Eminence
FLOOR STANDING LOUDSPEAKER
 
Price:
$242,000 pair
 
 
Product Features:
Standard Finishes: $235,000
Graphite Black
 
-bespoke wood $7,000
- colored carbon $10,900
- custom painted $9,900

Bespoke Finishes: Add
 
- bespoke wood $7,000
- colored carbon $10,900
- custom painted $9,900
 
Isobaric Drive Finishes: Add
- standard black no charge-
-rhodium silver $2,000
- polished gold $2,000
 

IN THE ABILITY TO CONVEYMUSIC’S DYNAMIC EXPRESSION.RHYTHMIC FLOW. AND TIMING,THE EMINENCE IS SIMPLYUNEQUALED.
 
In 2018 Wilson Benesch unveiled Eminence – the most ambitious loudspeaker design in the company’s three-decade history. The Eminence became a messenger for the next generation of reference Wilson Benesch loudspeaker design, introducing for the first time the A.C.T. 3Zero Monocoque, the Tactic 3.0 drive unit and the Fibonacci Tweeter. The Eminence quickly received acclaim from the most important critics in the industry and without exception, it was identified as a landmark achievement not only for the brand but within high-end audio design.The Eminence is the brand and series flagship, but this loudspeaker is not simply about scale; it is a remarkable achievement in product design, integrating seamlessly its ten drive units with stunning coherency in such a way that allows the loudspeaker to disappear effortlessly into the listening space leaving only the recorded artist and the listener – an amazing achievement for a product that is physically taller than most of the audience to which it plays. But the Eminence also sets a new benchmark in terms of materials and responsible product design – signaling a clear direction of travel toward renewable and sustainable solutions – a baton that as the leader in high-end audio product design and manufacturing Wilson Benesch is taking up and pioneering into the future.
 
Product Specifications:
DRIVE & CROSSOVER TECHNOLOGY
Upper Bass One:
(1) 7” Wilson Benesch Tactic 3.0
~ First-Order

Upper Bass Two:
(1) 7” Wilson Benesch Tactic 3.0
~ First-Order

Tweeter:
(1) 1” Wilson Benesch Fibonacci Hybrid Silk-Carbon
~ Second-Order, 5kHz High Pass Filter

Midrange:
(1) 7” Wilson Benesch Tactic 3.0
~ Directly Amplifier Coupled

Low Bass One:
(1) 7” Wilson Benesch Tactic 3.0
~ First-Order

Low Bass Two:
(1) 7” Wilson Benesch Tactic 3.0
~ First-Order

Isobaric Drive System One:
(2) 7” Wilson Benesch Tactic in Clamshell Formation
~ First-Order, 500Hz Low Pass Filter

Isobaric Drive System Two:
(2) 7” Wilson Benesch Tactic in Clamshell Formation
~ First-Order, 500Hz Low Pass Filter


ENCLOSURE TECHNOLOGY
Materials:
A.C.T. 3Zero - Advanced Bio-composite Monocoque Technology
Poly-Alloy, Hybridized Construction

Upper Bass Enclosure:
Infinite Baffle Sealed Enclosure

Tweeter:
Labyrinth Sealed Tweeter Backplate

Midrange:
Infinite Baffle Sealed Enclosure

Lower Bass Enclosure:
Infinite Baffle Sealed Enclosure

Isobaric Enclosure:
Infinite Baffle Sealed Enclosure


MEASUREMENTS
Type:
2.5-way

Impedance:
4.5 Ohms

Sensitivity:
89dB @ 1-Meter on axis, 2.83V Input

Frequency Response:
24Hz - 30kHz +/- 2dB


DIMENSIONS & TERMINATIONS
Height:
75”

Width:
8.1” Baffle / 24.1” Widest Point of Foot

Depth:
24.6”

Weight:
320 pounds per speaker

Termination:
Bi-wirable terminal on the loudspeaker footplate at ground level
 
Product Reviews:
The Absolute Sound, June 2019
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