WILSON AUDIO.....BIG NAME, BIG PRICE........ARE THEY THAT GOOD?

Do a little decision tree/chart analysis.
1. Sound - most important - weighting 2X all of the below
2. Budget - very important
3. Looks (to me and others) - important
4. Compatability/cost of upstream gear/cables - important
5. Age - somewhat important
6. Location of used pair/shipping - somewhat less important
7. Care and maintenance over time - less important
I’ve done this quick analysis, usually with vehicles for me/children. Example - 1.establish a $7K budget; 2. determine the desired ’style’ (sedan, coupe, SUV); 3. find the best enjoyment+low maintenance cost vehicle in that range. I would usually end up shopping for mint condition low-mileage 10 year old Lexus or Toyota sedans.... So, what would I purchase? I would have to ignore all of the above, and just buy what the 3 daughters want[ed]. LOL Audio gear is a little like that - find out what makes sense to your right brain, then keep that in mind, but ignore that and shoot the moon and buy gear that knocks out your left brain emotionally. :)

Good advice steakster. I’ve settled on MIT Matrix 60 bi-wire speaker cables - that are a match made in heaven with the W/Ps. And although I like tube amplification, I would like to find some Mark Levinson monos as a possible next step. Hard to believe the W/P and ML 33 monos were making beautiful music - over 20 years ago(!!).

First and foremost, Wilsons are a ugly Godforsaken eyesore. I have had them when i didn't know any better and have been glad to be rid of them. If you can get over the hospital machine look/ butt ugliness of them, they are really not that special and very clicky with electronics. If you had a keen ear, you will need to go through a lot of work to make them sound just ok! They are very dynamic, but, that alone simply doesn't cut it for me. There are a handful of other attributes they lack.  

I never missed them for a second after i got into engineering masterpieces such as TADs and Von Schweikerts that punch a Wilson down the drain anyday. 

My Kharma and Sonus Faber are light years ahead of that TAD and Von junk.