New AlexxV

metaphacts said:

Guys, the launch of Alexx V is March 29. Visit your local dealer on that date. I think there will be a dozen plus dealers in the US who have demos. Check wilsonaudio.com to see who they are. It's much easier to evaluate new models/technology by experiencing them in person rather than pontificating in a vacuum on a forum.

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tima said:

Hmmm... but isn't this what Wilson's pre-launch marketing is designed to do as it dribbles out bits of information: get people talking about the their new speaker? Doesn't really matter what is said as long as people are made aware and talking about it.

But I do like the phrase "pontificating in a vacuum on a forum." ;->

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Skanda said:

I'm going to listen to the chronosonic xvx and alexx v's tomorrow evening. They are set up at a dealers and the alexx v has been breaking in since Friday. I thought listening to the broken in chrono and the somewhat broken in alexx v would give a good idea of what the alexx v's _should_ sound like when they are fully broken in.

i'm not huge wilson fan and personally use magicos but wilson sabrinas are what got me on this crazy speaker journey. i was really all in on headphones for years and while i had heard good speakers i never really _got it_. one day i decided to go demo a wilson sabrina because i thought it looked cool and i was curious what a 20k speaker could do - i was really stunned and sold most of my headphone gear and bought some dynaudios which i loved. the rest, as they say, is history. I did hear an alexia 2 many years later at the same dealer with dag and i really did not like it and didn't understand the fuss.

i have no bias going into this as a statement speaker from any manufacturer is a great engineering effort and i am sure wilson has done lots over the years. i am quite excited and curious about what this will sound like and looking foward to sharing my thoughts with you guys.

p.s. one of the reasons i was interested in the new wilsons was my experience with verdant audio (https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/a-visit-to-verdant-audio.31460/) there were two monitors. as a rough analogy, one with a magico sound and one with a wilson sound. while i was more impressed by the magico one and that is more my speed in terms of what i like my system to sound like...i couldnt help but be amazed by the wilson sounding one. i had a blast cranking that up and jamming out. if i had to describe the difference one sound (the magico esque one/my current system) gears more towards studying a studio session - amazing resolution, thought provoking, and fun in it's own way...the other (the wilson esque sound) was more like rocking out at a studio session. both have their place and it got me intrigued about what the new wilsons are doing

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LL21 said:

Look forward to reading your thoughts on this...I can appreciate your own comments so far and your preferences. It will be interesting to hear what you think of Darryl Wilson's latest designs which are already garnering significant praise, most notably from discerning audiophiles who were not necessarily Wilson fans before his designs came along particularly the new Chronosonic XVX.

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Jeffy said:

I'm sorry but you should not have to spend 300,000.00 to 900,000.00 to get the Wilson sound right. This is absurd.

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Jeffy said:

I'm sorry but you should not have to spend 300,000.00 to 900,000.00 to get the Wilson sound right. This is absurd.

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LL21 said:

My first Wilson, the X1/Grand Slamms, were 16 years old when I bought them and 26 years old when I traded them in for the XLFs which we refurbished. So I hear you...I am VERY happy with the Wilson sound for a very small fraction of either of those two figures above!

That said, I don't begrudge anybody who wants the newest, the best and is prepared to pay the premium to get it. Well done for them being able to have fun with that level of money on a pair of speakers. And I am happy to pick up these state of the art pieces 5, 10...again even 16 years later, for a tiny fraction of the original price and enjoy them.

The X1s are magnificent speakers, and for their performance, I never even thought about a new pair of XLFs given the massive price differential (let alone the XVX). But a 5-7 year old pair...completely factory refurbished by Wilson all the way through a new custom paint job to match our room...at a small fraction of the original price...great. And it was only available because SOMEBODY paid full retail 5-7 years ago.

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Mdp632 said:

But, nobody, pays full retail.

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Mdp632 said:

No doubt your speakers are world class and I’m glad you’re enjoying them.

But, nobody, pays full retail. Didn’t you mention yours were formally owned by Transparent audio’s owner?

If so, they paid industry accommodation or maybe even less.

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Bobvin said:

here’s a question... does mid-bass ‘hump’ mask transparency? If you flattened the hump, does the apparent transparency increase? and the corollary? (Asked somewhat tongue in cheek)

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Mdp632 said:

No doubt your speakers are world class and I’m glad you’re enjoying them.

But, nobody, pays full retail. Didn’t you mention yours were formally owned by Transparent audio’s owner?

If so, they paid industry accommodation or maybe even less.

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LL21 said:

Yes, they might even have been gotten them for free or cashless in trade for something else given the relationship there. The point is that for non-industry folks (like me)...I could not buy at the prices I have historically paid on average across the system (25 cents on the dollar retail, so 75% discount) unless someone else bought them first. And so if the market is going to support the sale of 300K speakers...fantastic. Eventually, the price will drop to a range where others will be able to buy them 2nd and 3rd hand and really enjoy a sensational speaker which would not exist were it not for that first generation of owners.

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