High End 2022 • Hot Product

The latest floorstander from Wilson Benesch might look almost indistinguishable from its predecessors, but beneath that familiar styling lies one substantial physical change and a host of refinements that apply not just to the new Omnium ($169,000 per pair) but to what used to be Wilson Benesch's Geometry Series as a whole.

The Omnium introduces a new biocomposite material in place of the carbon-fiber sandwich structure previously used to form the cabinet of all the boat-backed Wilson Benesch speakers. The new material is both eco friendly and superior in performance and is (somewhat ironically) the product of a joint European research project. Driven by Audionet’s flagship electronics, the Omnium delivered exactly the sort of confident, unintrusive and uncolored performance we’ve come to expect from big Wilson Benesch speakers and shows every indication of continuing the company’s steady advance on the high end.

But if the Omnium is too big or simply too expensive for your situation, the biocomposite cabinet and the Fibonacci tweeter/Tactic 3 drivers first seen in the flagship Eminence ($225,000 per pair) have found their way into the updated versions of the more affordable models. Now dubbed the Fibonacci Series, Wilson Benesch claims substantial performance benefits across the entire line, a range that now consists of the Eminence, Omnium, Resolution 3.0 ($89,000 per pair), Endeavour 3.0 ($60,000 per pair), ACT 3.0 ($54,000 per pair) and Discovery 3.0 ($32,000 per pair).