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Stereophile review of the new Wilson Watt/Puppy

I received my copy of the latest Stereophile yesterday and was curious to see what Martin Collums had to say about them, even though I would take it with a grain of salt, knowing that he had owned them in the past. He's still one of the reviewers that I consider to be most technically informed and balanced in his reviews.

I'm starting this thread because I want to know if others found his conclusions as confusing as I did. He says that the speakers have deep powerful bass, great detail, wonderful dynamic range, and are able to play very loud without breakup. 

However, after all of that, he concludes that they are better for jazz and orchestral and perhaps a bit reticent for pop and rock. This made no sense to me, especially for a $40.000 speaker. I am curious about the opinions of anyone else who has read the review. 

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inthesticks
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I wouldnt look too much into the reviewers comments about the W/P’s being better for jazz and folk than fast paced rock. I listen to mostly rock and I love my Sabrina x’s and have W/Ps on order.  I auditioned them with mostly rock and pop music.

Trying to read the mind of an audiophile journalist is a journey into a rabbit hole. Especially when its a red herring of a comment that comes without any real context.

Better to take the feedback from people who own them.   

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