The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues.

@ghdprentice I don't doubt it. I would welcome the opportunity to audition them..

What I don't get is why a person would tolerate these things in the beauty (hopefully) of their homes, candy apple paint job and all

In the right room... with the right tastes. A friend of mine just bought a pair of Vivid Audio G3 S2's. Well... a different aesthetic from what I would go for. But he says they sound fantastic.

@devinplombier 

10 pairs of WAMMs were sold in the ‘80s,  if I am recalling Dave correctly. And most of those in the VERY early ‘80s. 

Looks-wise, honestly, I would welcome Vivids in my home. Wilsons, never.

Different, weird, I can rationalize and even grow to love. Offensively ugly, I can't. Wilson designers actually went to great lengths to make those speakers painful to look at. The sculpted sides look like those fiberglass kit cars they made in the 70s.

Only Wilson Audio could make $1M speakers look cheap.

But Vivids? Any time. They are said to sound fantastic, too.