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David Wilson's presentation on the new Wilson Audio Sasha loudspeaker
Wilson Audio Introduces Sasha W/P: A “Reconceived,” Next-Gen Watt/Puppy

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Wilson Audio has raised the bar by introducing a next-generation successor to the Watt/Puppy System 8—one that is sufficiently different from its forerunners to have earned an entirely new name: Sasha W/P. Wilson explains that the Sasha W/P represents a significant rethinking of the Watt/Puppy concept—one geared toward incorporating many of the technical advancements seen (and heard) in the much more costly Wilson Alexandria X-2 Series 2 and Maxx 3 speaker systems.

Sasha's Advanced Design Features

The Sasha W/P is said to improve upon the performance of the Watt/Puppy System 8 by introducing a large number of design changes, as outlined below:

An all-new midrange/tweeter enclosure: the new enclosure incorporates a distinctive new shape and applies new construction materials. Sidewalls of the enclosure use Wilson’s X-material but are up to three times thicker than in the Watt/Puppy System 8. The Sasha W/P baffle introduces an all-new material said to surpass Wilson’s previous M4 material in terms of reducing “measurable and audible noise and coloration in the midrange.”
A revised bass module enclosure: the re-shaped enclosure is larger (i.e., has greater internal volume) and allows for deeper bass extension (-3 dB at 20Hz).
A new midrange driver: according the Wilson, the Sasha W/P uses “a simplified version of the remarkable new cellulose fiber/paper composite midrange driver developed for the Alexandria X-2 Series 2.”
A new tweeter:a Wilson press release on the Sasha W/P simply states, “Sasha employs the tweeter from MAXX Series 3.”
New woofers:relative to the woofers used in the current Puppy, the woofers in the Sasha feature magnet structures nearly twice as large, which are said to “retain the impact and dynamic shading of the original design, but increase the overall speed, agility, and linearity of the bass.”
Revised and relocated crossover networks:in previous Watt/Puppy systems crossovers were located inside the midrange/tweeter enclosure, but in the Sasha W/P the crossovers have “been relocated to an isolated, reinforced chamber in the rear of the woofer enclosure.” The Wilson press release adds, “to account for the different acoustical signature of the Wilson’s midrange driver and to exploit its ultra-high resolution, all crossovers have been modified and improved.”

Product Specifications

Product type	Loudspeaker
Model Number	Sasha W/P
MSRP	$ 26900.00
Speaker Type	Full-Range
Driver Complement	One 1" inverted dome tweeter; one 7" midrange; two 8" woofers
Weight	197.00 lbs
Height	44.00 inches
Width	14.00 inches
Depth	21.25 inches
Impedance	4.00 Ohms
Bass Extension	20.00 Hz
Sensitivity	91 dB
Power Requirements	20.00 Watts
Features	Both the new midrange/tweeter module and the bass cabinet have greater volume than W/P System 8. The larger bass enclosure results in a 2Hz greater extension in the bass, and less congestion in the upper bass. Increased volume in the upper module allows a new bracing architecture and sidewall construction for greater rigidity and lower resonance. Sasha’s upper module utilizes Wilson’s newest proprietary cabinet material for its baffle, resulting in a lower noise floor and greater transparency in the critical midrange. By removing the crossover from the upper module, less midrange energy is reflected through the midrange driver cone, again improving clarity and transparency. Sasha incorporates both the 7” midrange driver and the tweeter from MAXX Series 3. Sasha’s woofers utilize a new motor/magnet assembly with more magnetic force for the same cone mass resulting in improved dynamics and acceleration in the bass region. The crossover is housed in the bass module, with resistor access on a rear panel. Custom wiring, hand-built at Wilson, connects all the drivers.