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Has anybody listened to WLM speakers?

6moons has an interesting take on this new Austrian speaker firm and there are some reviews by European magazines and positive comments on audio shows. WLMs are similar to and perhaps improve on Tannoy's dual-concentric design, have a high 97dB efficiency, are tube friendly and look gorgeous in Zebrano wood.

A search here shows no threads on WLM, a first for me because I think this forum is the audio leader in several ways.
vladimir
golden_ears
224 posts
 
Since the last post here, Six moons has gone on to award the WLM Diva ( and other WLM speakers) with Blue Moon Awards.
He has also given great reviews to the Made-in-USA Red Wine Audio 30 and 30.2 amps, as well as the Almarro tube amps, and he endorses both for use with WLM - a match made in heaven! I was very impressed from what I heard from WLMs at shows I snapped-up some WLMs months ago - love 'em! I have been using tubes with them, but based on what I have seen and heard, I just ordered a Red Wine 30.2 to go with them - gotta' try it.
dgad
782 posts
 
Heard them in Munich show. Everyone loved them. I heard the smaller ones. For the money they are really nice. Big palpable images which are well placed with nice bass (I think a subwoofer was in use). They used the Almarro amps, but I forget the source. I have a photo of them somewhere.
edchapman
12 posts
 
I have a pair of WLM La Scala's and they are extraordinary: my favorite speaker so far (have owned Avalons, Audio Physic Step SLEs w/ REL sub, Morel Octwins, Impulse Lali's and many more). The comments above are spot on: these are a huge sounding speaker, very open, and very dynamic, with creamy and lovely mids. Very exciting yet easy to listen to, and they can play loudly without strain, and they never 'hurt' ones ears, yet still have uncanny resolution (you can EASILY hear any and all differences if you make changes in the rig, roll tubes, etc.)
frazeur1
340 posts
 
I agree on the La Scala's, I have listened to the monitors and thought they were very good especially with tube amplification. The cone tweeters are very good and not bright like one might think they would be. Very detailed and just a very good sounding speaker.

Not sure what WLM is doing now, certainly not much presence here in the US I do not think, anyone know?
mordante
511 posts
 
I have heard the WLM Diva a few times. They can sound very nice if you are not into big orchestral music, or any other music with a lot of low of if you like rock/metal.

They are great with jazz, blues etc. But play Slayer or Wagner and they are not that great.
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