Wilson Audio Specialties Chronosonic XVX loudspeaker!! only $300,000.oo

Let;s see:  Beautiful Ferrari, or horribly ugly speakers.  I guess you need to be able to afford both, but surely someone, somewhere makes exceptional sounding, beautiful speakers for someone who has over a quarter of a million dollars to blow, and can still afford the electronics to drive them.. For me, it would be the 4 way Nautulis and the necessary 8 channels of 350 watts each  needed to drive them.  If I were that wealthy, and self-centered enough to not help the less fortunate among us (Versus setting up a tax write off disguised as a charity), it would be the Audio Research amps that need a separate HVAC system for cooling.  One floor model pair is at Audio Advisors in WPB, FL for half price of about $40,000. Now, where can I find three more pair, aad a good contractor?  Oh, yeah , the unemployed!

If, on this thread, we deleted every post by someone who 1) has never actually heard the Wilson Audio XVX speakers, 2) has never been to Michael Fremer's listening room, or 3) has not applied a completely arbitrary calculation of "overpriced" based on his/her personal, idiosyncratic financial situation, would any more than this post and a couple of other posts remain?

I have not historically been a fan of Wilson Audio loudspeakers, especially any model with a metal dome tweeter.  I have heard several of the most ambitious, state-of-the-art dynamic driver speakers available today (not in the same room and at the same time, of course).  I hear from the XVX a transparency I think I have not heard from other cone midrange speakers.  I truly can listen to this speaker at a lower volume level without losing sonic information or details.  (Most dynamic driver speaker manufacturers claim this, but I've never experienced it before.)

I think the XVX + Master Subsonics is the dynamic driver speaker system I would want to take home.  I find Michael's review to be excellent and accurate.

Why is it, people think that the wealthy do not donate? Who do you think provide the largest contributions to various charities and institutions?

Perhaps it would make you feel better if they gave everything away?

What percentage should someone be allowed to keep for themselves? What should they be required to give away? What are they allowed to spend money on?

Oh, and while you’re at it, how about you set the maximum price for things. Set a limit to how far something can be developed. That’ll will be useful. 
Genius

If audition_audio wishes to learn something, my next amp review will explain my comment above. Perhaps if audition_audio is willing to humble himself, he could learn something, and gain improved performance for his Quad 63 from my advice.

Doug I will read your upcoming review, but I meet most of your advice, based on past experience, with more than the typical amount of skepticism. I will add that a single amp does not a species make. I suspect it will be a Class D type design and nothing you will write will change the immutable fact that low impedance loads are bad.

Stop the nonsense about making judgements regarding the people who can afford this level of speaker. It stinks of the 21st century progressivism and it presupposes a lack of charity the level of which is unknown. People who write this type of crap are judgmental tools who subscribe to some fictional narrative usually put forth by those who dont instead of do. 

If you crusaders want to make the world a better place, go out and start a lively discussion about some "forbidden" topic. Hopefully start this discussion with some college student and make them really uncomfortable.