Wilson Audio WATT Series 7 User Manual
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Figure 11 shows the effect of toeing in the WATTs. The speakers in example 2
are in the same general room location as the speakers in 1B, but are toed in. When the
WATTs are correctly toed in, the listener, when seated in the listening position, will just
barely see the surface of the inner side panels of the WATTs. We can see that toeing
in the speakers provides dramatic improvements in resolution of low level detail in the
midrange as well as dramatic improvements in sound staging performance. It should be
noticed that in the tonal balance curve in the table reveals irregularities in response in
the upper bass through lower midrange. These are caused by standing waves and adja-
cent wall comb filter effects. The performance indicated in the table is very promising,
and yet it is not really representative of the best performance of which the WATT is ca-
pable. Any speaker will benefit from appropriate acoustical room treatment.
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