$27,500 for whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat???

@yyzsantabarbara  
"When the Wilson rep was demoing the $200K whatever it was called with D'Agasinto (sp?) mono blocks (Dan as in the room). I thought the prices for the gear was a little insane for what I was hearing. It was really good with large scale but it was not the best thing I have heard.

The most uncomfortable part was when I was speaking with the Wilson rep (some VP) and my wife comes over to us and says to the Wilson rep, "Why are those speakers so ugly, they look like Darth Vadar". That comment did not go over too well."

Good for her - I wish I had the nerve to make such comments when confronted by audio monstrosities. Ever encouraging of those brave souls who venture into the manufacturing side of things I just tend to find something/anything positive to say and then quickly move away.

However, that being said I have no problem with mentioning here that even as a fan of some of the more elegant Wilson designs (Sasha/Sabrina) there's no question that Wilson Audio sell some appallingly ugly loudspeakers. 

I guess that as long the money keeps rolling in Daryl will keep churning them out. And why not? 

Just as long as they don't screw up the more elegant models. Looks do still  matter - as all but the out of touch insanely rich know.

cd318

... there's no question that Wilson Audio sell some appallingly ugly loudspeaker ...

Opinion stated as fact. Whether a speaker system is "appallingly ugly" or not is purely subjective.

For those who think Wilson speakers are "ugly", two words "Darth Vader". Ugly as hell but the mask has been sold like mad. I am sure they made a lot of money.

It's funny how people all worked up over "subjectivity".

I don't think they were stating as fact, but expressing an opinions, just as every single audio component reviewer does. I don't think the Darth Vader mask is ugly. I do find Wilson speakers to be ugly, and have shown them to many of my artistic friends, and they agree. Sure, everything is subjective, but that doesn't mean that everything is equally not ugly. There is a reason why there is a profession around design and art. Not everyone can do it well. My opinion is that Wilson's speakers are some of the ugliest out there. It's a shame, too, because I've heard them, and they sound quite nice. Same reason I'm not going to wear a Cosby sweater, even if super comfortable (unless I'm wearing it ironically, but they are much cheaper than these speakers).