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

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

03-03-2020 5:27pm

in my experience the more that you spend on uber high end gear the more likely that you’ll be disappointed. 

it's not how much you spend, it's the things you learn and and the effort you put in.

i built a perfect room in 2004 and had lots of pretty gear in that room for 10 years. but until i learned and got my nose bloodied i was not able to figure out the room and my own reference. then it took another 2 years to get the room right.

all 'uber' gear gets you is higher potential, and all a nice large room get's you is more things to figure out. but if you can put it all together....musical magic can happen.

Great point Mike.  I did a complete Rives Audio build out 9 years ago and it has indeed been the best investment in my hobby by far.  But like you, it took a couple of years to figure it out.