The Sabrina X is so incredibly good, IMO not worth it for the Watt Puppy. If I had the money, and wanted to punch higher I would go with the Sasha V or Alexia.
Stereophile review of the new Wilson Watt/Puppy
I received my copy of the latest Stereophile yesterday and was curious to see what Martin Collums had to say about them, even though I would take it with a grain of salt, knowing that he had owned them in the past. He's still one of the reviewers that I consider to be most technically informed and balanced in his reviews.
I'm starting this thread because I want to know if others found his conclusions as confusing as I did. He says that the speakers have deep powerful bass, great detail, wonderful dynamic range, and are able to play very loud without breakup.
However, after all of that, he concludes that they are better for jazz and orchestral and perhaps a bit reticent for pop and rock. This made no sense to me, especially for a $40.000 speaker. I am curious about the opinions of anyone else who has read the review.
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I was blown away by the WP8. I also auditioned a pair of Alexx V and XVS that day. Using the same music but increasingly expensive Burmester pre and amps I found the WP8 sweeter sounding while still surprisingly resolving- as much so as the Alexx Vs. To me the bass was excellent and realistic. And there was a LOT of it as well. I didn't feel like a sub was necessary. As always "Your results may vary".
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@yesiam_a_pirate I’ll have to give them a listen then. I still just cannot believe how good Wilson’s sound. To me it was a religious experience compared to what I went in set to buy (BandW 803 d4). |
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