Wilson Audio - Yvette

For me, the organic design of the Yvette makes it the Wilson product that comes closest to the magic of an Apple design—and the one most pleasing to my eye. That beauty in the eye of this beholder, combined with its rich tonal palette, its facility to re-create a large lifelike soundstage and its flair for sounding larger than it is, make the Yvette my new reference—a speaker that fits my space and fulfills my requirements for engaging, dynamic, rich sound...

Dennis Davis , The Audio Beat

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Introducing Yvette

The new Yvette draws from this formidable tradition. But perhaps most importantly, it sources much of its technology directly from the enormous research-and-development reservoir of what is perhaps Wilson’s most prolific era of innovation to date. The Sasha Series 2, the Alexia, and Dave Wilson latest WAMM project have all informed Yvette's development , in some cases, with identical components.

Design

It is natural to view the Yvette within the context of Wilson’s past models. Early on in Wilson’s history, Dave Wilson’s WATT/Puppy literally transformed the high-end loudspeaker market.

Drivers

In conjunction with the WAMM project, Wilson Audio recently completed yet another wave of research into tweeter technology and exotic driver materials. They all fell well short of the musicality, natural resolution, and coherence of Wilson’s tweeter. The Yvette employs the MK III version of the Convergent Synergy Tweeter, which is also found in the Sasha Series 2 and the Alexx. The MK III features Wilson’s latest thinking on rear-wave diffraction and ultra-low resonance rear chambers. It mates seamlessly with Wilson’s proprietary midrange driver.

Enclosure Materials

The enclosure is built primarily from two Wilson-developed composites: the third generation of X-Material, an extremely well-damped and inert composite, and S-Material, which was developed for exquisite midrange performance.

HIFICRITIC Awards 2017

HIFICRITIC

2017

Loudspeaker over 15,000 EUR

2017

Buyers Guide 2018

2017

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2018

Editors Choice Award

2018

Fidelity Award Winner 2018 Wilson Audio Yvette

2018

Recommended Components - Fall Edition

2018

Stereophile

2022

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The Absolute Sound

2023

Woofers

10 inches (25.4 cm)

Midrange

7 inches (17.78 cm)

Tweeter

1 inch (2.54 cm)

Woofer Enclosure

Rear Ported

Midrange Enclosure

Rear Vented

Tweeter Enclosure

Sealed

Sensitivity

86 dB @ 1 watt @ 1 meter @ 1 kHz

Nominal Impedance

4 ohms / minimum 2.94 ohms @ 90 Hz

Minimum Amplifier Power

50 watts per channel

Frequency Response

20 Hz – 25 kHz +/- 3 dB Room Average Response [RAR]

Height

41 inches (104.14 cm) w/o spikes

Width

13 1/4 inches (33.66 cm)

Depth

20 1/16 inches (50.92 cm)

System Weight Per Channel

175 lbs (79.38 kg)

Total System Shipping Weight (approx.)

515 lbs (233.60 kg)

Introducing Yvette

Design

Drivers

Enclosure Materials