Briefly heard the Formation Wedge and the Duo today.
The Wedge, for 899€ seems like the king in its class.
I only streamed some of my favourite tracks from my iPhone via Airplay 2, but this unit still showed amazing clarity, bass and soundstage.
It sounds much more natural than the Zeppelin I've had for years.
At first I thought the bass was a bit shy in comparison with the Zeppelin, but I soon realised it just wasn't as bloated as in its older brother.
It was just tighter.
I think this Wedge in the class of the Naim MuSo.
The Formation Duo is different animal all together as it really offers a total package.
For 4K + stands (400€ each) it's an entry into real hifi.
I don't think with separates, for 5K in total, of 5.5 if you count the streamer, you could reach this quality.
B&W has more Formation products in the pipeline.
If they get their app together - it doesn't seem to work too well yet - this is a line to consider!
For now, you can already work your way around the app with bluetooth and Airplay.
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Stereo: Hegel H590, Grimm Audio MU1, Mola Mola Tambaqui, Burmester 948 - V3 & V6 racks, Vivid Audio G2 Giyas, REL Carbon Special (pair), Silent Angel Bonn N8 Ethernet Switch & Forester F1, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse IC and SE SC, Furutech Digiflux
AV: Hegel C-53, Marantz AV8802A, Oppo BDP-203EU, Pioneer Kuro 60", Vivid Audio C1 & V1w's, Wireworld Platinum Eclipse, SE & E
Second system (veranda): Halgorythme preamp and monoblocks, Burmester 061, Avalon Avatar, Sharkwire & Wireworld cables
Last edited by bart; 11-27-2019 at 06:03 PM.
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