Wilson Audio MAXX series III

The inevitable question can not be avoided - what is the best sound : a new MAXX series 3 or an used original Alexandria X2?

I got a chance to hear the new Maxx 3 yesterday, right next to the Maxx 2. Same system. All level matched. The Maxx 3 is pretty amazing, it is not a improved Maxx 2. It's in a different class and much much closer to the Alexandria x-2 than the Maxx 2.

The simplist way to decribe the differences are the Maxx 2 is still a awesome speaker. One of the best for reproducing recorded music. The Maxx 3 leaves you with the impression your at the live event vs listening to a recording. The Maxx 3 infuses the music with life, realism and beauty. Startling improvement.

Jfrech,

I wonder if I should take it as good or bad news. The change is very expensive and your words make it tempting to listen. If I listen then....., no I am staying away. Furthermore, can't they leave the Maxx II and add the Maxx III? How are the highs in comparison?

My foot is tapping more loudly now as I wait for delivery of my pair. I sold my Maxx2's six weeks ago and ordered the 3's, realizing too late how empty it made my pockets. Here's hoping they are worth six months of eating canned food and a new 5am paper route... :o) I am not sure about the highs, but my wallet is already feeling the lows...

G

I have a quick question that maybe you can help me with getting a sense of the comparison between the MaxxII/MaxxIII or the X-2/X-2 series 2 at the factory or at Dave's house.

Wilson Audio is well-known and well-publicized with the procedure of getting that last ounce of perfection in music representation utilizing their process of dialing the last exact 1/4 inch of speaker placement. This is to optimize the speakers for the environment in which they are placed.

So, if one set of speakers are optimized, the second set must by definition have less than an optimal placement. Therefore, one set is at a distinct disadvantage. Which set would be optimized and how do you think that distorts the straight-up comparison?