That had not been mentioned.
I looked into the Wavelet after learning the local Aeris pair is down for the moment, due to a processor issue.
The Bohmer-gone-Wavelet (now Wavelet 2) apparently started a good ol’ ASR dog-pile last year after a dubious review (why I still figure ASR would be better-dubbed Audio
Measurements Review, since the “attempted review” of the Wavelet wasn’t exactly science in practice, sorry but brutally accurate).
This is a review and attempted measurements of the Legacy Audio Wavelet audio pre-amp/processor/DSP/Room EQ. It is on kind loan from a member and costs US $4950. The industrial design is decent with a dot matrix LED panel. I was shocked to see such an expensive processor come with an external...
www.audiosciencereview.com
Some distilled takeaways:
My apprehensions of software-borne (or model-specific hardware-based) component issues, or lack of options in owner access/future adjustments, are not assuaged. If anything, they’re
preamplified.
Legacy offered strong customer service in that (linked) case.
Wavelet MIGHT be adaptable to non-Legacy systems. Or maybe not so much.
The “next level” performance noted by
@MKR between Wavelet vs. Trinnov would make sense on a proprietary level for software involved, since even the “modest” Trinnov model offers potentially greater flexibility among brands, verifiably proper HT options and so forth. However, Trinnov’s still a chassis of algo’s from one company. And at ~half to all of the original speaker budget, I’m skeptical of the ultimate ROI for such things. Makes me think of folks who bought into Pono. What a no-no!
The Wavelet’s only 1/3 of the “modest” Trinnov model’s price; is it only offering 1/3 of the experience? I know, apples to oranges on a certain level.
Moments like this I don’t attack and I don’t run away. I just get more curious.
I see no white rabbit here… yet.