Wolf von Langa Serendipity+
Dane techniczne
Konstrukcja Pasywna, 2-drożna
Typ Monitor / kolumna podstawkowa
Obudowa System z pasywnymi membranami biernymi ograniczającymi drgania
Pasmo przenoszenia ±2,5 dB 48–22 150 Hz
Pasmo przenoszenia ±10 dB 35–33 000 Hz
Impedancja 4 omy
Skuteczność 88 dB / 2,83 V / 1 m
Moc maksymalna 150W
Wymiary (szer. x wys. x gł.) 352 × 242 × 295 mm
Waga 11,1 kg / sztuka
Wymiary podstawki opcjonalnej(szer. x wys. x gł.) 638 × 241 × 299 mm
Waga podstawki opcjonalnej (szer. x wys. x gł.) 7,5 kg / sztuka
Zwrotnica Zintegrowana; opcjonalnie zewnętrzna
Wykończenia Black / Davos White, Black / Avana Gray, Black / Star Black
Wolf von Langa Serendipity+
Recenzje
Recenzja Wolf von Langa Serendipity+ w Fidelity Magazine
And outstanding results became clear even with the first, relatively clumsy, listening tests. Reference Recordings’ fantastic version of Leonard Bernstein’s Divertimento sounds far larger and more powerful than one would expect from the size of the WOLF VON LANGA Serendipity – in every respect. The strings project far into the room, the woodwinds truly hit the mark, trombones and percussion strike with genuine and precise low bass that still rings out superbly. Even more remarkable was how I hadn’t yet optimized the speaker position. Once I had made some clearly positive measurements and adjustments, something astonishing happened: There are a couple of hackneyed phrases for which hi-fi reviewers should always be compelled to make a small donation to their favorite charity. One of these phrases is that they have never heard a particular piece being played this way before. It’s not uncommon for this statement to be interpreted as meaning the reproduction was close to unbeatable. However, it actually expresses astonishment at a new acoustic and aesthetic experience. Accordingly, I readily and enthusiastically admit that I have never heard voices in the way I perceived them with the Serendipity. And I’m not even talking about celebrated high female voices with their beguiling melodiousness, or those sonorous baritone timbres. No – I’m simply referring to the clarity of voice, particularly regarding Sprechgesang, whether this is the recitative manner in operas, avant-garde melodramas, rap or simply the spoken word genre.
Let’s listen to the masterful Songs For Drella by Lou Reed and John Cale, recorded in 1990. When Reed’s voice rises above the low-frequency wave of synthesizer sound in “Open House”, every syllable can be heard clearly and precisely. It even seems to glide into the foreground to set itself apart from the other instruments. But this takes place in unobtrusively, without impinging on the speaker’s linearity or neutrality. The voice is simply “there”, sharing something with us in its own quality. Moving on, we find the excellent new recording of Serenade Horn, Tenor and Strings by Benjamin Britten, featuring Andrew Staples and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Harding. Here, I can effortlessly assign the fine emotional nuances of the singing voice to the textual components. In some wondrous way, I am truly hearing favorite recordings of mine – ones I have listened to many times before – in a new and different way.
As for the bass range, we’re moving into blockbuster territory, in sharp contrast with the modest dimensions of the box itself. However, leaving its size aside, the unit’s weight indicates that this speaker is hardly a flyweight! Despite the speaker having a cutoff of 48 hertz, the low frequency range has such superb presence that a listening room of 30 square meters or so will never have a low bass problem ever again. Whether it’s the boisterous drum solo opening the finale of Mahler’s 7th symphony (strictly interpreted by Georg Solti), that seems to push me back in my chair, or LTJ Bukem’s powerful electronic beats that hop around the room – the WOLF VON LANGA Serendipity deals so effortlessly with the lowest frequencies that one co-worker seriously asked me where I’d hidden the subwoofer.
Link do recenzji: Wolf von Langa Serendipity+ – Fidelity Magazine
Recenzja Wolf von Langa Serendipity+ w Part-Time Audiophile
This is where we circle back to mystique, of course, and the Wolf von Langa SERENDIPITY+ loudspeakers had this ineffable sense of quickly connecting me to the emotional core of the music. I’m not going to strip this down to its basic elements, of course, but this connection can be identified by how swiftly you dump your inner monologue for a razor-sharp focus on your favorite tunes. Oh, this is new. I think that’s the first time I noticed those lyrics. Wait, is this an alternate take? It’s even better when you start thinking about your history with the performer, where you were when you first heard it, and that’s when you realize you’ve made that connection and it happened so fast. How did this happen? That goes back to hearing new details in the music, or a simple clarification in the lyrics that changes the entire meaning of one of your favorite songs and, well, I hope you know what I mean. It happens to me all of the time.
This communicative two-way speaker reminds me of another recent favorite, the DeVore Fidelity Orangutan Micr/O cubes, which sported fairly tame specifications that made little or no difference once you started listening to music. (And the Micr/Os were given the first MP Award for Best Bookshelf last year, so damn the numbers once again.) The SERENDIPITY+ is somewhat larger, more than twice as expensive and it digs much deeper into the low frequencies than the DeVores, but they are both kindred spirits that excel at unplugging your from your noisy life and plugging you into an honest listening session that you’ll recall for some time afterward.
Let’s talk about the bass performance of the Wolf von Langa SERENDIPITY+ loudspeakers. In my experience with two-way monitors, they are neither bass-shy nor defying the laws of physics for tiny little mid-woofers. Kick drums have that visceral impact against your breadbasket, all while the decay rises up through the floorboards into your legs. By sitting in the near-field, I gathered a few goose bumps during the Yulunga/Dead Can Dance test; and the deepest synthesizer pulses from “Kid A” were delivered complete and without any flabbiness. In other words, I had these monitors in a fairly large room and not once did I say I wished for a little more bloom in the low frequencies to convince me I was listening to something full-range.
Since the Wolf von Langa SERENDIPITY+ monitors replaced the YG Acoustics Talus and Descent, and all that potent bass-heavy music I used for those evaluations, I shifted gears and started with music that was far more delicate and personal. First, I had one of those “The Girl From Ipanema” earworm battles after someone mentioned I hadn’t played Getz/Gilberto in at least a couple of years. I don’t have a spectacular LP version of this audiophile war horse in my collection, but I do have a rather splendid FIM CD/SACD version–coated with 99.99999% silver–that uses the K2 HD Mastering technology (24-bit, 100 kHz).
As you probably know, this is a warm and textured recording that usually makes you forget about your problems despite the choice of hardware. With the Wolf von Langa SERENDIPITY+ speakers in the system, I found the entire album newly mesmerizing even though I’ve listened to it many, many times. These German speakers brought something interesting to the mix–first, Astrud Gilberto’s famous vocals lacked that dryness that I often detect, which subtracts from my enjoyment. She stands off well to the side, and to me it always sounds like a track that was recorded at another time in another place, almost an afterthought. This time there was far greater coherence in the mix, and while Astrud didn’t quite scoot her chair closer to the microphone, it also sounds like she’s standing right there, off to the side, living in the moment. The WVLs provided so much detail, all in the right proportions, and that created a bigger sense of space that clarified the relationship of each performer within the context of a live capture on the master tape.
Link do recenzji: Wolf von Langa Serendipity+ – Part-Time Audiophile
Wolf von Langa Serendipity+
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Wolf von Langa – Fidelity Magazine – Fidelity Award Winer 2024

Link: Wolf von Langa – Fidelity Magazine – Fidelity Award Winer 2024
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