Waterfall upgrades all its models to XT versions and rolls out a range starting with the Niagara.
Ill-regarded in the high-fidelity world because its glass loudspeakers have a superb design, which leads many to believe that its products are not, however, of great audiophile quality, French manufacturer Waterfall innovates at the start of this year by presenting at the Barcelona Show its new Jetstream technology, now integrated into five new models, whose names are concluded by the qualifier XT.
With an aluminum turbine blade structure around the bass-midrange drivers, again supplied by French manufacturer Atohm, Waterfall has considerably improved these speakers by incorporating a patent-coded “X-Technology”, which focuses in particular on better concentrating the mid-bass waves. The Iguasçu Evo and Victoria Evo thus become respectively Iguasçu XT and Victoria XT, while the Niagara, taller and clearly recognizable by its separate tweeter in a separate glass block, gives way to three new models. Named Niagara XT-1, XT-2 & XT-3, these high-end speakers still use platinum glass, but also Nappa leather and solid aluminum for the base and around the tweeter port. Maintained in glass on the XT-3, the tweeter is now integrated into a magnificent polished wood cabinet on the XT-1 and XT-2.
Available from March for the Iguasçu XT and Victoria XT, and more likely from April to May for the Niagara XT models, these speakers will be sold in Europe from €3 500 per pair. More ultimate, the Niagara models will start at €15 000 a pair, with a host of finishes and customizations worthy of a true audiophile luxury object. All that remains now is to look forward to presenting you with one of these loudspeakers in a full review, hopefully in the May issue!
