In the world of high-end loudspeakers, Wilson Audio is something of a North Star. The American brand doesn’t shout for attention with gimmicky tech. Instead it builds speakers with purpose and painstaking attention to material science, often with remarkable results.
The Sabrina is the smallest floorstander in the Wilson Audio family line-up, albeit one that often dwarfs rivals when it comes to pure musicality. Now, with the Sabrina V, the brand has refreshed its compact (sic) classic
Built in Provo, Utah and finished in Wilson Audio’s automotive-class paint facility, the three-way floorstanding speaker stands just under a metre tall, with a width of just over 30cm and a depth of 39cm at its base; it carries a price tag of £32,998 per pair (in standard WilsonGloss finishes).
The Sabrina is the smallest floorstander in the Wilson Audio family line-up, albeit one that often dwarfs rivals when it comes to pure musicality…
Wilson Audio’s secret sauce has always been its materials, and with the Sabrina V, it introduces a new player: H-Material, a high-density composite here being used on the front baffle. It’s hailed as a subtle but meaningful shift, offering a slightly softer, more musically resonant character than the ultra-rigid X-Material found throughout the rest of the enclosure.
As a result, we’re promised better control of vibration, tighter imaging, and a more organic midrange.
Complemented by Wilson’s V-Material at the base, the speaker’s cabinet is acoustically grounded, resistant to any spurious energy that might smear detail or colour tonality.
Under the Hood: Drivers with proven pedigree
The Sabrina V borrows driver technology directly from Wilson’s flagship designs. At the top end sits the Convergent Synergy Carbon (CSC) tweeter, a 1-inch textile dome developed for the Alexx V. It’s characteristic is airy and detailed, but never brittle. Shimmer not sibilance.
In the heart of the speaker, Wilson has installed a 7-inch AlNiCo QuadraMag midrange driver. First seen in the mighty Chronosonic XVX and now found in the Sasha V and WATT/Puppy, this AlNiCo unit (short for Aluminium-Nickel-Cobalt) is tonally rich and phenomenally stable, especially in the critical vocal band.
Anchoring it all is an 8-inch woofer, the same as that in Sasha V. Quick, confident, and agile, it’s job is to give the Sabrina V an unexpected sense of weight and drive for a speaker of its size.
More of what makes the Sabrina V sing is hidden from view. Wilson continues to eschew printed circuit boards, relying instead on point-to-point hand-wiring for optimal clarity and dynamic headroom.
Central to the crossover are Wilson’s own Rel-Cap capacitors, including a new copper-sprayed version of the AudioCapX-WA, first seen in Sasha V. These custom parts are crafted in-house with tight tolerances, helping preserve micro-detail and subtle harmonic cues.
Even the crossover’s new woofer capacitor has been tuned to bring better bass-to-midrange integration, giving the Sabrina V its hallmark warmth and depth without losing precision.
Everyday engineering elegance
Thoughtful design updates extend beyond audio performance. A new rear-panel access point makes resistor swaps easier (for service or fine-tuning), replacing the bottom-mounted approach of earlier models. The port geometry has also been tweaked for deeper, more natural bass dispersion.
Connection points, too, are upgraded. Wilson’s premium binding posts offer a secure fit for spade or banana plugs.
The Sabrina V is Wilson Audio at its most distilled, bringing flagship DNA to a more approachable, room-friendly form.
It’s obviously not inexpensive, but neither is it extravagant by unapologetic high-end standards. For serious listeners seeking a floorstander that captures the magic of a live performance, the Sabrina V might just be the audio upgrade they’ve been waiting for.
The Wilson Audio Sabrina V launches worldwide July 3. UK shipping begins shortly thereafter. Distribution is via Absolute Sound.
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The Luxe Review 
In the world of high-end loudspeakers, Wilson Audio is something of a North Star. The American brand doesn’t shout for attention with gimmicky tech. Instead it builds speakers with purpose and painstaking attention to material science, often with remarkable results.
The Sabrina is the smallest floorstander in the Wilson Audio family line-up, albeit one that often dwarfs rivals when it comes to pure musicality. Now, with the Sabrina V, the brand has refreshed its compact (sic) classic
Built in Provo, Utah and finished in Wilson Audio’s automotive-class paint facility, the three-way floorstanding speaker stands just under a metre tall, with a width of just over 30cm and a depth of 39cm at its base; it carries a price tag of £32,998 per pair (in standard WilsonGloss finishes).
Wilson Audio’s secret sauce has always been its materials, and with the Sabrina V, it introduces a new player: H-Material, a high-density composite here being used on the front baffle. It’s hailed as a subtle but meaningful shift, offering a slightly softer, more musically resonant character than the ultra-rigid X-Material found throughout the rest of the enclosure.
As a result, we’re promised better control of vibration, tighter imaging, and a more organic midrange.
Complemented by Wilson’s V-Material at the base, the speaker’s cabinet is acoustically grounded, resistant to any spurious energy that might smear detail or colour tonality.
Under the Hood: Drivers with proven pedigree
The Sabrina V borrows driver technology directly from Wilson’s flagship designs. At the top end sits the Convergent Synergy Carbon (CSC) tweeter, a 1-inch textile dome developed for the Alexx V. It’s characteristic is airy and detailed, but never brittle. Shimmer not sibilance.
In the heart of the speaker, Wilson has installed a 7-inch AlNiCo QuadraMag midrange driver. First seen in the mighty Chronosonic XVX and now found in the Sasha V and WATT/Puppy, this AlNiCo unit (short for Aluminium-Nickel-Cobalt) is tonally rich and phenomenally stable, especially in the critical vocal band.
Anchoring it all is an 8-inch woofer, the same as that in Sasha V. Quick, confident, and agile, it’s job is to give the Sabrina V an unexpected sense of weight and drive for a speaker of its size.
More of what makes the Sabrina V sing is hidden from view. Wilson continues to eschew printed circuit boards, relying instead on point-to-point hand-wiring for optimal clarity and dynamic headroom.
Central to the crossover are Wilson’s own Rel-Cap capacitors, including a new copper-sprayed version of the AudioCapX-WA, first seen in Sasha V. These custom parts are crafted in-house with tight tolerances, helping preserve micro-detail and subtle harmonic cues.
Even the crossover’s new woofer capacitor has been tuned to bring better bass-to-midrange integration, giving the Sabrina V its hallmark warmth and depth without losing precision.
Everyday engineering elegance
Thoughtful design updates extend beyond audio performance. A new rear-panel access point makes resistor swaps easier (for service or fine-tuning), replacing the bottom-mounted approach of earlier models. The port geometry has also been tweaked for deeper, more natural bass dispersion.
Connection points, too, are upgraded. Wilson’s premium binding posts offer a secure fit for spade or banana plugs.
The Sabrina V is Wilson Audio at its most distilled, bringing flagship DNA to a more approachable, room-friendly form.
It’s obviously not inexpensive, but neither is it extravagant by unapologetic high-end standards. For serious listeners seeking a floorstander that captures the magic of a live performance, the Sabrina V might just be the audio upgrade they’ve been waiting for.
The Wilson Audio Sabrina V launches worldwide July 3. UK shipping begins shortly thereafter. Distribution is via Absolute Sound.
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