Wilson Audio Celebrates 40 Years!

Lildebs said:
Trivia Question:

MAXX Series 1 was featured on the cover of Stereophile Magazine in the late 1990's. In order to get this question correct, you will need to do a few things (answers come from the same Stereophile issue mentioned above):

#1 - Post a photo of the cover of Stereophile featuring the MAXX Series 1

#2 - State what Month & Year this issue was along with the title of the MAXX article (title on the cover).

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Did I miss that; I probably did because I should have gotten it within five minutes or so. :)
 
Lildebs said:
Trivia Question:

Going to make this one a little harder since the last few trivia questions were answered in under 10 minutes!

I (Debby) remember when the Puppy was designed. We were on a family vacation, and I had to come inside since I was extremely sunburned. I stayed inside for the next day or 2, and remember watching my dad sketching out designs for a new subwoofer to go with the WATT (which ended up being the "Puppy").

Q: Where were we when the my dad made these sketches of the Puppy (city and country)?

HINT: We were not in the USA

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Vancouver, Canada?
 
We DO have a winner (from the Wilson Audio Group page). The correct answer was: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

I don't think any of our family would recommend this place to vacation, but it is where the Puppy started (if you want a great place to vacation in Mexico - go to Akumal, Mexico! It is about 60 miles south of Cancun ;) )

Thank you guys for participating :D
 
Lildebs said:
We DO have a winner (from the Wilson Audio Group page). The correct answer was: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

I don't think any of our family would recommend this place to vacation, but it is where the Puppy started (if you want a great place to vacation in Mexico - go to Akumal, Mexico! It is about 60 miles south of Cancun ;) )

Thank you guys for participating :D
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* I've been to both places (and many many more places in Mexico, including Puerto Vallarta and Cancun and Akumal), and the ruins plus the jungles plus the rivers (chutes, cascades, lagoons) plus the ants plus all the animals in the jungle, plus plus plus the magic mushrooms (Palenque)...that was awesome! ...That was a long time ago, but the ruins and the jungles still remain.

Back then (mid 70s) there weren't any tourists at many small villages along the coast (right by the ocean).
 
Week 20 Product Spotlight:

***WITT Series 1***

Interesting Facts:

• Wilson Audio started shipping the WITT Series 1 in July of 1995. The last pair shipped in June of 1997.

•In the short 2 years Wilson Audio produced the WITT Series 1, well over 350 pair were built and shipped around the world!

• In 1995, The WITT Series 1 received "Component of the Year" from Stereo Sound!

Trivia Question:

Dave and Sheryl were on the cover of a magazine with the WITT Series 1. They were in old pioneer clothing.

Q: What was the name of the magazine name, date, and name of the article they were featured in? Also, attach a photo of the cover.

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Stereophile Vol.6 No.2 (1983) ... Pic comin' right up! :) ...And good luck to me! ...And to whoever else search for it!

Ok, I'll try again. ...But with a different year this time.
{I searched in the wrong direction.}

* Still that Stereophile issue from above; impossible to get the front picture cover.
And blah-blah-blah I give up! :D ...I checked for a 1995-96 pic and got nowhere. ...It's a very tough one.
 
Lildebs said:
Week 20 Product Spotlight:

***WITT Series 1***

Interesting Facts:

• Wilson Audio started shipping the WITT Series 1 in July of 1995. The last pair shipped in June of 1997.

•In the short 2 years Wilson Audio produced the WITT Series 1, well over 350 pair were built and shipped around the world!

• In 1995, The WITT Series 1 received "Component of the Year" from Stereo Sound!

Trivia Question:

Dave and Sheryl were on the cover of a magazine with the WITT Series 1. They were in old pioneer clothing.

Q: What was the name of the magazine name, date, and name of the article they were featured in? Also, attach a photo of the cover.

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Wasn't it Audio Adventure magazine? I have the issue but all my AA mags are in storage.
 
Week 26 Product Spotlight!!

***X1 Grand SLAMM Series 1***

Interesting Facts:

• The first pair of X1 Grand SLAMMS shipped in Aug of 1993.

• Over 170 pair of X1 Series 1 were shipped during its 4 1/2 years of production!

• The X1 Grand SLAMM received many awards including:

1994 - "Best Sound of the Show" - Hex4
1995 - "Best Loudspeaker Design" - The Academy for the Advancement of High End Audio (Golden Note Award)
1995 - "Component of the Year" - Stereophile Magazine
1995 - "Loudspeaker of the Year" - Stereophile Magazine
1995 - "Editor's Choice" - Stereophile Magazine


Trivia Question:

Wilson Audio has produced 22 products over the years, including: speakers, subwoofers, controllers, Wilson Audiophile recordings, and a turntable. If you start with Wilson Audio's first product (t#1 - Smart Turntable), and end with our latest product (#22 - Alexia)

Q: What product number would the X1 Grand SLAMM be? (this does NOT count series within the product - ONLY the product).

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We have a winner! The correct answer was #7. Wilson Audio products in order of release:

1. SMART Turntable
2. Wilson Audiophile Recordings
3. WAMM
4. WATT
5. WHOW
6. Puppy
7. X1 Grand SLAMM

Thanks for participating -Debby

(NOTE: The answer to this question can be found on Wilson Audio's Timeline page: Wilson Audio: Product Timeline )
 
I have been here, there... everywhere (well.. school mostly ;) )! Hehehe!

Not sure if I will be at RMAF. I will let you know if I am or not, though :)
 
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