Wilson MAXX II speakers-

forget it for your room ... if you want a wilson the sophia may be the right size for your room or look elsewhere.

I just listened to them this weekend and they are huge step up from my WP7's (wall of music and the attack dynamics are utterly amazing).. they are better than the prior Maxx.

if you used them in your room, just treat the first order reflection points correctly (ceiling included). They will be large, but they would still work in you room in my opinion. Contact Wilson to discuss.

Just don't get black and they won't look so large! Remember you can get cool colors with Wilsons!

Send me an email and I'll send you pictures of the Maxx II's in the BMW Steel blue with a Titanium colored XS sub in the background and some Rowland 302's on the floor.. Let me know what size is your max for your email

My MAXX 2's arrived last week, and straight out of the box they presented sound and images more accurately, more musically, than any other speaker system I've had through my room--and there have been many. Compared to my prior setup of Wilson 7's plus WATCH Dog, the MAXX 2's literally redefine the music listening experience in terms of scale, realistic dynamic shadings, as well as image solidity and dimension. The MAXX 2's make any other speaker I have owned or heard under controlled conditions, sound compressed and dynamically challenged--with the possible exceptions being the Grand Utopia Be's and the Wilson Alexandrias.

The MAXX 2's greatest advantage over the original MAXX is one of harmonic truth and integrity. The original MAXX's could, in some contexts, sound slightly cool, slightly mechanical by comparison-- especially within an all SS/digital system. Piano and voice through the MAXX 2's have just the right amount of warmth, naturalness and fullness to complement their stunning representation of dynamics, pace, power and timing in music.

My room is 16 X 19 X 8, and I too was concerned about the space-constraints and possible mismatch. While I am sure more space would be better, I don't feel shortchanged in the least and am convinced I am realizing virtually all the magic these speakers have to offer.

My advice is to listen to the speakers if possible, but for me, they were about the greatest value I could have run into in terms of musical involvement.