What HIFI? Visit Wilson Benesch

Ketan Bharadia of What HIFI? recently visited the Falcon House, the Wilson Benesch factory, to see first hand how Wilson Benesch design, manufacture and in turn assemble by hand its range of loudspeakers, subwoofers, turntables, tonearms, cartridges and hifi racking systems.
 
Ketan is very familiar with the Wilson Benesch products. Him and the What HIFI? team reviewed and wrote about the original A.C.T. One loudspeakers and subsequently the Discovery loudspeakers in the 1990s and early 2000s. The What HIFI? team has consistently reviewed Wilson Benesch products since then. Publishing product reports on the companies entry line P1.0 and P2.0 loudspeakers, followed by reports on the A.C.T. 3zero loudspeaker and most recently the Discovery 3zero loudspeaker. So we invited Ketan to visit our factory in Sheffield, South Yorkshire to tour the 25,000 square foot facility and see first hand how Wilson Benesch designs, develops, engineers, manufactures and in turn assembles its industry leading British high end audio products.
 
Ketan has now published his report in What HIFI? It is a great report that immediately recognises the long industrial heritage and history of engineering in Sheffield and also acknowledges Wilson Benesch’s place within it. Having been established in 1989, Wilson Benesch celebrates its 35th Anniversary year in 2024. As Ketan writes, Wilson Benesch has pioneered in the use of advanced materials within its products since its foundation, namely in the use of carbon fibre composites.