The Laws of Physics at 10Hz

The Thor’s Hammer is the lineal descendant of all these subwoofers. But most significantly, it’s the first subwoofer that utilizes the new driver and crossover technology developed for the WATCH Dog® to equal and surpass the performance of the XS in a cabinet that won’t overwhelm most rooms. The result is flat bass extension below the limit of human hearing—into the frequency range where the word “visceral” becomes literally descriptive.

Long-throw woofers allow Thor’s Hammer to achieve its 10hz response in a relatively compact enclosure. 


Drivers

Thor’s Hammer uses two custom-designed 15” dual-spider drivers in a dual-ported cabinet. The resulting distortion measurements are of the order one associates more with the finest quality amplifiers rather than with loudspeakers!

Enclosure Materials

The cabinet itself is constructed primarily from Wilson Audio’s proprietary X-Material, an extremely dense and hard composite that achieves the seemingly contradictory attributes of high rigidity and high damping. Reducing cabinet resonance to irrelevancy is the sine qua non of accurate and grain-free music reproduction.



Home Theater/Music System Integration

The benchmark in designing Thor’s Hammer was simple: create a subwoofer that would be, in every measure, a worthy addition to a music system built around Wilson’s flagship loudspeakers.


Awards

Outstanding Subwoofer - Prestige
2008
Best Performance of the Year
2012

Reviews

Thor's Hammer
Home Theater Review

Thor's Hammer Technical Specifications

Released: 2006   
Retired: 2023

Drivers

Woofer
Two 15 inch dual-spider

Enclosures & Materials

Enclosure Type
Dual Ported

Measurements

Sensitivity
93 dB @ 1W @ 1 meter @1 kHz
Nominal Impedance
4 ohms
Frequency Range
10 to 150 Hz. +0, – 3dB Room Average Response [RAR]

Overall Dimensions

Height
59 inches (149.86 cm) w/o spike
Width
20 inches (50.80 cm)
Depth
25 1/2 inches (65.25 cm)
Weight
412 lbs.