WILSON AUDIO.....BIG NAME, BIG PRICE........ARE THEY THAT GOOD?

haha this thread started in the toilet... now it is officially in the cesspool

Somebody comments about a coolant leak (curry smell) in a Range Rover and now he is xenophobic? 

Cancel Culture now permeates our every walk of life..........

Oz

I would love to have a pair of Wilson speakers.  I have heard them in someone's home a few times and several times in different stores over the last few decades.  They sound wonderful.  The resale value shows what these speakers are worth.  A big part of the resale value, in addition to its performance is based on the reputation of the company and its product support.  When I spend large sums for a stereo component, I want to know the company is going to be there when I need them.  Many of these big name hifi companies have been transitioning from their original founder/genus's to the next generation of leadership and ownership these last few decades.  Some have made the transition and sadly, some good companies have not.  Wilson Audio will hopefully be around for some time to come.  Indications are that they will, right?

My best friend has a pair of Watt/Puppy's. Not a bad sounding loudspeaker for a little tike. The grills are comical, disintegrating foam.
I am so biased towards planar line source loudspeakers my opinion of dynamic speakers has little worth except for Tektons. 
From a value perspective Wilson's are obviously not so hot. Maybe on the used market you can get a pair for reasonable money that are not too old. Wilson owners are not the type of people who abuse their speakers. In my head there is no new loudspeaker worth more than $40 grand. 

Tony, who knows these days. Wilson is certainly well established but their market can be very fickle. One good economic downturn and companies like Wilson and Sound Labs for that matter can get into trouble in a hurry.
Companies like Klipsch will survive as they make product the vast majority can afford. Wilson also has competition now in Magico and YG. When they started they really did not have any. 

As for Range Rovers, I put money down on a Tesla Cybertruck. Now that is style:-) (triple motor with full self driving capability. FUN!) 

I was looking at Tekton Moabs but they are having trouble getting drivers to make them so its a 3 month wait minimum. I need something now.  If a Majestic 545 Sound Lab came up used, I'd be a player. Good luck finding a used pair though. Martin logans aren't doing it for me with their hybrid designs.  If I'm going planar, it's gotta be full range. Thought about Maggie 3.7i, but even with my 300 watt Krell it may not be enough power for those. Maybe I'll just get a decent speaker to get me by until something else pops up.