Wilson Audio MAXX series III

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?

I would order a pair but I have to keep some spare cash just in case I have to go to ER.

The Maxx II's are very good.

samuel: stay on that paper route, the 5 am mornings will be paying off!

magicchef: good question. one speaker was set up perfectly on each of the maxx 2 and 3. So for the Maxx 2 the right was spot on and the left slightly off. The Maxx 3 the left perfect right slightly off. Each speaker was equally compromised. So the comparison for test purposes works out and not advantage to either the 2's or the 3's.

The maxx 2's are very good. still one of the very best out there!

dgad: more resolution in the midband and top end especially. tonally very similar, just more information coming out. more coherent...more clues to spatial and openness...