Watt/Puppy improvements



I have had Wilson Audio Watt/Puppy 5.1 speakers since the early 90's. They are not upgradeable to the current version, but I would like to improve the sound (primarily the bass but I'm open to all suggestions) without spending $20 grand to get Version 7.

Obviously I can add a couple of subwoofers (if so, which would you suggest: Vandersteen, Entec, Wilson? crossovers?), but I wonder if there are there are modifications to the basic speakers themselves that I should consider? Arthur Salvatore talks about replacing the drivers but has not yet posted specifics.

Have any of you added subwoofers or changed the drivers of the Watts or the Puppies or changed the speaker posts or the Puppy Tails? What about the grills or spikes? Any alternatives? I've seen posts about sandboxes, etc.

I would appreciate whatever advice the members have to improve these speakers.
suttlaw

Showing 1 response by jameswei

My impression of my WATT/Puppy 6s was that they were a little hot in the tweeter and didn't go down to the lowest octave. My room is somewhat on the dead side so I was OK with the tweeters, especially after experimenting with toe-in.

I have two subwoofers to supplement the low end. I'm using Sunfire True Sub Signatures. I like the idea of subs because I have flexibility to locate the subs optimally for room modes, etc, while I can place the tweeters for best imaging. The Sunfires go low enough and can punch out the volume when called upon. They also seem fast enough to keep up with the Puppy's -- I haven't observed integration problems.

So far as tinkering with the 6s themselves, I haven't been unhappy enough nor brave enough to disassemble and experimant with a $20,000 pair of speakers.