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Section 1�1—WASP
An instructional video outlining the Wilson Audio Setup Procedure ( WASP)
can be found here: wilsonaudio.com/WASP. The proper positioning of your new
SabrinaX within your room is critical in order to extract its formidable perfor-
mance envelope. When carefully followed, the WASP has proven to be the most
effective method for setting up Wilson loudspeakers. Your authorized Wilson
dealer is trained in this process, and is the best resource for you to ensure your
loudspeakers are set up properly.
Viewing the video is the best way to learn how to properly employ WASP,
but we have also included an outline of it here.
Zone of Neutrality: Left and Right Channel
The “Zone of Neutrality” is an area in your room where the speakers will
sound most natural. This location is where the speakers interact the least with
adjacent room boundaries. It is important to have a clear working space while
determining the Zone of Neutrality.
The following is a simple method to locate the Zone of Neutrality within
your listening environment:
1. Stand against the wall BEHIND the location where you intend
to position your loudspeakers. Speaking in a moderately loud
voice and at a constant volume, project your voice out into
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the room. Your voice will have an overly heavy, “chesty” quality
because of your proximity to the rear wall.
2. While speaking, slowly move out into the room, progressing in
a direction parallel to the sidewall. It is helpful to have anoth-
er listener seated in the listening position to assist you during
this process. Listen to how your voice “frees up” from the added
bass energy imparted by the rear wall boundary. Also notice
that your voice is quite spatially diffuse (to your assistant, your
voice will sound spatially large and difficult to localize) as you
begin to ease away from the rear wall.
3. At some point during your progression forward into the room,
you will observe a sonic transition in your voice; it will sound
more tonally correct and less spatially diffuse (your assistant
can now precisely localize the exact origin of your voice). When
you hear this transition, you have entered the inner edge of
the Zone of Neutrality. Place a piece of tape on the floor to
mark this location. Although it will vary from room to room, in
most rooms the zone begins between two and a half to three
feet from the rear wall.
4. Continue to walk slowly away from the rear wall. After some
distance, usually one to two feet past the first piece of tape,
you will begin to hear your voice lose focus and appear to