Fleetwood Deville vs Wilson Sound


Both are great speakers. I was always curious about Wilson speakers especially because some people really hate on them.

Anyone compare the Fleetwood Deville vs Wilson Sasha Tier?

How would you describe the differences in own words?

The Devilles make female vocals sound quite stunning, and am unsure if I would like that "crisp clear hifi" sound that Wilsons have.

Opinions?

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Bard is the Google AI. I have found it is really good at qualitative answers. Instead of a list of web sites… you get real answers. It generally works really well. 

Reviews aren’t really all that subjective. They tend to parrot each other which is why ai works so well. It seems like you’ve already heard both, and if you can’t make a decision by the way they sound, go by looks, price, maybe size as deciding factors.

If you're shopping in the Sasha V price range I would look closely at the Verity Arindal as it may give you the best of both worlds.  If closer to the price of the Deville is where your at then the Otello. 

I find it very odd that the OP is comparing 2 dissimilar speaker designs- bookshelf vs floorstanders, timing+ridgidness vs musical. Seems like a curiously vs actually interested in purchasing.

The Fleetwood Sevilles have already been deeply reviewed including here and here.  I have been closely tracking the SQ version as I hope to likely be able to purchased in the future.  Usually, reviews are about new components, so the Fleetwood are not less exposed than other speakers.

Mere words will not tell you how it sounds, and especially if you “subjectively” like the speaker or not.  Without hearing, it’s difficult to communicate a musical vs a transparent speaker.  I’m chasing both.  My main system is transparent, my flea watt system is for chasing tube midrange magic.  To me, like the Devore Orangutan 0/96, the Devilles are one of the most musically pleasing speakers available.

Comparing 2 dissimilar speaker designs does still satisfy curiosity in some form, regardless if actually interested in purchasing or not (demoing tomorrow at audio excellence canada)

 

Sure, Mere words will not tell you how it sounds, but was just trying to get a  feel from others who have experienced both. I enjoy reading people's impressions.


Yes, the Devilles are musically pleasing. I see many Wilson/Magico owners getting tired of that HIFI clean sound.

At this stage of my journey I have not gotten jaded with that sound yet. I enjoy both in different ways on different days.