Wilson Sophia 3

Bigpond
That makes no sense.If owners complain about finish cracks on this site time and time again I dont need to see it,I beleive them.Really makes no diff as Im not interested in buying speakers at this time and I would think long and hard before buying Wilsons.The OP asked about opinions on what to do with his "made up issues" with the finish on his Wilsons.

I believe that is called 'hearsay'. It is unclear what value comes from folks who simply repeat what others write on Internet forums without the ability to offer direct evidence of their own.

I belive the finish issue was an on off, and was traced down by Wilson to the bad batch of glue. It affected various models, including the Maxx II. AFAIK all customers who reported this problem got brand new enclosures or even speakers, some even got a free color change/upgrade in the process. I'm on my second pair of Wilson speakers (first Sophia 2, and now Sasha) and never had ANY prblems.

The speakers do not sound any worse than the day you bought them. If you liked the sound then, you shoud like them now as much, irrespective of the new models.

I have owned in succession the Sophia 1's, WP7's/WATCHDog, MAXX2 and now MAXX3. All of them had a flawless quality finish. I have never heard of or seen complaints of finish issues in talking with many other Wilson owners either, though I am sure some likely exist. I'm sure based on my own experiences, whatever issues there may have been were resolved.

Best to let those who've had first hand experiences contribute their own issues if they have them. I recall a gentleman elsewhere in this forum who was bashing an electronics company on line and calling their QC and service bad because he had a buddy, who's local friend bought some expensive amps and had them short out on delivery. It turns out (reported by the actual dealer), not mentioned was the fact they were ship-damaged or the fact the company offered to replace them sight unseen. Loose references to other threads and others experiences are just that.

Grant
Shunyata

I'm hoping someday to own either a Sophia 3 or the Sasha.
The finish issue i've been hearing is also a concern considering the speaker of this price range.
To those who had this issue, does that crack get worst over time ?
It a rather difficult to remedy the problem if the unit does not reside in the US.
Say for those people that live in China, France or Southeast Asia. I guess, in short, they will have to live with those cracks. It is expensive to be shipping back speakers of this size to Provo Utah for repairs.
Other than this issue and my finances, I'm ready to go for a pair of these speakers.