Wilson Audio Duette 2 Bookshelf Speaker with stands, Macadamia finish, Certified Authentic Pre-Owned

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OVERVIEW

Great condition pre-owned Field Recertified Wilson Audio Duette 2 Bookshelf Speakers with stands in Macadamia with Extra flake Finish.

Speakers come with original crates, packaging, accessories, and manual.

Rated 8/10 for minor cosmetic wear consistent with age and use. Please see images for details.

FEATURES

With traditional loudspeaker designs, near-boundary placements wreak havoc on the performance characteristics audiophiles most prize. The soundstage collapses, dynamics are compromised, and a smooth, linear frequency response becomes a distant memory.

The original Duette was designed to overcome these limitations, while still offering a free-standing performance option. With the Series 2 Duette, Wilson decided to forgo the inevitable compromises inherent in that approach, and concentrate on creating a loudspeaker designed solely for near boundary situations, which nevertheless boasts the same dynamics, soundstage width and depth, and harmonic beauty of their larger, floorstanding loudspeakers.

The Duette 2 is available in two configurations: a "bookshelf" mode, and a stand-mounted model. In either configuration, the crossover is external to the speaker itself. This has two important advantages. First, it mechanically isolates the crossover components from the drivers, providing greater freedom from vibration induced grain and noise. Secondly, it allows Duette’s 8-inch woofer greater room to breathe and achieve powerful bass response and dynamic alacrity in a cabinet that can still realistically be called "compact".

The "bookshelf" Duette’s crossover is called the Novel Crossover, because it’s the size of a large book. It can nevertheless sit next to the loudspeaker, or be hidden elsewhere in cabinetry. The provided umbilical cable is part of the Duette’s sophisticated time-alignment system and is color-coded for simple and error-free connection.

If you desire to use Duette as a floorstanding speaker, it now comes with an optional dedicated stand, with the crossover integrated into the base of the stand. This arrangement provides the same kind of mechanical isolation for the crossover found in Wilson’s larger floorstanding loudspeakers.

The Duette cabinet is now bolted securely to the stand. Laser vibrometry tests confirmed that this arrangement provides an impedance pathway, guiding unwanted energy away from the enclosure.

Duette Series 2’s tweeter has been modified to include a rear isolation chamber sourced from the Alexia version of the Convergent Synergy tweeter. Another distinctive feature of the Duette 2 is the slanted front baffle. While the original Duette offered some time-alignment capability, the Series 2 takes time-alignment precision to a whole new level.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Enclosure Type Woofer: (Rear Ported) X-Material
• Enclosure Type Tweeter: (Sealed) X-Material/S-material baffle
• Woofer: 8 inches (20.32 cm)
• Tweeter: 1 inch, Dome (2.54 cm)
• Sensitivity: 92 dB @ 1W @ 1m @ 1k
• Nominal Impedance: 4 ohms nominal/minimum 4.35 ohms @160Hz
• Minimum Amplifier Power: 20 Watts per channel
• Frequency Response: 33 Hz - 21 kHz +/- 3 dB
• Duette Enclosure Dimensions: Height: 18 1/2 inches (46.99 cm) w/o spikes Width: 10 1/2 inches (26.66 cm) Depth: 16 1/16 inches (23.28 cm)
• Novel Crossover Dimensions: Height: 11 1/2 inches (29.21 cm) Width: 4 15/16 inches (12.54 cm) Depth: 9 3/16 inches (23.28 cm)
• Dedicated Stand w/ Built-in Crossover: Height: 21 7/8 inches (55.56 cm) w/o spikes Width: 11 7/8 inches (30.16 cm) Depth: 18 3/8 inches (47.63 cm)

Product Weight per Channel
• Duette: 45 lbs (20.41 kg)
• Novel Crossover: 24 lbs (10.89 kg)
• Dedicated Stand: 65 lbs (29.48 kg)

WILSON CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC

Wilson Audio Certified Authentic™ Program

Wilson Audio and Wilson Audio Authorized Dealers are proud to announce Wilson Audio Certified Authentic™. Certified Authentic™ is the cornerstone of Wilson’s ongoing effort to ensure that second-hand Wilson owners experience many of the same benefits as if they purchased their speaker new.

The Wilson Audio Certified Authentic™ program is offered exclusively through authorized Wilson dealers in North America. If the Wilson speaker is Certified Authentic, you can be assured it has been subjected to a rigorous process consisting of over 80 steps, which include sonic and measured tests, resistor replacement, and cosmetic refurbishing. Wilson Audio offers a Factory Warranty on all Certified Authentic™ speakers.

Wilson Audio stocks parts for every model it has ever made during its 45-year history, so every Wilson loudspeaker, regardless of vintage, is eligible for the Certified Authentic™ program. Wilson’s legendary build quality ensures that even the oldest models can be brought back to their original performance. Wilson Audio dealers are trained in the art of loudspeaker setup and proper time-domain adjustment. Proper setup, which considers the specifics of your installation, is the only way to ensure that the performance possible from your Wilson Loudspeaker is realized.

Benefits of Certified Authentic™

Three Levels of Certified Authentic™

Certified Authentic™ Pre-Owned
A pre-owned Wilson speaker that has been authenticated in the field by a Wilson Audio Authorized Dealer. If the Wilson loudspeaker is less than 10 years old, it is eligible for the remainder of the 5-year warranty or a 3 year warranty, whichever is greater. If the Wilson loudspeaker is more than 10 years old, the eligible warranty is 2 years.

Certified Authentic™ Factory Tested
A loudspeaker authenticated and recertified at the Wilson Factory, a process that includes the same factory measurement tests, factory final polishing, and factory frisking as a new speaker is eligible for the remainder of the original 5-year warranty or a 3 year warranty, whichever is greater. For speakers more than 10 years old, the eligible warranty is 2 years.

Certified Authentic™ Never Titled
Wilson Loudspeakers used as dealer demos, or for other reasons have been opened but never sold are eligible for the full 5-year warranty.