Wilson Sasha 2 or Alexia for small room 10' x 17'?


I went to audition the Wilson Sabrina at a local shop. I so wanted to love these speakers because of the reviews, price and compact size. Unfortunately, I could not (don't hate me  Sabrina owners). I did, however,  fall in love with the Sasha 2. It seemed to do everything and more that I was looking for and I am hoping this speaker will be a speaker I can live with for a very long time. After thinking about it, I wondered, is the difference between the Sabrina and Sasha 2 smaller or greater than the Sasha 2 and current Alexia? The room has  good acoustics, Mcintosh C50 pre, MC152 amp and as noted above, is very small. Would there be too much bass and overwhelm the room. I have not heard the Alexias and was wondering if any owners or listeners familiar to both can comment on the differences and similarities and give impressions as to how they might work in my small room. I currently own and like very much the  Sonus Faber Venere 3.0 but am looking for more. At this point, I am pretty sure I will go with the Sashas  but am looking for guidance from someone with experience especially since it is very hard to locate the Alexias and hear personally.  Thanks for your opinions
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I have had Sophias and later the WP7s and now Sashas in a  14 X 20 room. Going on 11 years with the WP/Sasha combo. They are simply perfect for my room. I get almost all, if not all, of the bass with very few room nodes and the presentation is all I could wish for. But guess what happens after 11 years of the same great presentation?
 Having heard the Alexias in a similar but slightly larger room, the sound with my amp and preamp was simply larger and more compelling all around with more impactful bass and more "you are there " or "they are here" feeling. I sometimes think about moving up. Having said that, I think I am near or on the edge of the minimum size room needed to do some justice to the Alexias.
 I think 10' depth (or width) does present a problem for a speaker the size of Alexia. That is, the margin of difference between the Sasha 2s and Alexias (about the same margin as between the Sabrinas and Sasha 2s) would be substantially reduced by the inability to get all that the Alexias can give. You will, on the other hand, get very much of what the Sasha 2s can deliver in your room vs the Sabrinas. The Sashas 2s are remarkable all around speakers at anywhere near their size and price range. 
IMO, in a domestic environment, there is absolutely no way to predict how a speaker will work in the room.  In my own experience, I've had small standmounts with 5" woofers produce a fuller bass response than floor-standers and much larger standmounts.  If you are buying used, you can take a chance on a blind purchase, as you won't lose too much if you sell, but if you're buying new, at those price levels, I personally would not buy anything without hearing it in my room first.  Good luck. 

Being a current owner of Wilson 8's and loving them in my well treated 13.5' deep by 18' wide room thats open to the left for another 11 feet for a dining area speakers on the long wall. I get all I need from them. I could not imagine going to a bigger Wilson. Im sure I could get it to work with proper placement and room treatments. But what would be the purpose if I'm happy now. I am also tired of moving or tuning speakers that weigh over 100lbs.


So saying you have a 10 x 17 room I would recommend the Sasha's but as I mentioned you can make anything work if you want to.

You should consider finding a pair of the Paradigm Person 9H to listen to.

The Persona can easily give a pair of Alexia's a run for their money in terms of sound quality, they can however do something that no Wilson speaker can do at any price can do, which is to work in much smaller rooms, and work well. 

We demoed the 9H in a similar sized room at the New York audio show and they sounded fantastic.

The 9H uses active room control to cancel out standing waves and eq the bass to work in a small room. 

Add to that incredibly transparent pure beryllium drivers and the worlds first pure 7 inch Beryllium midrange driver for a completely coherent sound, thunderous well defined bass and 96db efficiency, and they are priced at $20k less then an pair of Alexia.

If you are on the East Coast of the US please come in for a demo at the Audio Doctor showroom.
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