A brutal review of the Wilson Maxx

"POP!" Wow! I do feel better. You were right Mr. Fremer!
Actually, I thought that Mr. Hardesty's article was a bit unprofessional in the way he made such an issue of criticizing the reviews and opinions of you and other reviewers rather than concentrating more on the performance and musicality of the product. Your response to Mr. Hardesty was appropriate and done in a professional manner. My sarcasm stems from the fact that you chose the Audiogon market to vent your frustrations on; in my opinion, a poor choice. Stereophile is a very niche oriented publication. One would have to assume that the Audiogon “market” is indeed a priority target group. I concede that you are a better writer than my previous thread suggested. However, my twenty years in PR tells me you may have made a costly mistake. One that I believe merits a reprimand. There is always the possibility that all this "controversy" will bolster Stereophile’s marketing efforts, albeit a pretty risky strategy.

Thank you for your advice though. I really do feel better!

a blind shootout between the wilson maxx and the latest generation of the bose 901(in glossy black) would be the right thing to do now. america would then know once and for all which sounds more like a theatre in new jersey.

Aldavis: Well spoken like a good socialist! 5/1 ratio.. so you are saying capitalism shouldn't exist.. So Ford and GM shouldn't make 20k profit on each SUV? I bet you believe in national health care too.. Why don't you hop across the border for Canadian health care (don't expect to find specialist for free)....and wait in line. If you don't like it; you won't buy it and vote with you pocketbook!! just like his online magazine that I will not be subscribing to..
Ranting and reviewing without listening (show conditions don't count since he has no control of what they play or how it is setup...) Condemning all designs (Electrostatic and Planar designs don't work either according to this Preacher...) He reminds me of college professor discussing theory but not living it reality..... Maybe he can get another grant from his congregation, but we wouldn't want him to research any new designs or listen to anyone elses ideas because those can't work!!! I didn't realize audio was so finite...

The only absolute is I will continue to buy what I like when I listen to it personally and sell everything else on agon.

"Accuracy," as defined by Stereophile's founder and Chief Tester, J. Gordon Holt, is "The degree to which the output signal from a component or system replicates the sonic qualities of its input signal. An accurate system reproduces what is on the recording, which may or may not be an accurate representation of the original sound."

Each of us should purchase what gives us the most pleasure. However, accuracy can mean only one thing. I think JGH got it right when he wrote that several years ago.

Yeah, they sound much better in glossy black; in any other color they wouldn't be a match for the Wilsons. You have a finely tuned pair of eyes and ears.