often quoted as a fundamental property of the material. In general, the speed of sound is proportional to the square root of the ratio of the elastic modulus (stiffness) of the medium to its density.
VELOCITY OF SOUND IN METRES PER SECOND
RUBBER 40
CORK 400
LEAD 1158
WATER 1433
ACRYLIC 2680
CONCRETE 3200
GOLD 3240
WOOD 3300
BRASS 3475
COPPER 3900
HARDWOOD 3960
GLASS 3962
BRICK 4176
ALUMINIUM 4877
IRON 5130
PYREX 5640
STEEL 6100
DIAMOND 12000
CARBON FIBRE 18350


A Carbon fibre matrix has one of the highest ratios known to man being supremely stiff and of a very low density. This is one of the blocking structures that is disposed either side of the core.The woven carbon can be seen to exhibit small bundles of fabric each containing typically 5,000 fibres. The image below shows A 6 μm diameter carbon filament compared to a human hair. Within one layer of carbon there are billions of boundaries each of which plays its part in converting resonant energy to heat.


High Compression Foam Core.
Making a sound wave transfer through different layers of material with different densities assists in noise damping. The damping characteristics of the foam core used in Wilson Bensch A.C.T. structures possess one of the highest damping capabilities known to man. The sound waves are forced to travel through multiple foam cell air pockets and their cell walls as sound travels through the foam medium.

Critical Mass Damping
High mass high tensile strength steel structures are exploited for sub-baffles and bracing structures.

Two methods are used to control sound in a Wilson Benesch loudspeaker cabinet. Blocking and damping. No other cabinet in the world can be seen to deal with the problems of unwanted out of phase energy better than the materials deployed in a Wilson Benesch loudspeaker. This unique materials technology and the plant that creates it has been developed by Wilson Benesch to overcome the shortcomings of traditional materials that have been used in loudspeaker design to date.

Where did carbon come from?
Formation of the carbon atomic nucleus requires a nearly simultaneous triple collision of alpha particles (helium nuclei) within a the core of a giant or supergiant star.

This happens in temperature and helium concentration conditions that the rapid expansion and cooling of the early universe prohibited, and therefore no significant carbon was created during the Big Bang. Instead, the interiors of stars in the horizontal branch transform three helium nuclei into carbon by means of this triple-alpha process.

In order to be available for formation of life as we know it, this carbon must then later be scattered into space as dust, in supernovae explosions, as part of the material which later forms second- and third-generation star systems which have planets accreted from such dust. The solar system is one such third-generation star system.

UK- Cinenow-interview with Craig Milnes

Wilson Benesch Trinity loudspeakers extend bandwidth
What HiFi Sound and Vision Show 2007
Craig Milnes presents the Wilson Benesch philosophy of high definition, wide bandwidth sound reproduction which has lead up to Trinity, the latest addition to their product range, with newly a developed drive unit, W.B. One. He explains the technology used to enable these speakers to cover from 35Hz to 100kHz.

Cinenow web site

U.K. London WHAT HI FI Show 2007

Wilson Benesch put modesty asside and took the opportunity to demonstrate the "Best Speaker over £2,000" (What Hi Fi Award 2007) at this years Stuff Live Show in London. Also seen for the first time in the U.K. was the loudspeaker that is rewriting the rule book, Trinity. This design is capturing the imagination of audio enthusiasts all over the world. In Colorado is was partnered with Single Ended Triodes from DeHavilland in London it showed its strengths with the finest transistor based designs from Audionet. This weekend In Greece it will be demonstrated with Two Torus and Goldmund electronics.
The elegant new Stand for the Full Circle was seen for the first time. The only functional turntable at the show it captured the attention of all who passed by the room.

The Library of Torus Cone Standers, continues to grow with some interesting additions. A news section will be added shortly that will be dedicated to this most revealing art form. Thank you to everyone who took part.

Thanks also go to What Hi Fi for making it possible to exhibit in such a well organised event. Last but not least thanks go to Clearer Audio who managed to put up a good fight for the unofficial Best sound at the Show. The Reference Naim / Wilson Benesch Arc system that was being used to desribe the sonic strengths of Clearer audio cables were the topic of conversation from many who shared their views with us. We thank you all for attending our show and making the weekend such a successful event.

REDFERN IMAGE OF THE MONTH - CHRISTY MOORE

Christopher Andrew 'Christy' Moore was born on May 7, 1945, in Newbridge, County Kildare, in the Republic of Ireland. Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist, he is one of the founding members of Planxty.

Moore was originally a bank employee who wanted to express himself using traditional music. A bank strike in the 1970s, which lasted over fourteen months, (and effectively paralysed Irish commercial life for the duration) resulted in Moore spending considerable time practising music. When the strike ended, Moore had already decided where his passion in life arose, and left the bank for good.

Moore's earlier years of heavy drinking, sleeping disfunctional hours, continual travelling, and often eating takeaway foods resulted in a decline in health, and several operations. Moore's battle with alcohol, and subsequent heart operations have taken their toll on the body, if not the spirit of the man. Moore, who channels much energy into his art, has been requested to not produce any more work for medical reasons, and has decided to abide by this, after earlier warnings were ignored. For this reason the volume of work produced since 1999 has declined dramatically.

Netherlands - Square Two Review - Music and Emotion - Werner Ero

Latest Square Review courtesy of Audio Excellence.
The article has been written by Werner Ero for the leading audio journal in the Netherlands "Music and Emotion"

"Stijlbreuk met behoud van kwaliteit." Quote from article
square2.pdf

USA - Positive Feedback Report by Adam Goldfine

POSITIVE FEEDBACK ONLINE - ISSUE 33
By Adam Goldfine.

Wilson Benesch

By now I assume most of our readers are familiar with the usage of exotic materials, especially carbon fiber, pioneered by British manufacturer, Wilson Benesch. Known for its incredible weight to strength ratio and superior damping characteristics, carbon fiber has found its way into many sophisticated applications from Formula 1 race cars to jet fighters and bombers. As explained by WB designer Craig Milnes the fibers can even be aligned to direct resonances where you want them (and away from where you don't). And in Wilson Benesch speakers they do just that essentially shunting whatever resonances do develop within the speakers to a physical ground resulting in extremely low cabinet coloration and improved dynamics. I'm not a physicist, but as an owner of the A.C.T. loudspeakers I can say the cabinets are remarkably inert and the sound is about as uncolored and dynamic as it gets. And their bass performance far exceeds what one might expect given their relatively small size.

New in the WB line up is the Trinity, a three way, stand mounted (the crossover is in the stands) monitor utilizing the carbon fiber based Advanced Composite Technology found in other WB designs. It is a ported design featuring a 7" mid-bass unit, a 25mm soft dome tweeter and a .75" super tweeter. Frequency response is specified as 46 Hz to 80 kHz +/- 2dB, the ultra-sonic performance being a big part of the raison d'etre of the Trinity. I could go on about the technology involved in this speaker but the technical description is six pages long and can be found at www.wilson-benesch.com. But be forewarned, these guys are at the cutting edge of materials research and utilization and some of this stuff will make your head spin.

The Trinity was designed to pair with WB's new Torus Infrasonic Generator to create a full range system. And that is how we heard it at the show. Driven by deHavilland Electric Amplifier Company, www.dehavillandhifi.com, tube electronics the Trinity provided the rich, dynamic and exceptionally musical sound Wilson Benesch has become known for. They have that startling real quality I mentioned in the YG Acoustics section above and that I've come to expect from my A.C.T. speakers. Bass from the Torus was deep, fast and well defined. (I was assured a Torus would be heading my way for review before long.) At $10,450/pair for the Trinity you are getting cutting edge loudspeaker technology and state of the art sound.

U.K. dealer announcement Music Matters Hatchend London

North West Londons premier Audio Studio Music matters Hatchend http://www.hatchend.co.uk/
Wilson Benesch / Naim.
System being featured is based upon Naim CD 555 and Wilson Benesch Chimera.
See dealer section for contact details.

U.K. WHAT HIFI Show announcement - Clearer Audio, Reference System - St Emilion Room

WHAT HI FI SHOW St. Emilion Suite located on the 2nd floor.
CLEARER AUDIO CABLES featuring:~
Copper-line Power-HUB
Copper-line Power Cables
Silver-line Speaker Cables
Silver-line Optimus Reference Interconnects
Wilson Benesch / Naim Reference System.

USA - Wilson Benesch Trinity Shines at RMAF

Rocky Mt 2007: Wilson Benesch Trinity Shines at RMAF
October 18th, 2007 — By The Absolute Sound
By Neil Gader
With the glitter of the carbon fiber cabinet catching the light, even from a distance I knew I was looking at a spanking new W-B speaker. Ricki Lee Jones was singing “A Case of You,” and the sound was what I’d come to expect from larger WB offerings–sublimely undistorted, smooth and detailed with resolution right down to the softest levels. It integrated beautifully with the Torus subwoofer–hardly a surprise. The Trinity is no more than about eighteen inches tall but it’s a three-way with an even more unique twist. Beyond the midbass driver and soft dome tweeter, WB has added a third element it calls The Sphere and hence the Trinity name. The Sphere is a super-tweeter dome of gold and ceramic designed to fill in the upper harmonics beyond 20kHz. The precision ground steel and aluminum alloy stands also reveal more WB innovation. It bolts into the cabinet structure of the Trinity and houses the hand built crossover allowing the Rhodium plated terminals to conveniently reside at the base of the stand. Augmented by DeHaviland’s tubed electronics and Gamut digital playback, this was one of the most highly resolved small systems at RMAF

M.I.T. Research paper, supplied by Ron Jiracek

God dwells in the detail.
The article below was supplied to us by Ron Jiracek. (in the image he is on the right side of picture next to Jim Riddel of Sounds Real Audio) Ron is a highly trained engineer and passionate lover of music, who has been enjoying Wilson Benesch design for some years. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of audio systems that deserves respect. The image above is a section through the human hearing mechanism that has been added by way of explanation. It describes the location of the tectorial membrane referred to in the article. The following quote is deried from another article that describes the nature of the tectorial membrane as being "inconceivably delicate and flexible; far more sensitively flexible in the transverse than in the longitudinal direction and the readiness with which it bends when touched is beyond description."


MIT finds new hearing mechanism
Discovery could lead to improved hearing aids
David Chandler, MIT News Office
October 10, 2007

MIT researchers have discovered a hearing mechanism that fundamentally changes the current understanding of inner ear function. This new mechanism could help explain the ear's remarkable ability to sense and discriminate sounds. Its discovery could eventually lead to improved systems for restoring hearing.

The research is described in the advance online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the week of October 8.

MIT Professor Dennis M. Freeman, working with graduate student Roozbeh Ghaffari and research scientist Alexander J. Aranyosi, found that the tectorial membrane, a gelatinous structure inside the cochlea of the ear, is much more important to hearing than previously thought. It can selectively pick up and transmit energy to different parts of the cochlea via a kind of wave that is different from that commonly associated with hearing.

Ghaffari, the lead author of the paper, is in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, as is Freeman. All three researchers are in MIT's Research Laboratory of Electronics. Freeman is also in MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

It has been known for over half a century that inside the cochlea sound waves are translated into up-and-down waves that travel along a structure called the basilar membrane. But the team has now found that a different kind of wave, a traveling wave that moves from side to side, can also carry sound energy. This wave moves along the tectorial membrane, which is situated directly above the sensory hair cells that transmit sounds to the brain. This second wave mechanism is poised to play a crucial role in delivering sound signals to these hair cells.

In short, the ear can mechanically translate sounds into two different kinds of wave motion at once. These waves can interact to excite the hair cells and enhance their sensitivity, "which may help explain how we hear sounds as quiet as whispers," says Aranyosi. The interactions between these two wave mechanisms may be a key part of how we are able to hear with such fidelity - for example, knowing when a single instrument in an orchestra is out of tune.

"We know the ear is enormously sensitive" in its ability to discriminate between different kinds of sound, Freeman says. "We don't know the mechanism that lets it do that." The new work has revealed "a whole new mechanism that nobody had thought of. It's really a very different way of looking at things."

The tectorial membrane is difficult to study because it is small (the entire length could fit inside a one-inch piece of human hair), fragile (it is 97 percent water, with a consistency similar to that of a jellyfish), and nearly transparent. In addition, sound vibrations cause nanometer-scale displacements of cochlear structures at audio frequencies. "We had to develop an entirely new class of measurement tools for the nano-scale regime," Ghaffari says.

The team learned about the new wave mechanism by suspending an isolated piece of tectorial membrane between two supports, one fixed and one moveable. They launched waves at audio frequencies along the membrane and watched how it responded by using a stroboscopic imaging system developed in Freeman's lab. That system can measure nanometer-scale displacements at frequencies up to a million cycles per second.

The team's discovery has implications for how we model cochlear mechanisms. "In the long run, this could affect the design of hearing aids and cochlear implants," says Ghaffari. The research also has implications for inherited forms of hearing loss that affect the tectorial membrane. Previous measurements of cochlear function in mouse models of these diseases "are consistent with disruptions of this second wave," Aranyosi adds.

Because the tectorial membrane is so tiny and so fragile, people "tend to think of it as something that's wimpy and not important," Freeman says. "Well, it's not wimpy at all." The new discovery "that it can transport energy throughout the cochlea is very significant, and it's not something that's intuitive."

This research was funded by the National Institutes of Health.

USA Rocky Mountain Audio Festival 2007

Wilson Benesch chose the Rocky Mountain Audio Festival to present the Trinity for the first time in the U.S.A. What a fantastic event has been realised by the directors Al Stiefel & Marjorie Baumert.

Significant levels of non-destructive testing of the Torus cone took place and some notable examples are included below.

We would like to thank every dealer that attended the dealer training session. We would also like to thank the prospective new dealers that made the long distance trip to be with us. Special thanks must also go to Jim Riddell of Sounds Real Audio who has won best sound at the show for year after year using Wilson Benesch loudspeakers in Conifer One. It is also important that we thank all those who visited our room and made such positive comments about the Triniity, Torus combination. Last but not least, a big thank you to Steve, Elizabeth and Harry Daniels of The Sound Organisation.

The room is already booked and we look forward to returning to this important event next year.

Croatia - MM Show Ljubljana 2007 courtesy of Acquisitum magnum d.o.o.

Mario Dolinar made the first of two exhibitions in Croatia this Autumn. The first took place last weekend in Ljubljana at the Multimedia Show.

Managing director was delighted by the presentation that was based upon Arc / Torus and driven by YBA
electronics.

Acquisitum magnum d.o.o.
Perjavica 32
HR-10090 ZAGREB

Tel : ++ 385 1 3896 644
Fax : ++ 385 1 3896 645
mail: mario.dolinar@yba.com.hr
www.yba.com.hr
http://sonetimage.adm.hr

Netherlands - Beter Beeld & Geluid in Hilversum courtesy of Audio Excellence Netherlands

Recently Beter Beeld & Geluid moved into their latest showroom facility in Hilversum, The Netherlands. Beter Beeld & Geluid specialise in home-cinema and are able to make the highest quality presentations of the full Odyssey range and Square Series.

This new facilty in Hilversum sees a full Wilson Benesch Square surround setup, but is also capable of moving into a full Odyssey Carbon system, or of course combinations of the two. The contemporary interior features state of the art acoustics and measures approximately 34 m2 with the ceiling at 3,60m height.

We would like to wish them further good fortune in the growth and development of their exciting business.

Beter Beeld & Geluid
Havenstraat 71
1211 KH Hilversum
Nederland

T: +31-(0)6-4622 6586
F: +31 (0)84 749 7722
http://www.beterbeeldengeluid.nl

REDFERN IMAGE OF THE MONTH - SIR MICK JAGGER

Sir Michael Phillip "Mick" Jagger was born July 26, 1943 at the Livingstone Hospital, East Hill, Dartford, Kent, England. His father was a teacher; his mother, an Australian immigrant to England, was an active member of the Conservative Party. Jagger was the older of two sons, and academically successful, he attended Dartford Grammar School where he passed 3 A-levels, before entering the London School of Economics on a scholarship. He studied for a degree in accounting and finance, but attended for less than a year and did not graduate, leaving to pursue a musical career. School legend has it that Jagger was asked to leave the London School of Economics after an incident in which he rode a motorcycle inside the library.
Like Keith Richards and other members of The Rolling Stones, Jagger had no formal musical training and did not know how to read music. While Jagger knew Keith Richards as a schoolmate, it was not until later that the songwriters reunited when Richards saw Jagger with a blues record under his arm and asked him where he had purchased it. The two, combined with Jones, Bill Wyman, Ian Stewart, and Charlie Watts, formed the Rolling Stones, basing their name on the Muddy Waters tune "Rollin' Stone." Stewart was dropped from the band for not fitting the image desired by manager Andrew Loog Oldham, but still toured with the band as a pianist until his death in 1985. It was Oldham who insisted that Jagger call himself "Mick" rather than "Mike", a name he continued to use among friends; for example, John Lennon calls him Michael in the 1968 film The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus.
On September 26, 2007, Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones made $437 million on their “A Bigger Bang Tour” to list them in the latest edition of Guinness World Record.
Decades of controversy have followed in the wake of the Stones which continues today. The release of their 2005 album A Bigger Bang included the song "Sweet Neo Con" in which Jagger's lyrics openly attack the presidency of George W. Bush.
Jagger has been and will continue to be an inspiration to all who follow in his formidable footsteps.

Korea - Square review in AUDIO courtesy of Campia Tech

Excellent review on Square One and Square Two in Koreas Audio magazine. Thanks go to Jang of Campia Tech for making this possible. PDF Sqreview.pdf

Full Circle Turntable Stand

The elegant new stand for the Full Circle comes after much demand recently from distribution across the world. There have been numerous versions created by other companies to satisfy the ideal method of presenting the classic lines of the Full Circle System. The simple, understated, pure lines of the design look just as "naturally correct" in terms of design and function today as it did when it was first released five years ago. With demand for this product being stronger than ever before, the design is now more than ready to see some useful enhancements.

The Full Circle Stand is an all metal design featuring laser cut steel and Wilson Benesch's own extruded parts. The system caters for additional loading with high mass material to enhance it. The spiked base plate is terminated with the usual high quality Wilson Benesch turned spike elements providing an easy solution to levelling of the system. Affording super rigidity with minimal mass the design blends seamlessly with the Full Circle providing the best ergonomics whilst sacrificing nothing of the performance. The design will be seen for the first time at the Stuff Live Show in London during the first week in November where the price will be announced.

Denmark - Wilson Benesch company visit.

Wilson Benesch was delighted to receive a visit from its Danish distributor Kaj Danielsen of Radioactiv. Kaj was accompanied by the knowledgable and very experienced Chief Editors, Michael Madsen and Sven Bilén from Denmark and Sweden's leading journal High Fidelity. A full tour of the company was provided, with the exception of the carbon fibre facilities that are confidential. Detailed explanations of the unique technologies and the philosophical approach of Wilson Benesch design were discussed in some detail. Training for Kaj was also a high priority during what turned out to be a constructive business day for everyone. The directors would like to thank Michael, Sven and Kaj for making this special trip and look forward to the forthcoming feature on the company, in the magazine.

Europe - Wilson Benesch views the future in Europe.

Wilson Benesch moves forward in Germany and France. Connect Audio of Germany and PPL of France are no longer distributors for Wilson Benesch. During the transition phase there will be no interuption to service that will be provided by Wilson Benesch directly to Wilson Benesch dealers (Please contact Wilson Benesch direct for details).

An announcement about the new distribution arrangements for these important markets will be made during the course of 2008.

The company would like to thank Connect Audio of Germany and PPL of France for all the hard work during the past years and wish them good fortune in all that they do in the future.

Italy - Top Audio Show Milan 2007

Thank you to Vanino and Dimitri for the warm welcome that they made to all their visitors at this year Top Audio Show presentation in Milan. Trinity and Torus featured centre stage. Below is a small impression of Italy including the square described by le Corbusier as the most attractive square in Europe.

Other Squares.

Netherlands - Dealer training / Trinity Presentation, courtesy of Audio Excellence and Audio Art

We would like to extend our thanks to Jan and Kees Jan of Audio Excellence for making it possible to meet with so many interested parties at the recent event at the Art's Audio Holland.


Studio 1 Kees Jan of Audio Excellence provides a brief demonstration at the distributors extensive facilites. (Wilson Benesch exclusive distributor for Holland and Belgium) A series of presentations will take place across the Netherlands at principal dealers. See previous new item for up and coming dates at other dealers across the Netherlands.



On a warm summers day, Art's Audio was the first venue in a series of events sceduled to take place across the Netherlands and what better place to begin. Arthur and Eric of Art's Audio, provided the ideal venue to provide training and demonstrations. The outstanding food and fine wines were appreciated by everyone who attended later in the evening.


Presentation to some of the people who attended in the evening.


Eric making a presentation in the main studio.


Group shot of dealers who attended the Training during the afternoon.

Thailand - Wilson Benesch moves forward.

Wilson Benesch is delighted to announce the addition of another quality distributor to its global network.
Thailand is now serviced by Audiocome. Contact details :~

Yannawa Ba Patanawsin
ACG International Co. Ltd
729/40 Rama 3 Road
Bangpongpang Yannawa
Bangkok 10120
Thailand
Tel: +662 295 4772
Fax: +662 295 4771
E-Mail audiocome@lox2.loxinfo.co.th

Netherlands - Audio Excellence Autumn Events

Trinity presentations courtesy of Audio Excellence - Netherlands.

REDFERN IMAGE OF THE MONTH -ERIC CLAPTON

Eric Patrick Clapton CBE was born 30 March 1945, He is a Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter and composer. Regarded by many as one of the most successful musicians of the 20th and 21st century, he lays claim to an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Recognised by many as one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

Clapton was born in Ripley, Surrey, England the son of 16-year-old Patricia Molly Clapton and Edward Walter Fryer, a 24-year-old soldier from Montréal. Fryer returned to Canada after the war and subsequently Clapton grew up with his grandmother, Rose, and her second husband Jack, believing they were his parents and that his mother was his older sister. When Clapton was 9 years old he discovered this family secret when his mother and 6 year old half-brother returned to England for a visit. The knowledge had a negative effect on his family relations and academic work. Clapton grew up quiet, shy, lonely and in his words a "nasty kid". Four years later, Clapton received an acoustic Spanish Hoya guitar, for his birthday, but he found learning the instruments very difficult. After leaving school Clapton completed a one-year foundation art course in 1962 at the Kingston College of Art but he did not study at degree level. He opted to busk in Richmond and the West End of London.

The identity of his father remained a mystery for many years. Clapton knew that his father's name was Edward Fryer, but few other details were known. Clapton's father was Edward Walter Fryer, born 21 March 1920, in Montreal and died 15 May 1985 in Newmarket, Ontario. Fryer was a musician and lifelong drifter, who was married several times, had several children. He never knew that he was the father of Eric Clapton.

Slowhands career is huge and covers many varied phases. From being a member of the first super group Cream to working with many of the worlds great artists from Lennon to Zappa and B.B. King. His contribution to the blues is perhaps what he will be forever recognised for. Often appearing as guest on many other artists work his career continues to be just as active and important today as ever.

USA Curve review from Dagago

Douglas Schroeder of Dagago writes fascinating review on Curve Loudspeaker.

http://www.dagogo.com

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REDFERN IMAGE OF THE MONTH - VAN MORRISON O.B.E.

Van the Man
George Ivan Morrison OBE was born August 31, 1945 Morrison is widely considered one of the most unusual and influential vocalists in the history of rock and roll.

He grew up at 125 Hyndford Street in Bloomfield, Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is the only child of George, a shipyard worker and Violet, a singer. Morrison was exposed to music from an early age, as his father, having spent time working in Detroit, Michigan collected American jazz, country and western, and blues albums. His father's taste in music was passed on to him and he grew up listening to artists such as Jelly Roll Morton, Ray Charles, Lead Belly and Solomon Burke. In a 2005 Rolling Stone article he said, "Those guys were the inspiration that got me going. If it wasn't for that kind of music, I couldn't do what I'm doing now."

His first album was released in 1967. Over five decades he has influenced many popular musical artists.

Netherlands - Beter Beeld & Geluid

This is the first time that we have featured an owners system in our news page. The result was so pleasing for the owner, we thought that we should share it.

This home-cinema is designed by GT Design & Creations in collaboration with Beter Beeld & Geluid in the Netherlands. After an extended search for a surround setup the current owner discovered the Wilson Benesch Square series at Beter Beeld & Geluid and immediately fell in love. The room is not just for playing movies, the owner specifically stated that the first function should be a listening experience for 2 channel music, experiencing movies on a high level is an additional bonus. The result was both sonically and visually more stunning than the owner could dream of when he first started this project.

Engines of Ingenuity No 1 - SMEATON'S LIGHTHOUSE

Engines of Ingenuity No 1.
This is the first of a series of articles that celebrates the ingenuity of English men and women that are linked to Yorkshire in some way. These articles are not in any particular order. Each individual has been selected simply upon merit. In this case, Wilson Benesch has launched Trinity, so we thought that it might be interesting to mention Trinity House. The safety of shipping, and the well being of seafarers, have been the prime concern of Trinity House since it was granted a Charter by Henry VIII in 1514. Part of this responsibility is of course the lighthouse which John Smeaton will always be remembered for. In addition John Smeaton was a Yorkshireman. As Wilson Benesch is based in South Yorkshire what better place to begin the series.


Navigation off Plymouth would remain hazardous whilst ever Eddystone rock stood without a lighthouse. The two previous wooden designs had failed the test resulting in the death of the designer himself in one case. For 52 years mariners looked forward to the day that a replacement would be found. During this time, Trinity House placed a light vessel to guard the position until a permanent light could be built. It was clear from the demise of the previous designs that the task would not be solved by any ordinary solution however. In 1756 the Royal Society recommended a Yorkshireman, John Smeaton, for the task. The assignment would capture the imagination of the world.

The idea of being inspired by natural forms is often used today but of course it is not a recent phenomenon for designers to draw upon millions of years of evolution. Smeatons inspiration came from the Oak tree and he decided to construct a tower based on the same shape for strength, but made of stone rather than wood, as in the case of previous designs. Such a decision is of course, not an easy choice to make. How would the rock be transported, never mind assembled upon to an organic form in the middle of the sea. The level of workmanship would have to be exemplary, but why would any quality craftsman wish to work in such dangerous conditions? Trinity House arranged with the Admiralty at Plymouth to have a medal struck for each labourer to prove that they were working on the lighthouse. This would ensure that they were prevented from conscription into the Navy.

The foundations and facing were constructed from local granite. To bond the granite Smeaton invented a quick drying cement, 'hydraulic lime' (a form of concrete that will set under water) it is a formula that is still used today. An ingenious method of securing each block of stone to its neighbour, using carefully cut interlocking joints and marble dowels was employed. Of course the technology for assembling such a structure was of it self, a huge engineering challenge.


To enable the transportation of the large granite blocks from the vessel to the rock a device was designed by Smeaton that is still in use today by ships at sea to enable them to lift to considerable heights. The design that he created has never been improved upon. The combined result of these and other innovations enabled the completion of the tower within three years. Engineering of such a quality in the days of candle power seems all the more extraordinary. 24 candles were used to provide light on 16 October 1759.

While in use, Smeaton's lighthouse was 59 feet (18 metres) in height, and had a diameter at the base of 26 feet (8 metres) and at the top of 17 feet (5 metres). It remained in use until 1877 when it was discovered that the rocks upon which it stood were becoming eroded—each time a large wave hit the lighthouse it would shake from side to side. Smeaton's lighthouse was largely dismantled and rebuilt on Plymouth Hoe, in the city of Plymouth, as a memorial. The foundations and stub of the old tower remain on the Eddystone Rocks. The foundations proved too strong to be dismantled so the Victorians left them where they stood (the irony of this lighthouse is that although the previous two were destroyed, this one proved to be stronger than the rock upon which it was built and could not even be intentionally taken apart).

The remaining stump still stands on the Eddystone Rock. Testimony to inspired Yorkshire ingenuity.

Note that the A.C.T. tonearm was designed with the same form, essentially a hyperbolic curve. This provides any beam or tower with the highest possible strength to weight ratio. It is naturally correct and when allied to a carbon fibre helix the ultimate is possible. No other form or materials technology can be demonstrated to outperform this solution. It is the stiffest, lightest and of itself, most highly self damped tone arm tube in the world.

WHAT HI FI ULTIMATE GUIDE is out now.

The Full Circle, Curve loudspeaker, Square One and Square Two loudspeaker enjoy superb critical acclaim in the latest What HI FI ULTIMATE GUIDE journal.

REDFERN IMAGE OF THE MONTH - DUKE ELLINGTON

Ellington preferred to call his style and sound "American music" rather than just jazz, and liked to describe those who impressed him as "beyond category," including and especially many of the musicians who served with his orchestra.

Ellington's father, James Edward Ellington, born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, USA on April 15, 1879, was the son of a former slave. He moved to Washington, D.C. in 1886 with his small family. Ellington was born to J.E. and Daisy Kennedy Ellington who lived in the home of his maternal grandparents at 2129 Ward Place, NW in Washington D.C. J.E. made blueprints for the United States Navy; Daisy and J.E. were both piano players, and at the age of seven Ellington began taking piano lessons from a Mrs. Clinkscales who lived at 1212 Street NW. The Clinkscales address is often, but erroneously, given as Ellington's childhood home.

Ellington married Edna Thompson when he was 19, in 1918. She was his childhood sweetheart.

Ellington was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1966. He was later awarded several other prizes, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969, and the Legion of Honor by France in 1973, the highest civilian honors in each country. He died of lung cancer and pneumonia on May 24, 1974, a month after his 75th birthday, and was interred in the Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York City.

In 1999, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Pulitzer Board honoured Ellington with a posthumous special award citation for his life-long body of work

A large memorial to Ellington, created by sculptor Robert Graham, was dedicated in 1997 in New York's Central Park, near Fifth Avenue and 110th Street, an intersection named Duke Ellington Circle. In his birthplace of Washington, D.C., there stands a school dedicated to his honor and memory as well as a majestic bridge.

Croatia - Distribution of Wilson Benesch moves forward

We are delighted to announce that thanks to Mario Dolinar, Managing Director of Acquisitum Magnum, Wilson Benesch design is now moving forward in Croatia.

We wish Mario and his company every success with their business in the future.

Details of the company are stated below.




Mario Dolinar
Managing director

Acquisitum magnum d.o.o.
Perjavica 32
HR-10090 ZAGREB
mail: mario.dolinar@yba.com.hr
www.yba.com.hr

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WHAT Hi Fi - A.C.T. review is published today

It was eleven years ago that the original A.C.T. One, was released at the Frankfurt
High End Show. This was at a time when every floor standing loudspeaker was a box! Joachim Bose and Thomas Bockler of Alto Hi-fidelity helped make Wilson Benesch a major success in Germany. A success story that would unfold across the rest of the world with Japan being the next major market to follow. The scale of progress made by Wilson Benesch over these industrious years has been one of the great success stories of British Audio design. The original design remains unique in every detail and even today second hand values are testimony to the quality of the product and its value as a reliable investment. This design established Wilson Benesch throughout the world as a loudspeaker design company with prestigious awards and critical acclaim from every continent. In 2006 the latest A.C.T. was selected in the "Recommended Components" listing of Stereophile, USA.

So the story goes on. How many loudspeaker designs of 1996 remain so strong today?

The A.C.T. remains one of the most elegant loudspeaker designs available today. It is possible to see that the design has changed so very little in terms of its visual design aesthetic. We all recognise, that the most demanding test of any advanced design, is the test of time. So although the materials technology is even more advanced it remains just as small and precise as the original. A worthy, time served ambassador of the Wilson Benesch marque.

Kubica Crash 2007 Canadian GP (English)

WHAT HI FI SOUND AND VISION GROUP TEST WINNER (APRIL 2007)
NOW AVAILABLE IN CHERRY RED GLOSS

Red Square!

The rich deep "Red Cherry gloss" finish is added to the Square Series. Available as of Monday 18th june 2007

Trinity - Small speaker, MASSIVE progress

The extruded alloy grill retaining strips are magnetically attached to the alloy baffle

Trinity - looking up

The alloy ports are machined to locate precisely with the alloy base and maximise the air volume of the cabinet.

Trinity - Beyond Category

W.B. One Dynamic Drive unit.
Behind the curved grill and the alloy baffle resides the latest dynamic drive unit technology from Wilson Benesch. W.B. One. Wide Bandwidth One builds upon the success of the Tactic drive unit, taking transient response, dynamics and power handling in to a new dimension. The Tactic was often described as fast. This drive unit goes to the next level.

Trinity - Frequency extension without hardness.

In pursuit of extended high frequency response capabilities, many of our contemporaries have sought to push the limits of the dynamic drive unit beyond its limits. Dynamic, coil based, tweeters simply cannot achieve extreme high frequency sound. It is beyond the limits of the technology. Only super low mass solutions can achieve controlled sound reproduction. Wilson Benesch has retained its soft dome tweeter and opted for appropriate technology to pass on the batten when it naturally rolls off. This solution provides optimum performance within the 5000 to 20,000 bandwidth. The Sphere then takes up the challenge, producing controlled accurate sound up to 100 KHz.

Trinity 40Hz / 100kHz

The success of any sub system is determined by the sum of its parts.

Every individual detail is important in high performance systems. The Dynamic loudspeaker generates dynamic forces that most people would find difficult to appreciate. So it is essential that the forces be interfaced intimately with the ground, in a robust and reliable way whilst at the same time providing adjustability. The Wilson Benesch spike has changed very little, but remains as effective today as it did when it was first designed around a 14mm thread. Trinity sees a larger knurled section in its design.

One component - Many operations - Ultimate finish.

The processing of one steel plate by Wilson Benesch.
1 Selected high quality 8mm thick steel is cut by laser to a tolerance of 0.1mm.
2 This is then machined to provide all the mounting holes on Wilson Benesch CNC tooling.
3 The edge is then machined to a mirror finish.
4 The edges are then de burred by hand.
5 The ultimate surface finish is then produced by surface grinding.

Both surfaces of all plates used in every loudspeaker are prepared in this way.

Having been ground to the finest finish each plate is completely flat. Only when this has been achieved is the plate released to the powder coater. Here, an architectural specification powder coat is applied that will with stand the most hazardous climatic conditions.

At every stage quality inspection takes place.

The plate being machined in this image can be seen on Trinity. If you refer above to Trinity - "Looking up" you can see the plate when assembled.

Despite the fact that one side is impossible to see and the majority of the plate is obscured from view, this plate is treated in exactly the same way as the visible plate that may be used for the footplate for example.

One component - Many operations - Ultimate finish.

W.B. ONE Dynamic Drive Unit

There are 14 separate elements in one W.B. One Dynamic drive unit.
Each element has a direct effect upon the sound that the final sub system will make. When each component is under your control it is possible to guarantee that each hand made drive unit is manufactured to standards that may appear to be above and beyond what is reasonable. What is more, because the unit is made under the same roof that it was designed, the most fastidious attention to detail is possible as is evolutionary progress as in the case of the W.B. One.

It should not be forgotten that Wilson Benesch drive units are often presented in their full glory to be seen in every detail. This is not done for aesthetic but acoustic reasons. What is described below is the process required to realise just one front plate. One component part of the W.B. One dynamic drive unit.

1 Production planned for the front plate,
2 Material ordered in advance
3 Saw shop cuts material into specified billet size
4 material delivered just in time to Wilson Benesch
5 C.N.C. Lathe
Face machined
back face machined
inspected and packaged
6 C.N.C. milling machine
vent apertures milled
holes drilled
holes tapped
Inspected and packaged
7 shipped to plating company
component plated
Inspected and packaged
8 returned to Wilson Benesch
Inspected
9 delivered to assembly area.
Inspected prior to assembly into motor sub system.
Assembled into driver.
Tested
Inspected and packaged
10 Component is finally ready for assembly into loudspeaker system.

The latest advanced developments in driver technology to come from Wilson Benesch is the W.B. ONE.
As part of our on going research we are delighted to be able to announce the results of extensive evolutionary development. The W.B. ONE builds upon the strengths of the Tactic drive unit, retaining as it does the same cone technology and the lowest structural profile basket system in the world. The design has been created to form part of Trinity, where improved transient response is a major design objective. The mounting arrangement is totally different to previous designs and so it is not possible to provide this unit as an upgrade solution.

There is not enough space here, to cover all the details of this important component. A White Paper will be posted in the autumn. The main objective of the new motor design was to deliver as much valuable flux to the gap as possible. Another important goal was to make small but important improvements to air flow within the system itself that acts against the dynamics of the moving elements. The outcome is a more powerful system that sees optimised venting of air. The spring effect of constrained air has been almost eliminated and as a result a 2dB improvement in S.P.L. smoother response in the roll off region and improved dynamic control has been realised. Significantly this has been achieved with minimal increase in the motor structure, an important virtue of the Tactic drive unit. Each individual part is precision machined by Wilson Benesch to exacting tolerances. These tolerances are simply beyond the scope of drop forged, conventional designs.

Trinity: a new genre of wide bandwidth sound

Trinity: a new perspective in high definition sound

Denmark: Wilson Benesch moves forward with Radioactiv ApS

Kaj Danielsen speaking on behalf of Radioactiv:
“Everyone at Radioactiv are very excited about the introduction of Wilson Benesch. The Wilson Benesch product line has been followed by us for some years. There is market demand for the unique design, advanced materials technology and innovative solutions that can be found in Wilson Benesch products.

Wilson Benesch will be launched in to the Danish market in August 2007, We would be happy for any customers in Denmark to contact us for advice on local high end dealers.”

Radioactiv,
Kirkegade, 6700 Esbjerg,
Denmark
Phone: +45-20974721
Fax: +45-75139420
www.radioactiv.dk
info@radioactiv.dk

REDFERN IMAGE OF THE MONTH - DIANA KRALL

Diana Krall's music is often featured at Wilson Benesch exhibitions. The recordings are an example to an industry often neglectful of quality recordings. Both DVD and SACD recordings achieve engaging productions.

Krall was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. James Krall (father) had assembled a large jazz collection that must have influenced Diahttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifna and at the age four she started to play the piano. At the age of fifteen, she was playing regularly in several Nanaimo restaurants. By seventeen she had won a scholarship from the Vancouver International Jazz Festival to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and completed three terms.

Bass player Ray Brown (ex-husband of the late Ella Fitzgerald, long-time member of the Oscar Peterson Trio and Grammy-winning composer) and drummer Jeff Hamilton encouraged Krall to move to Los Angeles, and study with pianist Jimmy Rowles, with whom she began to sing. In 1990, Krall relocated to New York. Since 1990 she has recorded numerous albums and been nominated for several and won two grammy awards. She has enjoyed a fantastic career enjoying collaborations with leading artists from many fields of music. She recently married Elvis Costello and has since given birth to twins.

In 2000, she was awarded the Order of British Columbia. In 2003 she was given an honorary Ph.D. (Fine Arts) from the University of Victoria. In 2004 she was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. In 2005, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

She is an honorary board member of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. Adella (mother) died from Myeloma in
2002.

http://www.dianakrall.com/ For 2007 USA tour information that begins in June

Red Square!

Since the launch of the Square Series the demand for new finishes has grown. Red Square is a distinctive addition to the range. Its actual description is Cherry red.

The finish is now available.

Walnut Trinity options added.

The beauty of real wood is something that Wilson Benesch has always used sparingly. Hard wood finishes are always treated with the respect that is due to them. All the veneers used by Wilson Benesch are not only carefully selected for the quality of figure but are of course only purchased from certified managed forests. The surface finish that is applied to the wood is equally important and requires two weeks to apply. Rolls Royce trained craftsmen carry out all the work. The finish is second to none.

The two new finishes that have been introduced as part of Trinity are extremely attractive especially when married with the multi layer 12 k carbon fibre cabinet monocoque. The most advanced man made fibres in the world adjacent to the most beautiful natural fibres that make up the real wood.

In the case of the Burr Walnut, a deep black high build finish is applied to enhance the beauty of this exotic material, (not disimilar to that of the Aston Martin dashboard). The straight grain Walnut is completely natural and equally attractive. Distinctive, quality details that are capable of enhancing the interior of the most desirable interiors.

M.O.C. Messe. Munchen Germany

Trinity / Torus demonstration
Wilson Benesch would like to thank everyone who attended Munich 2007.
The High End Show is the oldest show in the world and has always been a world class event. It attracts visitors from around the world thanks to the tireless efforts of Branco Glisovic and the High End Society. Wilson Benesch has been attending the High End show for fifteen years. Munich is very new but is without question the main international event for High End Audio providing as it does a venue for almost 90% of the worlds audio companies. We look forward to making a substantial contribution to this event next year.

2007 will be seen as the year when Wilson Benesch completed its design objectives for wide bandwidth loudspeaker design. The Torus / Trinity combination delivers sound of the highest clarity from 18Hz to100kHz!

This exciting new genre in loudspeaker design endorses the company’s long term commitment to vinyl and other high resolution sources. As always, turntables out numbered digital sources at the High End Show. The Germans are to be congratulated in being the leading nation in the preservation of vinyl. They were also the first to embrace the first Wilson Benesch design in 1992 when so many were claiming that vinyl was dead.

Redbook C.D. was never alive, so cannot claim to have even died. It joins the cassette tape in the redundant format section. Never before has it been so clear that 20kHz to 20 kHz bandwidth is simply not good enough!

The first production of Trinity is being shipped in July with reviews already being scheduled. Watch this space for further announcements on this innovative design.

TRINITY - World Debut! - Munich High End Show.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
Please note, that due to important developments, all plans for the Munich show have been changed. The finest qualities of the dynamic loudspeaker meet the transparent qualities of the finest electrostatics. Trinity.

The 5 Unique Elements.
1 W.B. One: dynamic drive unit, developed specifically for the Wide Bandwidth requirements of Trinity.
2 Wilson Benesch soft dome tweeter : the sweetest tweeter.
3 Sphere: the fastest, most accurate Ultrasonic Generator.
4 P.A.C.T. (Poly alloy advanced composite technology)
the most advanced cabinet architecture in the world.
5 Torus Infrasonic Generator: "the most accurate woofer of all times" (Holger Bierman) (Pat Pend)
stereoplaytorus.pdf

The next generation of high fidelity, wide bandwidth loudspeaker.........
is here.

Die Zunfunkt Ist Carbon!

White papers Trinitywhitepaper.docthere%27slifeabove20khz.docTheJournalofNeurophysi.docTrinitySpec.docIt%27sAlive%21.webarchive

India Wilson Benesch new distributor appointed

We are very pleased to be able to add a new distributor to our group.
Jay Nihalani is very excited at the prospects of building the Wilson Benesch brand in the rapidly expanding High End market of India.

We look forward to supporting Jay and working with him in pusuit of his goals.

SOUND & VISION 22, EAST STREET GALLERIA, CAMP, PUNE - 411001. INDIA.
Tel/Fax : +91 20 26357647
Mobile : +91 9822088022
www.soundnvisionhifi.com

Korean Show - Campia Tech Eyearshow.

Campia Tech demonstrated the full range of both the new Square Series and Odyssey range this month.
Partnered in this case with Nagra and DCS electronics.

REDFERN IMAGE OF THE MONTH - JOE COCKER

Joe Cocker Redferns Image of the Month.
The griity rock/blues singer from Sheffield first started singing at the age of 15 with the band, the Avengers (under the stage name Vance Arnold), then Big Blues (1963), and then The Grease Band (1966). He did a number of covers of Beatles songs but it wasn't until the Beatles song from Sgt peppers "With a Little Help from My Friends," that he earned global recognition.

Cocker performed the opening set at Woodstock '94 as one of the few alumni who played at the original Woodstock Festival in 1969, and was very well received.

He continues to tour sporadically.

Currently lives on the Mad Dog Ranch in Crawford, Colorado, with his wife, Pam.

Germany Munich High End Show 2007
M.O.C. Room D216, Atrium 3
May 17th 20th

Details of the Wilson Benesch presentation will be made shortly. Watch this space.

The Future is Carbon.

Portugal Show _ Ajasom

Antonio Almeida of Ajasom our partners in Portugal demonstrated the flexibility of the new Square Series this month.
Square twos were presented in both two channel and multi channel with quite different electronic systems from Unison and Meridian.

Russian show_Qvinta Audio

Russia Hi Fi and Home Theatre Show 2007
Courtesy of Igor Popov Qvinta Distribution
Full presentation of all Wilson Benesch products.
Image below shows composition of one of Qvinta Distribution Rooms.

Square One wins What Hi Fi group test

WHAT HI FI SOUND AND VISION GROUP TEST APRIL 2007
Its back to Square One for the competition.

Square One technology triumphs against leading rivals in the mid price loudspeaker group test in this months What Hi Fi Sound and Vision.

Endorsement from the largest and arguably most influential audio journal in the world. We are all delighted that the team at What Hi Fi understood what we were trying to do with the Square Ones design. It is the only speaker in the test that is designed to be placed close to the room boundary. For those seeking a more discrete solution to high definition sound, the Square Series provides the ideal solution, where speakers are expected to remain accurate when close to wall boundaries. The creative and unique approach to dealing with the waste energy from the rear of the driver is also explained.

REDFERN IMAGE OF THE MONTH - ARETHA FRANKLIN

The Queen of Soul
The daughter of a preacher and a gifted pianist and singer, Aretha Louise Franklin was born on March 25, 1942. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but was raised in Detroit, Michigan. She is renowned for her soul and R&B recordings. With her ability to evoke strong feelings in her audience from sheer conviction and passion, she is regarded as one of the top vocalists ever.

Franklin is the second most honored female singer in Grammy history after Alison Krauss. Ms. Franklin has won nineteen competitive Grammys (including an unprecedented eleven for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, eight of them consecutive),

On January 3, 1987, she became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Moorgate Acoustics evening with Wilson Benesch

Wilson Benesch Managing Director Christina Milnes presents the award winning Square One loudspeakers to the lucky winners, Mr and Mrs Strange.

Moorgate Acoustics was filled with interesting music, film and conversation last Wednesday evening. In fact, the evening went so well, it looks like this might become an annual event! The combined effect of Wilson Benesch and Audionet Electronics was seen in three systems. The £80,000 cinema system is still in place for those who wish to hear something special. The two channel systems focussed upon A.C.T. and the new Square Two which enjoyed an analogue source and the remarkable Torus.

Thanks to Beryl, Keith and Paul Hobson and the staff Paul, Dave and Adrian for pulling out all the stops and working such long hours to make this possible.




Thanks also go to to Chord Cables, SIM projection and UVEM digital data storage for their collaboration in making this such a successful event.

But most importantly, thanks to all the Wilson Benesch owners and potential owners who attended the evening and spent all night with us. We look forward to seeing you next year!

China Chimera Review by New Audiophile

Richcoln exclusve distributor for Wilson Benesch in China enjoys excellent review on Chimera by New Audiophile.

WilsonBenesch_Chimera.pdf

What Hi Fi 5 Star Square One Review

What Hi Fi Square One Review is out!

Headline "Back to Square One? Yes please"
"Don't buy any £1500 standmounts without listening to these first"
Quotes from the influential What Hi Fi 5 STAR review out now.

Netherlands - Latest Review from Music Emotion.

Latest review from Music Emotion - Netherlands.
"Britannia rules the waves?"
See attached P.D.F. of the latest review of Wilson Benesch A.C.T. and Chimera in conjunction with Naim equipment courtesy of our distributor Audio Excellence. Naimlijn_ME3_07.pdf

REDFERNS IMAGE OF THE MONTH - JIMI HENDRIX

Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942, Seattle, Washington - September 18, 1970, London, England), born Johnny Allen Hendrix and later renamed James Marshall Hendrix, was a guitarist, singer and songwriter.
Hendrix's parents divorced when he was 9 years old, and in 1958 his mother passed away. He went to live with his grandmother because of his unstable household. Hendrix never graduated from high school.
Hendrix is recognized as one of the the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock music history. It was the U.K. that first recognised the brilliance of the musician who could neither read nor write music. However in 1967 he gained world wide fame after playing at the Monterey Pop Festival. Later, Hendrix headlined the iconic 1969 Woodstock Festival before his death in 1970, at the age of 27.
A self-taught musician, the left-handed Hendrix played a Fender Stratocaster guitar turned upside down and restrung to suit him. Hendrix pioneered the technique of guitar feedback with overdriven amplifiers, incorporating what was previously an undesirable sound into his music.

An true innovator.

BRISTOL 2007 goes back to Square One.

Fabulous Bristol 007
The Forums are already hot with praise, we have been told. Thank you to all those people that have taken time out to make a postive comment. We had a great time. This year was the best ever and we are more than happy with the huge number of positive comments that we enjoyed especially about the new Square series.

One of the many quotes now up on the Forums.
"On to some of the dem rooms, and this year was looking forward to the Wilson Benesch room which really wowed me last year but to my surprise some of the music being played was certainly different to what i expected, anyway it was very good as usual and there speakers to me are fantastic although i may be a bit biased as i have owned a set of Discovery's for some time now and i use them as my Reference point for any dems i listen too, i really wanted to hear the A.C.T. speakers which were being used for the 5.1 setup and they were also underpinned by there stunning Torus Subs and quickly asked if they could give them a whirl so they put on one of my favourites which is House of the Flying daggers,there is really only one word for it and that is Stunning, and like last year it quickly drew in a massive crowd !!" A quote from one of the forums.

We could fill the site with people to thank but obviously Tony and Jerry for building the best UK event. What Hi Fi for supporting it, Dirk Sommer from Image Hi Fi for visiting all the way from Munich. All the dealers who came to see what the Square Series was all about and supported our efforts including of course John Nelson from Camberly who always brings us some stunning discs. The inimitable Adrian Cox of Moorgate Acoustics, Adrian has been supporting our efforts for some years now, but this year he made a huge contribution and helped make a major success of our overall presentation.
Last but not least, Mark Fisher, vice president and publisher of The Absloute Sounds magazine who came with the current issue of The Absolute Sounds with the most amazing 11 page article on the Torus after seeing fit to award it with the accolade "Product of The Year 2006". (Watch this space for the P.D.F.) The cover story includes an interview with the designer Craig Milnes.

Next years show is already in the planning but we will need to work very hard to beat this years record attendance levels, the room was often full to capacity.

To close, thank you to all those people who attended, to our customers for taking time to visit with us and to those who chose to invest in the Square Two's during the show, welcome to the cognoscenti! Proof of the Pudding!

See you in the Conservatory in 2008

Bristol Show late announcement - Exciting NEW finishes available

The option of new finishes for the whole Odyssey range includes a luxurious Piano Black and deep lustrous Metallic Silver.
The Advanced Composite Technology structure lies just beneath, so there is no compromise, as you would expect. These superb new finishes provide more flexibility for industrial designers to incorporate the loudspeakers into any environment. It also means that systems can be matched with Square Series in Piano Black. The Torus is also finished in Piano Black. What is all the more remarkable is that we are making this finish available at the same additional cost as a wood veneer. These new finishes will be seen for the first time at the Bristol Show.

U.S.A. Absolute Sounds, Product of the Year Award to the Torus!

The Torus Infrasonic generator has been awarded "Product of The Year" by The Absolute Sounds.

Patents are pending and License agreements are being discussed.Torus%20Manual.pdf

REDFERNS IMAGE OF THE MONTH - TONY BENNET

This months Redfern Image is the incomparable, Tony Bennet
"For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business. He excites me when I watch him. He moves me. He's the singer who gets across what the composer has in mind, and probably a little more."
Frank Sinatra 1965 Life magazine.

Wilson Benesch moves on in Japan.

Wilson Benesch is no longer represented in Japan by Stellavox.

We would like to thank everyone at Stellavox for their support and hard work in building Wilson Benesch into a major brand in the prestigious and highly competitive Japanese market. Nishikawa San, President of Stellavox, innovator and brand builder is recognsied throughout the industry for his life time commitment to and passion for High End Audio products. His role in building Wilson Benesch can be held as an example to every distributor. He has made it possible for Wilson Benesch to win some of the highest accolades, including Grand Prix awards, many Product of the Year awards and others. Nishikawa San will remain a very good friend and everyone at Wilson Benesch would like to wish him every success in the future with everything that he does.

An announcement regarding the new Wilson Benesch distributor will be announced shortly.

Wilson Benesch M ! X recordings Reference System

WILSON BENESCH 5.1 M!X RECORDINGS REFERENCE SYSTEM ADOPTED BY SIMON FRANGLEN.
Using Wilson Benesch reference loudspeakers, the M!X team have engineered a remarkable new system that allows for unprecedented amounts of detail, including surround mixes, to be generated from classic mono and stereo recordings.
You will hear for the first time, State of the Art, Audiophile quality 5.1 D.V.D. Audio M!X masters of some of the world’s greatest recordings.

Grammy winning producer Simon Franglen, part of the Multiplex Audio team, said “The M!X process works to bring out new levels of detail in recordings. We needed a definitive reference system, with pinpoint imaging and excellent phase and frequency characteristics. Wilson Benesch loudspeakers deliver the absolute clarity that we require for our work. We trust them.”
The system is comprised of 5 Carbon One professional loudspeakers and one Torus Infrasonic Generator.

World wide demonstrations of the first of these remarkable recordings will take place at a limited number of events during 2007. See below for details.

Petersburn Studio. - First to adopt Carbon Two / Torus.

After almost a year, Stuart Mcleod is still impressed by what he hears from the Wilson Benesch Carbon Two studio loudspeakers and the Torus Infrasonic Generator. Douglas Doherty Director of DACS specified this system but only after Stuart had spent many hours of comparative listening tests in the studio. Stuart now knows that the amount of mastering time has been significantly reduced because of the accuracy of the loudspeakers at the mixing stage.
(DACS designed and built the studio to Stuarts exacting requirements.)

"I have a new appreciation of the Torus and how it can be used as very precise tool for making recordings. The significant fact is that when this thing is set right you only notice a change in the main loudspeakers, you never consider the idea that the energy is coming from a completely seperate device. I have never heard anything like this before" Douglas Doherty (DACS exclusive distributor for Wilson Benesch Professional systems) www.dacs-audio.com

What Hi-Fi - 5 STAR review - Square Two.

Quote from the Five Star, What Hi-Fi Sound and Vision Review on the Square Two's.

The verdict on the Square Two from What Hi-Fi is now on the street.

"They deliver one of the finest sounds ever available at this price"

A quote from the review is provided for you below.

"Keen eye for detail
When it comes to dynamics, detail resolution or agility, these are good enough to worry many a true high speaker - and yes, that includes some of Wilson Benesch's own models. Rarely do we hear Gladiators OST sound so rousing while remaining so utterly composed. Instruments are defined superbly and its easy to follow musical strands, even when the soundtrack gets busy.
Did we mention the Square Twos are fast? Sorry, that's an understatement. To paraphrase Lightening McQueen, the lead in Pixar's Cars, they're faster than fast - they are speed. Weve only heard a handful of speakers that come close to the Square Two's almost supernatural ability to respond to the leading edge of notes. It's a qualiuty that works particularly well on rhythm-driven music like Prince's Lolita or even James Brown's Cold Sweat."

Bristol Show February 2007 - Square Two, Official Launch.

SOUND AND VISION. February 23rd 25th 2007

Join us in the Conservatory to see what other loudspeaker company’s will be doing next!
There are many design features that Wilson Benesch has created that have eventually been adopted by other loudspeaker companies. You will not find any Advanced Composite Technology cabinets even today, but there are a few straight carbon fibre arm tubes. Nothing as well engineered or as beautifull as the A.C.T. tonearm, that is now more than 14 years old! Some companies make great efforts to show the carbon fibre diapgragms that are made by another company and should only be used in large woofer designs. A small benefit compared to the signifcant impact of a full carbon fibre monocoque used by Wilson Benesch. The sloping top, the metal baffle, etc, etc. Some companies have even elected to adopt the names that we have created like Act! So once again, we expect to see a lot of the industry at this years Conservatory, because we have done something radicaly different with the classic Square design. Importantly, this means more than simply adding Wilson Benesch State of the Art drivers.

The Bristol Conservatory will witness the first exhibition from Wilson Benesch comprised of Square enclosures. Visit this year, and you will be presented with a range of elegant solutions, that endorse Wilson Benesch, as simply the most innovative design company.

Why hasn’t anyone done it before? We hear you ask.
Much of the background work for the Square, came out of the SMART feasibility study into the Torus during 2003 - 5. By going back to square one, it was possible to visualise how to work with soft materials (wood). To our knowledge, in the history of wooden enclosures, no one has ever looked at loudspeaker design from this perspective. By looking at the problem differently, thinking outside the box, we have shown once again that you can bring new design solutions to commonly accepted problems.

“you don’t need eyes to see, you need vision” (maxi jazz, faithless)

Image : Square and Two Circles by Barbara Hepworth part of the Nasha Collection Dallas Texas.

Dallas, The Sound Organisation, purpose built facility.

The Sound Organisation
As part of the development of the U.S. market, The Sound Organisation is completing the finshing touches to its purpose built facility. Designed to provide high quality training, demonstration, meeting and offices all under one roof. The huge investment also provides massive storage systems, ergonomically designed loading bay as well as all the comforts of home with kitchen, dining and recreation facilities.

We look forward to attending the first of many training events that will commence in late summer when the facility will be fully operational.

Russia, Wilson Benesch appoints Qvinta-Audio.

Qvinta-Audio Company Moscow, Russia.

Wilson Benesch new Russian distributor.

Wilson Benesch is delighted to announce the appointment of Qvinta-Audio Company. Igor Popov brings with him a wealth of experience in all aspects of analogue and digital audio. He has has devoted his life to building a strong business and we look forward to working with hs organisation.

The directors will be available for meetings at the official launch of the Wilson Benesch brand at the High End Show
April 12th 2007.

H-D-I Show 2007
12-15 April 2007
Iris Congress Hotel
Crocus Expo
Moscow
Russia

U.K. Sheffield, a cold night made warm at Moorgate Acoustics.

A great opportunity was seized by many people from within and out Yorkshire this evening at the Moorgate acoustics, Cyrus, Sim, Dynaudio evening.

Paul Hobson and his enthusiastic team Paul, Adrian, and Dave worked for many hours with Cyrus and Sim to put on a demonstration that excelled the expectations of everyone who attended. The Cyrus system in the large cinema room was simply fantastic. The A.C.T. Centre, Arc, Squares and Torus were synergistically matched with the Cinemascope High definition images delivered by the SIM system with the additional lens. Easily, one of the finest systems you could possibly assemble at this price point. We would also like to include all those, Wilson Benesch owners, who braved the weather to meet with us. We look forward to seeing you again in more pleasant weather in spring 2007, for a Wilson benesch / Audionet demonstration evening.
Watch this space, in early spring for the exact date and time.

Netherlands Audio Excellence adds new studio

Audio Excellence is growing in other ways!
Studio.pdf

REDFERNS IMAGE OF THE MONTH - LOUIS ARMSTRONG

This months image of the month is the great Louis Armstrong.

One of musics great innovators. The timing and seemingly simple phrases of his playing are capable of delivering huge waves of emotional content. The trumpet was like an extension of his voice.

Armstrong was born August 4th 1901, to a poor family. He was abandoned by his father as an infant. His mother, left him and his younger sister, to be raised by his grandmother Josephine Armstrong.The influence of Armstrong on the development of jazz is virtually immeasurable. As a virtuoso trumpet player, Armstrong had a unique tone, and an extraordinary talent for melodic improvisation. Through his playing, the trumpet emerged as a solo instrument, and his innovations raised the bar musically for all who came after him. Armstrong is considered to have essentially invented jazz singing. He had an extremely distinctive gravelly voice, which he deployed with great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also greatly skilled at scat singing, or wordless vocalising, and according to some legends he invented it. During his recording "Heebie Jeebies" where the sheet music fell on the floor he simply started singing nonsense syllables. Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra are just two singers who were indebted to him.

Louis Armstrong died of a heart attack on July 6, 1971, aged 69 just weeks after recording, "We Have all The time in The World" for the Bond movie. This piece subsequently went on to become a key element of one of the most memorable Guinness adverts.

Netherlands Stunning Arc review in Music Emotion.

Werner Ero of Music Emotion has written a stunning review on the Arc.

Quote.
"Technical: This is a product that meets the highest standards in design and build quality within the top of loudspeaker manufacturing world wide. People who are accustomed to listening to live music will recognise the life like sound that allows you a “re-discovery of music” sensation."

"The Wilson Benesch ARC is a highly recommended all-rounder..."

The P.D.F.'s are below.ARC%201.pdfARC%202.pdfARC%203.pdf

MAX!

Golden ears of Max the Dutchman.

Italy "Fedelta del Suono" Product of the month goes to the Curve

"Fedelta del Suono", has tested the Curve and wriiten a very positive test.
They have also elected to award the design, Product of the Month status!

Germany A.C.T. review by Kai Brockman of Image hi fi

Kai Brockman of Image hifi 6/2006i writes review on the A.C.T. Loudspeaker.

"Perfect undestatement."

Kai Brockmann schreibt: Also Hut ab vor der Wilson Benesch ACT: Eine derartige Perfektion in puncto Qualität, verbunden mit ausgesprochenen elegenaten High-tech-Gespür, abgeschmeckt mit erfrischenden Ingredienzien und kredenzt in einer verführerrischen Gesamterscheinung - das ist mir noch nicht untergekommen.

wilsonbeneschactimage606.pdf

The first Square from Wilson Benesch!!!

Wilson Benesch enjoyed the opportunity to once again demonstrate, to great effect, its innovative approach to loudspeaker design at this years What Hi Fi Stuff live show.

The Square is an exciting collection of entry level designs, that benefit from all the essential parts of the award winning, Odyssey Series. Download the P.D.F. to find out how the company has applied new solutions to dealing with the way soft materials (MDF) behave. Square%20Brochure.pdf

We would like to thank everyone at What Hi Fi for providing the industry with a quality platform for an autumn show. We look forward to exhibiting at next years event.

Watch this space for announcements about Square presentations being planned at your local dealer.

The next major industry exhibition in the UK will be in February at the Bristol Show February 23 - 25. This is a special year for Tony and Jerry (The organisers) who will be celebrating the shows 20th anniversary. In its time it has grown to be the U.K.'s largest, a, must attend exhibition. Wilson Benesch will be in attendance as usual, in the largest room, the Conservatory. This year will be the best yet!

Be there, be Square!

David Redfern wins prestigious International Award

Milt Hinton Award for Excellence in Jazz Photography
We are delighted to announce that this month is another award winning month, but this time for our associate David redfern.

It is with the greatest pleasure that we can inform you that David has received the prestigious Milt Hinton Award for Excellence in Jazz Photography. This international jazz photography award honors the achievement of photographers or organisations that have made a significant contribution towards creating and promoting jazz photography, as either an art in itself or as an historical record.

Previous awardees include Milt Hinton (1993), William Claxton (1995), Ray Avery (1997), Herman Leonard (1999), Bill Gottlieb (2001) and K. Abe (2005).

For further information, contact:

Bill Wishner
Chairman, Milt Hinton Award Committee
International Association for Jazz Education
wwishner@iquest.net

REDFERNS IMAGE OF THE MONTH - SANDIE SHAW

This image was selected for many reasons. First and foremost because Sandie Shaw was and still is one Britains most successful singers, who has often challenged the instititutions that have tried to confine her. After coming second in a talent contest, she appeared on a line up that included Adam Faith. Faith was so impressed that he introduced her to his manager. A chance start to an eventful and highly succesful career.

The Square floor and square check trousers that she is wearing in this image, lend themselves perfectly to the launch of the company's first Square loudspeaker.

David captured this iconic image, as he so often does, in the spur of the moment, in the foot bridge crossing the M1 whilst follwing her on tour.

redferns gallery

Milan studio opens

Wilson Benesch would like to wish our Italian distribution, driven by Dimitri & Vanino the best of luck. The Studio details are below.

Mad for Music & Audeus Show Room
Viale Renato Serra
Milano
Tel. 0236527799
www.madformusic.it
www.audeus.it

The Square - Wilson Benesch re-invents the entry level.

The Square development grew out of the Torus research project. It takes a completely different approach to loudspeaker design with soft materials (MDF). To date loudspeaker design has placed high expectations on the wood based cabinet. In contrast, the Square simply reduces the cabinets responsibilities with some interesting design elements, that respect the laws of nature, rather than ignore them. It follows, that the less work the cabinet has to do, the less it complains and the less noise it makes! The result, a significant improvement in the signal to noise ratio.

By bending to nature, the Square achieves a quality of "box free" sound that maintains the hard won hallmark of all Wilson Benesch loudspeakers, transparency. So for multi channel users, looking for a system that delivers huge bandwidth of the highest fidelity, the search is over. Wilson Benesch owners can now add additional channels to augment the main two channel system. For those who still enjoy the pleasures of a large two channel collection, we present a system with credentials and one that has the flexibility to grow as your system does.

For Wilson Benesch, high performance is the same for two channel as it is for multi channel. Accuracy, wide bandwidth and the highest signal to noise ratio possible, these are what define a high end loudspeaker. Then there are more subtle concerns that are defined by the choice of components. So you will see the same principal components in the Square, as you will in the Chimera!

A range of options and finishes are available, all assembled to the exacting standards of the Wilson Benesch marque.

See the systems for the first time at the Stuff Live Show London.

Be there, be Square! Square%20Brochure.pdf

U.S.A. Jim Riddell in the Rocky's

Jim Riddell puts on another fine show at the Rocky Mountain Audio Festival.
We would like to thank him for all his hard work and enthusiasm.

Below is an extract from Jonathon Valins Forum

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest: deHavilland, Mercury & Wilson-Benesch
October 22nd, 2006 — By Jonathan Valin

As was the case with the Gershman Black Swans, I’ve not been a fan of Wilson-Benesch loudspeakers, which, in the past, have sounded sumptuously detailed and extremely free of box coloration but overly cool and analytical. Maybe it was the addition of W-B’s own $9500 Torus Infrasonic Generator (soon to be reviewed by moi), maybe it was deHavilland’s $10k GM70 amps and $5k Mercury preamp (plus Cardas cable), but W-B’s newest entry, the $15k 2.5-way floorstanding A.C.T., had all of the virtues of W-B’s former entries (little to no box or driver coloration, an abundance of fine detail) without their flaws. Sweet and beautiful in balance, supremely open, with a front-to-back layering that was scarce on the ground at RMAF, it impressed the heck out of me. I did think the single Torus should have been a pair for best images (and turned down just the slightest bit in amplitude); nonetheless, this was one of the better sounds at RMAF.

REDFERNS IMAGE OF THE MONTH - S. GRAPPELLI

"Improvisation, it is a mystery. You can write a book about it, but by the end no one still knows what it is. When I improvise and I'm in good form, I'm like somebody half sleeping. I even forget that there are people in front of me. Great improvisers are like priests, they are thinking only of their God."

Stephane Grappelli
January 26, 1908 – December 1, 1997) Grappelli was a pioneer jazz violinist who founded the quintet of the "Quintette du Hot Club de France" with Django Reinhardt. It was among the first all-string jazz bands.

After being born in Paris Grappelli the son of Italians was orphaned as a youth after his mother died and his father left to fight in World War I. His musical career began with busking on the streets of Montmarte. He began playing the violin at the age of 13.

Bremen - Wilson Benesch - World of HiFi

Connect Audio provided almost 3000 people with the opportunity to experience the Chimera, at the World of Hi-Fi event in Bremen last weekend. We are delighted to say that the peoples vote for best sound went to the Wilson Benesch room. The voting system saw the Wilson Benesch room take thirty five percent of the votes with the nearest of six rivals only managing 16%! The demonstration was given by Matthias Böde, Chief Editor of the Magazine Stereo. He was also voted to have provided the best presentation.

Torus "reinvents the subwoofer"

What Hifi Awards 2006, Category Technology.
Wilson Benesch Torus is Highly Commended by What Hi FI Awards.
Congratulations go to Sky Television, who won the category with its High Def box.
The ceremony took place as always, at the Hilton on Park Lane and also marked the 3oth anniversary of the UK's most successful A.V. magazine.

London Stuff Live Show Nov 3rd to 5th

Stuff Live - 3rd -5th Nov
Exciting announcement - The launch of exciting new products from Wilson Benesch. One that will no doubt stimulate a collection of pastiche designs from competing manufacturers. See the original engineering, at this years Principal London Show.
Novotel Hammersmith London. Room - St Julien

Bristol, The Future is Carbon Sound and Vision - 23rd - 25th February 2007
Marriott City Centre Hotel, Bristol.
The Conservatory.

Other dates to be announced shortly include:~
USA, Spain,

Torus power!

European Torus Project.
The Fusion Project is based in Oxfordshire.
Inside the Torus the plasma reaches temperatures in excess of 100 million degrees C. All the metal structures are shielded by carbon composite....what else!
Want to learn more? http://www.jet.efda.org/images/gallery/index.html for more images and movies

REDFERNS IMAGE OF THE MONTH - MARVIN GAYE

Marvin Gaye, the soul legend, at BBC Studios.

The Torus -" the most accurate woofer of all times." STEREOPLAY

Wilson Benesch Torus test in STEREOPLAY 7/2006
"LORD OF THE RINGS"
Result: State of Art, Woofer with reciprocally propelled carbon fiber - diaphragm
„The Torus performs like no other woofer we tested before. Within its enormous bass potential it sounds much less brawny and fascinates with truly exceptional clarity and definition.“
„The Torus sounds so tight, well balanced and yet gorgeously rich like no other.“
„Wilson Benesch opens up the door to a new dimension of bass reproduction. The Torus is not the loudest, but it is clearly the most accurate woofer of all times.“
stereoplaytorus.pdf

Die Zunfunkt Ist Carbon

Chimera "dream loudspeaker" awarded 99% in German Journal, STEREO

Wilson Benesch Chimera - „Black Gold“ by Tom Frantzen STEREO 7/2006
„The Wilson Benesch shows it all: Total easiness at brute volumes and convincing play at very low levels where others only launch spiritless whishy-washy.“
„The dream of a speaker that is simply capable of everything. We’re exalted and now understand why you need Formula 1-technology in your living room.“

stereochimera.pdf

Connect Audio....Die Zunfunkt Ist Carbon

A.V.guide.com -Torus comments- (Jonathon Valin)

Interesting comments in the AV Guide See links below.

I have never heard a subwoofed system that is more of a piece or (with the right sources) more consistently "fool you" realistic -- or a subwoofer that does less sonic damage to the sound of a superlative main speaker. You will have a hard time getting closer to the absolute sound, particularly in a small-to medium- sized room, than you get with this MAGICO/Wilson-Benesch combo. If ever I've heard a five-star speaker, the Torus/Mini super-system is it.


http://forums.avguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=349&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=150&sid=1a22b96ed2ee1cd7c15107a50d544cb8
http://www.avguide.com/products/product-3860/

Tiger Bay diva, Dame Shirley Bassey chosen by Richcoln, China

This months Redfern image has been chosen by the Richcoln team. They selected the diva from Tiger Bay, the magnificent Dame Shirley Bassey. Dame Shirley Bassey will be performing in the UK later this year. January 8th 2007 will be her 70th birthday

The Peoples Republic of China, new distribution announcement.

Richcoln has been appointed the exclusive distributor for Wilson Benesch for the Peoples Republic of China.
"This appointment was taken after a great deal of analysis of this most important market. It will place Wilson Benesch in a fantastic position for growth in China. This market is a relatively new market for every audio company. We are very confident about the competitiveness of Wilson Benesch technology." remarked Christina Milnes, Director. She went on to thank Andy Yui, of A & M Promotions who retired earlier this year. "Andy enjoyed a lot of success after a great deal of hard work. His commitment and hard work is well known throughout China, where he was a credit to the brand. Everyone at Wilson Benesch would like to wish him the very best in his retirement"

"Unusually, Wilson Benesch has always maintained a clear boundary for, Elephant Holdings. (Exclusive distributor for Hong Kong) This arrangement will remain and we are delighted to say that the collaboration has already brought positive benefits to all parties. With the appointment of Richcoln for China, there is a new and very exciting opportunity, that we are confident will provide the highest quality of product knowledge and customer support." She concluded.

The image attached is one of the Richcoln demonstration rooms.

Global events where you can experience Wilson Benesch

Germany,"die Zukunft ist Carbon"
Giese GmbH Theaterstrasse 14 (Galerie Luise)
30159 Hannover
23. & 24. Juni 2006
Freitag von 10:00 bis 19:00
Samstag von 10: 00 bis 16:00
In den neuen Räumlichkeiten können Sie bei dieser Veranstalung "live" erleben:
Wilson Benesch Chimera sowie den Torus Infrasonic Genarator

Taiwan Hi-End Show - 21st to 24th July
Holiday Inn - Asiaworld Taipei
遠超低音頻揚聲器

Germany "die Zukunft ist Carbon"
Die Steiner Box HiFi GmbH NürnbergScheurlstr. 15
90478 Nürnberg
Tel: 0911/467696
23. & 24. September 2006
Freitag von 14:00 bis 19:00
Wilson Benesch Chimera sowie den Torus Infrasonic Genarator

Redferns Music Picture Gallery presents PUNK IN PICTURES.12th July – 16th September 2006
Private View Tuesday 11th July 6.30 – 9pm
Music provided courtesy of Wilson Benesch.

Singapore International Sound & Sight Exhibition 2006
Le Meridien Singapore 100 Orchard Road, Singapore 238840
11 – 13 August 2006
Display: Wilson Benesch Arc & Torus systems.

Italy Top Audio & Video Show Milan 2006
Hotel Quark - Via Lampedusa 11 A
14th - 17th September
Display: Wilson Benesch Arc & Torus systems.

Germany, "die Zukunft ist Carbon"
World of Hi Fi - 23rd to 24th September
Congress Centre, Bremen, Germany.

Japanese High End Show - 20th to 22nd October
Convention Centre

Greece Athens High End Show
10th-12th November 2006.

Germany, "die Zukunft ist Carbon"
World of Hi Fi - 25th to 26th November
Telekom Hotel, Neuss, Germany.

London, The Future is Carbon Stuff Live - 3rd -5th November
Novotel Hammersmith London. Room - St Julien

Bristol, The Future is Carbon Sound and Vision - 23rd - 25th February 2007
Marriott City Centre Hotel, Bristol.
The Conservatory.

Other dates to be announced shortly include:~
USA, Spain,

TORUS What Hi-Fi Sound and Vision 5 STAR Review.

We are delighted to announce the verdict of the U.K.'s most influential audio journal. What Hi-FI Sound and Vision don't beat about the bush, "The most musical and insightful deep bass we have ever heard"
One of the many compliments paid in this months issue included, "Variations in bass pitch and intensity are blindingly obvious, making our previously untouchable REL Stentor III reference sound bloated and ill defined in comparison"
The full review will be published on this site as a P.D.F. in due course.

Impressions of Munich 2006

High End Show Munich 2006
Wilson Benesch would like to thank Andreas, Michael, Geraldine, Marcus and everyone else that made this years show such a pleasure. Many thanks must go to all our dealers in Germany for taking time out of their busy schedules to visit us. We would also like to extend our gratitude to our distributors from around the world who attended the WB Briefings. We have included images of one of our longest serving and most supportive distributors, T.H. of Elephant Holdings Hong Kong as well as one of our latest additions to the group, Pawel and Darek of HiFi Club Poland.

This is one of the World's premier events and visiting Germany is always a pleasure. We look forward to enjoying time with all our colleagues next year in the same location.

REDFERNS IMAGE OF THE MONTH -Sir Paul McCartney-Naomis choice

This months REDFERN IMAGE of Sir Paul McCartney was chosen by Naomi Corrin, Gallery Manager at Redferns.
When discussing this image, Naomi explained that David Redfern was the only photographer, to be given the opportunity to
follow the Beatles, during the Magical Mystery Tour!

Torus System breezes into beautiful Formosa 極 致 創 新‧英 國 原 創 喇 叭

Wilson Benesch major exhibition, features Torus System, courtesy of Currants Audio.
www.currants.info/chinese-BIG5/CA_index.htm

2006 高雄國際 Hi-End 音響大展
1F, No. 166~26, Sec. 3, Hsitun Rd., Taichung, Taiwan 407
Tel : +886-4-2463-7788
Fax : +886-4-2463-7799

Sinatra at the Albert Hall

Important new Collaboration Announcement.

During the last 16 years, Wilson Benesch has worked with some of the worlds leading technologists. Experts inspire and foster creativity. When people are passionate about their work, they can achieve remarkable things. Two of the numerous notable examples are mentioned briefly, just to provide a glimpse. Neil Humpston, one of the world’s leading composite engineers. Neil brought a life times knowledge to bear on the development of the A.C.T. One Tonearm. Previously he had worked on such projects as the Rolls Royce RB 211 jet engine carbon fibre turbine blades. The A.C.T. One carbon fibre arm tube remains to day, the industry standard in terms of its physical capabilities. Another, notable example, would be Professor Ian Ward. Recognised as one of the world’s most eminent Chemists. His invention was instrumental in the materials technology behind the diaphragm development work. The name “Tactic” honours his contribution that led to the world’s first Isotactic polymer diaphragm. Our latest collaboration is in a completely different field, but is one that we are especially proud of. David Redfern is without question, a giant in the field of photographing musicians. He has devoted his life to this pursuit and during this time amassed what is today the world’s largest visual record of musicians. (There is a notable exception, Marlene Dietrich, who insisted that he left the hall.) Here then is a collection of Icons recorded more often than not, in the most informal way, doing what they did, or do best…. making music.

Today, we are delighted to be able to announce that our agreement with Redferns will enable us to bring to you in a variety of ways, some of these incredible images. For many reasons, the first image to be featured in a new section on the Wilson Benesch web site shows perhaps more than any other, the respect held by David for his subjects. In the Sinatra image, the relationship between the artist and the audience, is totally uncompromised by his being right in the centre of the event, testimony indeed to the man and his passion for photography and music.

Beautiful music and beautiful images of the people who make it. Watch this space for more developments on this exciting collaboration.

Connect Audio GmBH demonstrates the Torus System

We would like to thank all our colleagues at Connect Audio GmBH for making last weekends presentation at The World of Hi Fi possible in Stuttgart. The Torus System was of course a significant element of this two channel system based around Wilson Benesch Chimeras.

Torus system up and running at Audio T Basingstoke

Wilson Benesch is delighted to see another Audio T branch enjoying the benefits of the Torus System. The AV system is comprised of Arcs and Centre and is driven by Naim audio equipment.

Torus System Features at Audio T Southampton Open Evening

Wednesday evening saw the presentation of the Torus system as part of a Wilson Benesch Arcam AV package with outstanding results.

The directors would like to thank all those who attended the event and hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did. Special thanks go to Alan and Joe for making the event possible. Thanks to John (Camberley) and Mark(Basingstoke) who took time out of their busy schedule to pop in. Finally thanks to Andy of Arcam for his excellent contribution in setting up the system and making such quality demonstrations.

TORUS! DTI funded, patent applied for innovation unleashed!

TORUS information can be downloaded by clicking here [pdf document]

TORUS demonstrations at Music Matters, Hatchend, London

Music Matters, Hatchend London now have a dedicated demonstration of the Torus System.

TORUS demonstrations at Audio T Basingstoke

Audio T Basingstoke is now fully operational with the Torus System.

Demonstrations are currently being booked with the Arc as principal loudspeakers.

No more useless information!

Sound and Vision "The Future is Carbon" Show 06

Wilson Benesch would like to thank the thousands of visitors who chose to attend the Wilson Benesch / Audionet UK exhibition at this years Sound and Vision Show. As always we had some very kind comments. We hope that you enjoyed the event as much as we did and look forward to an even more spectacular presentation next year.

Special thanks go to Tony Revelle and Jerry Lewin for making this event possible. We would also like to extend our thanks to Cyrus Electronics for allowing us to demonstrate the potential of alternative Cyrus options on both Arc (WB room) and A.C.T. loudspeakers (Cyrus room).

Finally, we would like to thank the inimitable Adrian Cox (Moorgate Acoustics) and SIM (Projector and Screen) for such first class support and last but not least, James Mountain of Ninja Tune for the priviledged use of the limited edition Coldcut album.

What HI-FI Show gallery

What Hi-Fi Award Full Circle

Impressions of Japan

Show bij Gort Modern Wonen

Oktober 2005

Show bij Gort Modern Wonen


Op 17, 18 en 19 November organiseren Gort Modern Wonen en Audio Excellence gezamenlijk een woon & luistershow. Tijdens deze dagen willen we u laten zien hoe fraai klinkende én mooi vormgegeven hifi op een fantastische wijze te integreren is in een prachtige en sfeervolle woonomgeving. Merken als Linn, Wilson Benesch en de meubelen van Artifort zullen daarbij centraal staan.

U bent van harte welkom op deze unieke show waar we óók nog een verassing voor u in petto hebben!



De show is te bezoeken gedurende de volgende openingstijden:

17 november 09.30 - 21.00 uur
18 november 09.30 - 21.00 uur
19 november 09.30 - 17.00 uur


Het adres van Gort Modern Wonen:

Brouwerstraat 17
3364 BE Sliedrecht
T 0184-414250
W www.gort-modernwonen.nl


Een luidpreker met een kastconstructie van koolstof en aluminium en een door Wilson Benesch zelf ontwikkeld conusmateriaal Tactic ® op trdationeel Engelse wijze met de hand gebouwd. *

Waar leidt dit toe?

Veel minder verkleuringen door ongewenste kast- en conusresonanties waardoor u de muziek als "veel vrijer" ervaart en de klankkleur van originele instrumenten beter benaderd wordt; er is meer zicht op de muziek.

De gezamenlijke Wilson Benesch dealers nodigen u graag uit met deze luidspreker kennis te maken. U bent van harte welkom!

Geef ons even een telefoontje wanneer u wilt komen luisteren; wij kunnen er dan voor zorgen dat de Wilson Benesch Arc opgesteld staat!

What Hi-Fi show Nov 05

See Wilson Benesch at the What Hi-Fi show 4th November 2005

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Open Evening @ PJ hi-fi, Guildford UK

Room Plans / Equipment on Demonstration
29th September 2005, between 5pm and 8pm

CALL PJ HI-FI on +44 (0) 1483 504801 FOR DETAILS

Wilson Benesch Loudspeakers and Chord Electronics

Room 1 - Hi-End Audio Visual

- Chord DSP 8000R AV Processor
- Chord SPM 3005 5 Channel Power Amplifier
- Chord SPM 1400 Mono Block Amplifiers
- Chord Media Engine (pre-launch preview)

- Wilson Benesch Chimera (Front)
- Wilson Benesch Discovery (Rear)
- Wilson Benesch Centre
- Wilson Benesch Sub-woofer

Room 2 - Hi-End Stereo

- Chord Blu CD Transport
- Chord DAC 64
- Chord CPA 4000 Preamplifier
- Chord SPM 1200e Power Amplifier

- Wilson Benesch Curve
- Wilson Benesch ACT

Room 3 - Entry Level Stereo

- Chord ONE CD Player
- Chord DAC 64
- Chord Prima Preamplifier
- Chord Mezzo 140 Power Amplifier

- Wilson Benesch Arc

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest

Marriott Tech Center Hotel
Denver Colorado USA

Systems on Demonstration
30th September, 1st/2nd October 2005

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Wilson Benesch Loudspeakers

System one:

- The ACT’s
- deHavilland GM-70’s
- deHavilland Mercury 2 preamp
- Cardas Golden Reference cables and interconnects

System 2

- The Curves
- DeHavilland Ios stereo amplifier
- deHavilland Ultraverve preamplifier
- Cardas Golden Cross cables/interconnects

HIGH END IMAGES 2005