Loudspeakers
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• Impressive bass
• Superb tonal balance
• Excellent mids & highs
• 'Goldilocks' port puck
• Two cabinet finishes only
• Not bi-wirable
RRP $2,899
You know that a loudspeaker design has achieved iconic status when audiophiles discussing it don't mention the name of the manufacturer but just the model name (or number) of the speaker itself. Which means that Richter's Wizard speakers have achieved that status because they're almost always referred to simply as 'Wizards' .
It could be argued that one reason behind the Wizard design gaining such prominence is due to it having been on the market for close to 40 years in one incarnation or another. Another reason might well be the number of awards it has garnered over that time. Yet another may be that, according to Richter at least, more Wizards have been sold in Australia than any other loudspeaker designed in this country.
Curiously, despite the many significant changes between this latest Series 6Plus version of the Wizard and the Series 6 variant that preceeded it (which I'll detail later in this review), Richter has settled on the '6Plus' moniker rather than what I believe would have been the more obvious choice — 'Series 7' .
One thing that has risen inexorably, along with the model numbering, is the retail price of the Wizard, but according to Richter's Brian Rodgers, the company has pulled out all stops to keep the price as low as possible. “The fact that the new WS [Wizard Series] 6Plus speakers are only $200 more than the previous S6 model is quite astounding… or maybe foolish in today's world of increasing costs!” he said.
THE EQUIPMENT
One thing that hasn't changed on the new Series 6Plus model compared to the 'standard'
