Wilson's Chronosonic XVX loudspeaker over 3/4 of a million US dollars

So much emotion.  I want the best performance for the money.  Money is an object for me.  I'm in the bottom 99.9999999%.  I, like virtually everyone else, don't have 850k for speakers.  850k speakers are too expensive to compete, and I think that's the point.  Who really knows these?  It's not like dealers are gonna stock them.  Maybe they're at a show somewhere but can you really tell which is better between a 100k speaker and an 850k one at a show?  I don't think so.  I bet they're state of the art in the margin category, though.  The price tag is the primary attraction.  The product needs to be visually impressive.  These could be oppo in a lexicon box equivalents.  Wilson could just build the box around a pair of revel salons and none of their customers would know the difference.  

There can be several truths about Wilson:

1) they are genuinely attempting to build an extraordinarily great speaker

2) the results are impressive

3) they are selling exclusivity...maybe because it’s a nice business model or what they love.

One thing that does strike me as a little strange when it comes to Wilsons...is why it took so very long for Dave W to hear how bad the long utilized Focal Titanium dome was in all of his older designs. Once he changed to the current silk dome, I think his line up really came into step with other speakers that are at the top of the heap in speaker ability. Prior to that, there were numerous other manufacturers who were bringing to market speakers that could- and did, outperform his offerings; all at lower price points.

daveyf is all over it. the silk tweeter is a great upgrade sonically.  the latest tweeter is very smooth and extended. 

@prof2  No apologies required.

As a former dealer, I laugh uncontrollably at such silliness.  I have heard them ALL, and believe me, you will go a LONG WAY to hear better speakers than those made by Magnepan, the best models of which are way expensive enough.

And, for the thousandth time, your ROOM is more important than any component as everyone knows.  

Hey, buy whatever you like, but even if they were plated in platinum they are just wood and metal and glue with some paper somewhere, I would guess.

Who cares other than their marketing team?

Cheers,

Richard