Wilson owners Call of Duty

I somehow missed this thread before.

FYI - Dave Wilson uses TA cables (Opus) at home. Last time I visited him, his system consisted of ARC CD 7 / REF 3 / VTL Sigfried / X-2. Wilson Audio also uses TA cable inside all Wilson speakers, although AFAIR with no boxes.

In turn, Transparent Audio exclusively uses X-2 speakers in their listening room for cable evaluation. They also have a pair of Maxx 2, but those serve as rear channels in a HT setup.

Having said that, ARC, who also uses Wilson speakers at their factory (WP 8 and Maxx 2), preferes Shunyata cables throughout, and that system also sounds very good.

It all comes to system synergy IMO.

recently sold my transparent reference for the prana speaker cable (review to come Q4 2007 on dagogo). prana is the top of the mountain in staging, almost equal in bass impact, better leading edge, but potential to sound cool if system isn't properly voiced. my WP6s can sound bright, so it takes a bit of work for me, but very doable.

with tubes, i'd go w/ prana. SS, transparent. either case, you'll be happy.

and transparent + wilson is a no-brainer recommendation. very, very musical, and the end of the road for most casual audiophiles / music lovers.

its just that i think the transparent + wilson combo can be improved upon for those willing to work at it. and what the prana does well, it does better than any cable i've heard (transparent, jorma, nordost, isoclean, TG, JPS).

I agree, Wilson+Transparent a good match Made in Heaven,

Cheers

Mert, more accurately, Wilson+Transparent is nirvana.

Be careful auditioning Purist Cables... They sound fabulous at first with that very huge soundstage and velvet texture. Unfortunately, they are not real sounding and you tire of them quickly.