I have been a music lover now for over 50 years and have had countless systems over the years and so many speakers that I forget most of them. It was back in 1994 when at the time I was running Thiel CS 7's with large Krell amps. At that time I truly thought I had a system without equal. Then one afternoon my dealer at the time invited me over to his brother's house to hear some brand of speakers that he himself did not carry in his store. I took him up on the offer as I had never heard of Wilson Audio at the time. Suffice it to say that afternoon of music listening at his brother's home was a game changing experience. In the past 50 years I have had perhaps 3 game changing experiences with my sound system. His brother was running Audio Research amps as well as preamp and these were driving Wilson Watt Puppy 5.1's. We were there for hours as I truly had not heard such a coherent speaker from top to bottom such as the WP 5.1. I was also hearing the speaker driven by tubes. It took but a few weeks until I had my Thiel CS 7's sold and a pair of Watt Puppy 5.1's in my sound room
Over these past 20 years I have owned only Wilson Audio speakers and frankly I couldn't imagine myself owning any other brand. I have slowly worked my way up the Wilson Audio product ladder and in that time have owned WP 5.1's, WP 6's, Maxx l's, X1 Series 2 Grand Slamm, X2 series l and now my current X2 Series ll. I have also owned the behemoth Wilson XS subwoofer as well as Wilson Watch center, surround and rears in my home theater.
Interestingly all of my speakers were in Wilson Diamond Black with Black grill cloths until my current X2 Series 2 which is in Black Almondine with parchment gray grill covers.
Here is a description of my former Wilson system which included my home theater
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showth...ull=1#post3412 which shows the very interesting black almondine
Just over 2 years ago my wife and I moved back to Southern California from the SF Bay Area. There was no room for a sound room in this house and the only space available was above my living room which had a 20 foot floor to ceiling height. I put a 9 foot ceiling on my living room and built my sound room above this. My challenge was to build a room that was sufficiently treated as well as under the guidance of an acoustician that my very large Wilson X-2 series ll would fit in my room which measures 15'W x 20'L x 9'H without blowing off the walls of the room . All of my audiophile friends warned me against attempting this as everyone felt the speakers simply overpowered the room. It was at this point that I reached out to the team at Wilson Audio to see if such a project could be carried out successfully. It was my desire to bring this to fruition as I didn't want to get smaller speakers and if I had to it also meant that I would have to sell my amp as they probably weren't going to adequately drive the Wilson Alexia which is what I would have bought if I had to sell the X2's. Fortunately with the help of an acoustician plans were drawn up and the room completed. Not only did it sound great but I was stunned that it sounded better than my last room. I would never have built out the room unless I felt comfort in knowing I wouldn't have to sell my X2's.
The complete description and evolution of my existing Wilson room can be read here....
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showt...Steve-Williams&p=191656&viewfull=1#post191656
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I have even had the privilege of hosting Debby Wilson for a listening session at my house. Needless to say she is biased
as I couldn't get her out of the listening position for the entire evening.
A special photo for me
In closing music has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember but it wasn't until I had my first listening session with a Wilson Audio speaker which for me was a revelation as I had never experienced speakers to disappear so completely and have such a wonderful sound stage. This has for the past 20 years kept me as a loyal Wilson fan. I just cannot see myself ever owning a different brand of speaker. Perhaps there are better but for my ears the buck stops here.
Thank you David Wilson for the years of music enjoyment you have provided to this listener and thanks to the customer service at Wilson Audio. IMO it is second to none.
It is my sincere hope that by forming this Wilson Audio Owners' Circle that this will become the De Facto spot on the internet for all Wilson Owners. So to all of you Wilson owners out there, take a few moments to give us your thoughts about your system and don't be shy about posting pictures as these are always wonderful.
Debby Wilson, who is a member here at WBF has agreed to become a contributor to this newly formed WAOC and will also keep us up to date with anything and everything Wilson Audio including the announcements of any newly released Wilson Audio products
Finally with this WAOC Subforum started as a meeting place for Wilson owners, I am going to request that if you are a naysayer that you not post anything here at all Thanks to everyone for their understanding.
Over these past 20 years I have owned only Wilson Audio speakers and frankly I couldn't imagine myself owning any other brand. I have slowly worked my way up the Wilson Audio product ladder and in that time have owned WP 5.1's, WP 6's, Maxx l's, X1 Series 2 Grand Slamm, X2 series l and now my current X2 Series ll. I have also owned the behemoth Wilson XS subwoofer as well as Wilson Watch center, surround and rears in my home theater.
Interestingly all of my speakers were in Wilson Diamond Black with Black grill cloths until my current X2 Series 2 which is in Black Almondine with parchment gray grill covers.
Here is a description of my former Wilson system which included my home theater
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showth...ull=1#post3412 which shows the very interesting black almondine
Just over 2 years ago my wife and I moved back to Southern California from the SF Bay Area. There was no room for a sound room in this house and the only space available was above my living room which had a 20 foot floor to ceiling height. I put a 9 foot ceiling on my living room and built my sound room above this. My challenge was to build a room that was sufficiently treated as well as under the guidance of an acoustician that my very large Wilson X-2 series ll would fit in my room which measures 15'W x 20'L x 9'H without blowing off the walls of the room . All of my audiophile friends warned me against attempting this as everyone felt the speakers simply overpowered the room. It was at this point that I reached out to the team at Wilson Audio to see if such a project could be carried out successfully. It was my desire to bring this to fruition as I didn't want to get smaller speakers and if I had to it also meant that I would have to sell my amp as they probably weren't going to adequately drive the Wilson Alexia which is what I would have bought if I had to sell the X2's. Fortunately with the help of an acoustician plans were drawn up and the room completed. Not only did it sound great but I was stunned that it sounded better than my last room. I would never have built out the room unless I felt comfort in knowing I wouldn't have to sell my X2's.
The complete description and evolution of my existing Wilson room can be read here....
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showt...Steve-Williams&p=191656&viewfull=1#post191656
Some recent photos
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[/URL]I have even had the privilege of hosting Debby Wilson for a listening session at my house. Needless to say she is biased
as I couldn't get her out of the listening position for the entire evening. 
A special photo for me
In closing music has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember but it wasn't until I had my first listening session with a Wilson Audio speaker which for me was a revelation as I had never experienced speakers to disappear so completely and have such a wonderful sound stage. This has for the past 20 years kept me as a loyal Wilson fan. I just cannot see myself ever owning a different brand of speaker. Perhaps there are better but for my ears the buck stops here.
Thank you David Wilson for the years of music enjoyment you have provided to this listener and thanks to the customer service at Wilson Audio. IMO it is second to none.
It is my sincere hope that by forming this Wilson Audio Owners' Circle that this will become the De Facto spot on the internet for all Wilson Owners. So to all of you Wilson owners out there, take a few moments to give us your thoughts about your system and don't be shy about posting pictures as these are always wonderful.
Debby Wilson, who is a member here at WBF has agreed to become a contributor to this newly formed WAOC and will also keep us up to date with anything and everything Wilson Audio including the announcements of any newly released Wilson Audio products
Finally with this WAOC Subforum started as a meeting place for Wilson owners, I am going to request that if you are a naysayer that you not post anything here at all Thanks to everyone for their understanding.
