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Wilson Alexandria X2s in small room

I'm thinking of getting a pair of Wilson Alexandria X-2s. I'm wondering how they will sound in my 13.5 x 22 x 7 foot listening room. I've talked with Wilson and they thought they'ed work. Some dealers I've talked with are not as positive, thinking they will overpower my room. My room has been acoustically treated with Auralex LNRD bass traps in all four corners. I also use diffusors and 6 Room Lens to tune my room which features a pair of Revel Salons and a pair of Revel Sub 30 subwoofers. I figure my current system has about the same radiating area as the Wilsons. A friend has Legacy Focus 20/20s which generate large amounts of bass also, and he's used them successfully in small rooms with tweeks. Will I need to use a unit like the Rives PARC to get the best from these speakers? Or will they fit in with the usual amount of setup care that my Salons took?
Any opinions or educated guesses?
Thanks,
Steve
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onhwy61
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I agree with Audphile1, Oneobgyn wins the argument.
oneobgyn
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BTW, this IMO was not an argument only a meeting of the minds.
oneobgyn
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I do agree with you with respect to front porting and bass energy (not soundstage as I had written).

I had posted my response 3 different times before the mods let it through that I was leaving my house and thought I would try to post my thoughts once again and hastily typed away

Nonetheless the X-2 was made with big consideration given to the much smaller rooms in Asia and Europe so in all honesty I don't believe that Wilson Audio would have given out inaccurate information.
mcrheist
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oneobgyn
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It is very rare for a driver to blow. Usually the resistor will blow before the driver.
Have you looked at the resistor panel to see if that is the problem. All too often I see posts here where people claim that they have blown a driver and instead it is the resistor.

No Dave Wilson does not set up X-2's. He used to set up his now discontinued WAMM (at $250K). Your dealer is the one who sets up speakers. They are trained at Wilson Audio how to do this. To me your dealer's non responsiveness is the problem. Because the speaker is still under warranty it is up to your dealer to determine the problem and deal with it appropriately with Wilson Audio who,IMO, has the best group of people working there and will always make a customer happy no matter what speaker he has purchased. That is why I have owned them all. You need to speak to your dealer and aim your sour grapes in the correct direction. Your post is somewhat ambiguous because you state that your 7" midrange driver is gone on your "speakers" implying it is both sides???

I would still bet that you blew a resistor and not the driver and the problem can be rectified in 15 minutes. If so then you need to turn down the volume. If you blew both sides then maybe the wrong amps for the speaker.
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