Rockport Avior 2 vs Wilson Sasha DAW


I’m consider one of these two speakers, the Rockport Avior 2 and the new Wilson Sasha DAW. My room is 19’ x 25’ with a 20’ ceiling, the room floor plan opens behind me into a kitchen and the rest of the house. I listen at low to moderate levels and usually have to supplement the bass with a sub because of the large space. I listen to jazz, folk, classical full orchestra some old classic rock on rare occasions. I’ve always like the detail of electrostatic speakers but they all have there limitations. Looking for a great all around speaker. I Enjoy both tube and solid gear, currently using solid state spectral. I Have several amp choices from Spectral and Rowland. Just wonder if anyone knows these speakers intimately and can give me some strengths of each and an opinion which you would choose and why. I’ve been researching many other speakers and have come down to these two. Thank you for your thoughts.
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Thank you so much. That gives me a good idea of the two speakers. Much appreciated! 
carey1110- I've done fairly extensive writeups on Whatsbestforum in my speaker search including both Rockport and the Wilson DAW. Not the Aviors, but rather the bigger Altairs. Check it out under my "Dream Speaker Search." I hope this helps!


I was never a fan of Wilson speakers until they got away from that wretched inverted dome tweet. I think the first model I heard with the silk dome was the Alexia at a NYC show, and I remember thinking -- YES, now they’ve got something. I find Rockports to be just a little reserved in the upper octaves so they squelch some "air and space" for me. But that’s my personal taste and the refinement of that beryllium tweeter just may be above my pay grade.

So im gonna throw a wrench in the works. At your price range, I wouldn’t buy either before listening to the Joseph Audio Pearl 3 because I think it possesses the strengths of both without the limitations of either. It's also relatively easy to drive (it's min impedance is 6 Ohms) so may sound better at low-to-mid volumes.  Sorry to complicate your situation, but I would’ve felt guilty if I didn’t at least bring up this potential third option. 

Uh, but let's be clear here.  These are all awesome speakers and you're not going to be disappointed by any of them.  Period.  Yours is an embarrassment of riches and I am jealous, and I hate you.  That said, best of luck in whatever you choose you lucky bastard. 
Thank you sir. However I’m not rich. I’m driving a 2000 Toyota 4Runner so I can get these. Lol!!  Thanks for your input and other recommendations. I’ll look into it. 
Is it safe to say the Rockport is softer maybe a little less detailed and more forgiving than the Wilson Daw