LINE SOURCE IN-WALL SPEAKERS WISDOM INSIGHT

There are two ways to describe Wisdom’s ‘line source’ loudspeakers. One is to talk tech — explaining the advanced long thin film membranes and their planar magnetic operation, along with the Regenerative Transmission Line in the company’s unusual ‘Suitcase Subwoofer’. But we reckon it makes sense first simply to understand how convenient they can be compared with conventional box-and-cone loudspeakers, and how spectacular the technologies can make them sound.

EQUIPMENT

We’ve long had a great admiration for Wisdom Audio’s line source speakers. On this occasion we listened to the L8i models from the company’s Insight range (pictured right). We have in the past heard its top ‘Wisdom’ range, where a full system could set you back hundreds of thousands of dollars. A ‘Sage’ series sits between these, with the Insight