A New Powered Subwoofer from Wilson Audio

by The Audio Beat | March 7, 2022

hile the new LoKe powered subwoofer ($8750 in standard finishes) seems to be the natural mate for Wilson Audio's TuneTot minimonitors -- both products are the company's smallest and least expensive -- it will also find great utility with Wilson's compact floorstanding speakers like the SabrinaX, Yvette and even the Sasha DAW. The LoKe features a 10" front-firing driver with 7/8" surround mated to a 500-watt class-D amplifier. The LoKe's rear panel features both balanced and unbalanced inputs and outputs, and it replicates the most-used features of Wilson's ActivXO crossover/controller. Of special interest is the LoKe's onboard parametric EQ, which allows additional tailoring to the main speakers and the room. A useful feature is the LoKe's auto on/off circuit.

The cabinet of a subwoofer goes a long way toward defining the sub's performance, and, in true Wilson fashion, the LoKe's cabinet is anything but perfunctory. It is a strategic combination of Wilson's harder-than-steel X-Material, with HDF for internal bracing, creating, in the company's words, a "support structure ensuring a solid foundation for the woofer coupling." Complex formulas were used to create the LoKe's wide port "to match the carefully selected driver optimized for Wilson’s demanding LF application." While the LoKe is Wilson Audio's smallest subwoofer to date, its size (20 3/4"H x 13 7/8"W x 21 3/4"D) and weight (110 pounds) imply room-filling bass frequencies, no matter the room's dimensions.

Optional finishes increase the price of the LoKe, from $9250 for an upgrade finish to $9750 for a custom and $10,750 for a premium finish.