A close encounter with the $329,000 Wilson Chronosonic XVX speakers

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4 жыл бұрын

The Audiophiliac spent some quality time with the Wilson 'XVX, and he wants to tell you all about it.
More info here, www.wilsonaudio.com/products/...
Specs
Woofers: One-10.5 inch, (26.67 cm) Hard Paper Pulp One-12.5 inch, (31.75 cm) Hard Paper Pulp
Midranges: Two-7 inch (17.78 cm) Paper Pulp Composite
And One-4 inch (10.16 cm) Paper Pulp Composite
Tweeters: One-1 inch (2.54 cm) Doped Silk Fabric (Mk5 version) One-1 inch (2.54 cm) Doped Silk Fabric (Mk5 version)
Sensitivity: 92 dB @ 1W @ 1m @ 1kHz
Impedance: 4Ωs / minimum 1.6Ωs @ 326 Hz 100 watts/channel
Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 30 kHz +/- 2 dB
Height-73 5/8 inches (187 cm) w/o spikes Width-16 1/2 inches (42 cm)
Depth-33 inches (84 cm)
Weight: 685 lbs (310.71 kg)
Shipping Weight: 1,695 lbs (768.84 kg) (Approx.)
Apologies, I said David Wilson passed away in 2019, it was 2018.
Innovative Audio, innovativeaudiovideo.com
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@brianjacobs967 4 жыл бұрын

I sat down with Peter McGrath of Wilson Audio and he gave a private demo of the XVX, there is some tech in the XVX that was not available in Master Chronosonic, some new materials in the 7" drivers that out perform the previous model that is 3x the price. These speakers are truly amazing, the one thing McGrath pointed out, and was quite proud of, that I agree with, is these speakers have no real sonic signature. We played piano, jazz, electronic, and vocal, there is no signature sound, just truth. I know I can not say this about my LaScalas, I know you can not say about the $30,000 sonus fabers, and I love both of the speakers, these are just so special.

@joybrucebruce3377 4 жыл бұрын

I've read no sonic signature in reviews for biggest and best before for 40+ years in audio magazine. They all eventually are heard and usually the newest biggest monster goes extinct real soon. Early Wilsons were not biggest monster speaker. They were studio. Let me know who is using those. How much of the cost goes to pay for some of those new stupid ads for these newest Wilsons? You know. Did the shoe mfg.pay for part of the ad?

@stephensmith3111 4 жыл бұрын

@@joybrucebruce3377 The state of the art has always been a sliding scale. Unless you have a TARDIS* to jump forward (assuming there will be a forward with clever engineers still interested in designing and manufacturing music reproduction gear), this is about as good as it gets (I know, Magico M6s, MBL 101 X-tremes, et al.). And if that's what they charge for them and other people think it's worth spending the money for, really, what's it to you? I can't even come close to affording the little Wilson Tune Tots, but that doesn't stop me from being glad that such things as the Chronosonic XVXs exist. *Of course, if you have a TARDIS with perception filters and psychic paper, you can pop over to any musical event you chose, e.g. Beethoven conducting at Theater am Karntnertor or the Beatles in EMI Recording Studios Room Two (renamed Abbey Road Studios in 1970).

@joybrucebruce3377 4 жыл бұрын

It is NOT AS GOOD AS IT GETS. Music is like ART and tjhere are many interpretations. Music reproduction is only a facsimile of that art. That's like saying *this* or *that* forger is the best artist. I mean, you mean the guy who reproduces Leonardo's work or the one that reproduces Botero's work or the one that reproduces famous artist of Denmark Jim Harrison's work. Every speaker is a forgery artist. Every speaker forges that art differently. To each his or her own. If you ain't heard it, you don't know. That's why we need people like Steve. And that amount of change as in $$$ and industry influence, he ain't gonna mess up that sale. We just have to read between the lines. I understand his position. But not at his house. Maybe Daryl will give him a pair. Steve told ME what I needed to know.

@joybrucebruce3377 4 жыл бұрын

By the way. I knew artist Jim Harrison. He painted "Disspearing America". Sadly he just passed away not too long ago. But the scene has changed and no one has taken a new crown as the top "Dissappearing America" artist. A new piece of art symbolizing disappearing America has not been named. But I vote a group of old audiophiles get together for a group painting by a famous artist or maybe a photo Google could sponsor a "best disappearing America video" artist award so a new artist could take the crown. I'm not opposed to it being a photographer or videographer as long as it is art. Maybe they could award the top prize to an audiophile video. We are disappearing America and Wilson speakers symbolize why. [Some folks in the industry GONNA HATE ON ME for this idea]. Go ahead. I do it all in the name of pushing the American art form ahead. And all you folks fretting on disappearing America being new, don't worry. It always is.

@brianjacobs967 4 жыл бұрын

Joy&BRUCE bruce when asked about live performances Peter McGrath of Wilson said and I’m paraphrasing “live is live, our job is to recreate what the engineer that mixed it wanted you to hear based off of where he placed the slides on board” But is sounded much more intelligent when he said it. Lol

@bluesfish55m51 4 жыл бұрын

Steve, this was one of the most interesting videos you’ve done in a while. You focused and spoke more about the recordings and the visceral feelings of the music and less about the equipment. This to me is what this whole journey is all about. Not how much we spend or how great this piece of gear or that piece of gear sounds. It’s all about the music and you let that shine

@Simon-dn9kv 4 жыл бұрын

I keep discovering so many great albums thanks to you Steve. Keep it up!

@GlaciaDay 4 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t even dream of having a pair of these. I have only heard Sasha in a local audio shop in Tokyo. And that was just amazing.

@gregNFL 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful descriptions of these recordings. 👍🏼

@freekwo7772 4 жыл бұрын

It is never boring on this channel. Great video as always. It is like car magazine. Most of the tests are for general population but here and there is presentation of supersport car that drives the imagination. That is the beauty of life...

@Michael-xz1nk 4 жыл бұрын

I always try to visit Innovative Audio when in the city. A fun review for sure. But the best part was discovering great albums by Phil Woods and Casey Abrams. They are already in my streaming digital library. Thanks so much Steve!

@mr.george7687 4 жыл бұрын

Heard the Wilson Watt/Puppy at a audio show many years ago. Have never heard anything better since. Will buy these speakers as soon as I hit the lotto!

@Paranimal86 4 жыл бұрын

Almost my favorite part of these videos Steve does is the albums he mentions... I almost always run and try it out on my system and impressed almost every time.

@horrortackleharry 4 жыл бұрын

I'd be afraid those things would come alive and kill my family.

@jmchez 3 жыл бұрын

Look up images of the Kirk Douglas movie, "Saturn 3". The speakers are eerily similar to the 7 foot tall killer robot in that movie.

@benpara6478 4 жыл бұрын

Terrific stuff. Never boring.

@phpn99 4 жыл бұрын

It's time Wilson did active high-end speakers. The residual limitation with these, are the external amps and the crossovers. Make the units self-contained with both digital and analogue inputs, with the ability to bypass internal digital circuitry.

@scottwallace1 4 жыл бұрын

If we could get Linn to lend their ‘Exakt’ technology to Wilson speakers, we’d really be on to something. I’ve heard this done with B&W 802D’s and they’ve never sounded so good.

@CobraChamp 3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. I asked Daryl this question and his answer was so pitiful that passive components sound better than active.... hahaha

@jonnybingham1 3 жыл бұрын

Wilson want to sell lots of cables and active wouldn’t allow them to do that. That is why

@dirtbike9003 4 жыл бұрын

Holy caw! Nice job Steve!

@markt4385 4 жыл бұрын

I found it very refreshing the move to another location to do this review and most of all you're review of one of the most awesome speaker systems on the planet... And while we're on the subject of ultra-high-end systems; how about a greatly anticipated review of the MBL flagship?!

@m.9243 4 жыл бұрын

While trying to find the right words in you description you came close to be a poet! Poetic description indeed!

@carlosbauza1139 4 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for sharing this significantly hearffelt moment.

@emmanuelferguson 4 жыл бұрын

I was just dreaming of owning a pair yesterday, what a coincidence. One day I do plan to visit them and listen to a pair, just one time at least

@marccusumano1138 4 жыл бұрын

Emmanuel Ferguson id rather visit ps audio and hear the IRS-V

@danwheetman6914 3 жыл бұрын

The studio I work at has these for their monitors. Standing between them is like being on the stage with the band or in the lap of the acoustic guitar player. Unreal...

@davidrivera2165 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steve for stoking the fire of those of us who are Wilson Audio fans, just three weeks ago I had the opportunity to demo the new Sasha Daw, some 30 years after my first encounter with the Watt puppy. Are Wilson Audio speakers overpriced and not exactly beautiful? Perhaps, but then you sit down and you do not want it do end. I thought the Alexx were awesome, now comes Chrosonic XVX, Wow!.

@1wired4sound 4 жыл бұрын

I heard them powered by Audio Research equipment at Sunny AV in West Covina California. It was quite an experience

@geepee280 4 жыл бұрын

Steve, I checked out those Chesky recordings of Phil Woods and Casey Abrams, excellent recordings, that’s the way things should be done, thanks for the tip.

@andrewdorow9895 4 жыл бұрын

Art Form. Engineering Marvel. Precision. I respect those who create beauty...and reproduce beautiful music. WOW.

@Aswaguespack 4 жыл бұрын

Like most audiophiles I will never be able to afford such expensive high end speakers like these but what I am able to do is listen to Steve’s Narrative of his experiences and his sonic encounters of the third kind with high end audio and his marvelous descriptions of his encounters are so very captivating that I almost get a feeling of having shared in the experience. While speakers like these are far beyond my means, if I lived close by, I would visit often to experience their richness as often as I could with my favorite recordings, get my fix, before retreating back into the reality of my humble vintage system. Thanks Steve you give such a masterful narrative of your experience that I felt as though I shared in the moment. Best Audiophile Reviewer on the 3rd Rock from the Sun. 😂😂

@grandmasteraj855 4 жыл бұрын

After selling my home and my car and my wife’s car I still wouldn’t be able to afford one speaker. I probably wouldn’t even be able to afford the cables.

@samsara107 4 жыл бұрын

Try and get a pair of used ones.

@grandmasteraj855 4 жыл бұрын

samsara107 future me will be living in a tent on the side of the interstate with my used Wilson’s.

@stephensmith3111 4 жыл бұрын

@@grandmasteraj855 And a really long extension cord.

@joybrucebruce3377 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe Nelson Pass will lend you a set of his Radio Shack cables and you can pay the difference on the loan. Seriously though thats what Nelson uses when designing his amps. He was buddies with Siegfried Linkwitz whose passion for magic cables was similar to Nelsons. Just saying.

@ajmarker1324 4 жыл бұрын

And then there's the cost of the proper system to drive these monsters... Ouch. Forget it!

@arande3 3 жыл бұрын

These are my favorite speakers to play 96kbit mp3 music through with my car stereo head unit that I'm running off a 9v battery.

@gil3green 4 жыл бұрын

Sooo which ones sounded the best. XVX, the big open back with the 15’s, or the large Italian ( I believe) horns you reviewed a short time ago.

@weeooh1 4 жыл бұрын

For a $100k less, how does it sound vs Focal Grand Utopia EM EVO (@ Upscale Audio). Such would be the questions people with those sort of budgets would ask :D.

@keithmoriyama5421 4 жыл бұрын

The AKG C24 mic you mentioned operates with a MS polarity pattern, meaning the two capsules are head to head 90 degrees offset. It is also a tube condenser. This technique gives the listener the 'holographic' 3 dimensional image you refer to. This technique is rarely used as it is only effective on single sources or small ensembles and has the disadvantage of being out of phase when panned or mixed with multiple sources. It also can sell for $20,000.

@jlmain5777 4 жыл бұрын

Hold on Steve, I was just sitting here at my IKEA desk clipping coupons for 25 cents off eggs. So for your 329K you get......a 1” soft dome tweeter. That’s beautiful.

@richdelgado3405 3 жыл бұрын

Two! I think there's also a rear-firing tweeter.

@stanlee3619 4 жыл бұрын

My local audio store just invited me to an event showcasing these speakers next week, with Wilson staff on hand. Looking forward to seeing how my impressions compare to yours.

@martytoo 4 жыл бұрын

Where? I know, in not invited, I'm unwanted, but where the heck are people buying these?

@stanlee3619 4 жыл бұрын

@@martytoo Music Lovers Audio, Berkeley

@xanderguldie 4 жыл бұрын

It looks like Megatron assimilated RadioShack

@leetronix 4 жыл бұрын

LoL or prime and megatron had a baby heheh

@mikematthews8573 3 жыл бұрын

This poop 💩 is so loud,, I can't hear it!🤣

@hi-fihaven2257 4 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous speakers!

@damianzaninovich4900 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome review. I’ll never forget hearing Psycho Killer on the radio in 77 when I was 15. There was nothing like it. It changed music. Soon after came Just what I Needed by the Cars. Elvis Costello was cool too.

@stephenhylander9395 4 жыл бұрын

HI Steve! I’m new of all of this, but it seems to me that Audiophiles are really looking for what’s “Not There”, ie, the Unintangibles, or the “Umami” if you will..of sound and audio. A Quest for noticeable silence, a breathing room, a bass drum pedal squeak, never before noticed. I LOVE it all!! Steve, Thanks for turning me on to this Channel. I really DIG IT!!!

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac 4 жыл бұрын

Stephen Hylander thanks for being a part of it!

@stephenhylander9395 4 жыл бұрын

Steve Guttenberg Audiophiliac ... Steve, When you mention the Mr. Katz’ Jazz recording that was done on an AKG Stereo mic, and it is a point of reference recording (paraphrasing) It made me think of the Vintage Big Band recordings from he late 30’s-40’s. I was listening to Arie Shaw’s “Come Love” just yesterday. I happened to see the clip of the Sopranos episode where it was featured, and brilliantly so. I went back to the inter webs to see if I could find a decent facsimile. Re Listening to that recording, touches upon everything that you were explaining in this review, and, goes to throw an even BIGGER wet blanket over the apologists who now treat auto tune as an instrument. These musicians were true artists, using their instruments with unbelievable dynamics....all while being recorded by usually only 1 center room mic! If you have a chance, go and give it a listen. You can hear 1939, you can feel the space of the recording room, you can sense the urgency of the entire band, wanting to nail it on the first take! And then the Vocals!!! I mean, Come on!!! It may sound like a huge leap, but these recordings (big Band, Big Room) very much remind me of the first 2 Led Zeppelin Albums, where Page uses the entire room and atmosphere, and especially space, as another instrument. Sorry for the novel! Check out that track if you have a sec. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ealofbiqyK3JlGg.html

@rickp6303 10 ай бұрын

The all new Stratton Acoustics Elypsis 1512 Loudspeakers could be the Holy Grail very few have heard yet ! 😇😍🤫

@anukrw 4 жыл бұрын

I have never heard someone trying so hard to try to give a good review! Watch Steve’s other videos.. when he loves something.. it’s come though so much more naturally.. 😊

@Uncompletedrecall 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. He always came back to how much detail they revealed from the recording but never seemed to get really excited about how they generally sound.

@kerrydrinkwater3823 3 жыл бұрын

I had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with Wilson’s then flagship, Grand Slamm X1’s when they were introduced in the late 90’s (rich audiophile brother-in-law). I helped set them up in the dedicated 20 x 40 music room with Mark Levinson amps and all the other high end stuff. They were incredible 20 years ago so I can only imagine what these sound like. I will say that these speakers were more about tinkering for him than listening to music. Spent a lot of time moving those 500lb boxes 1/4” here and there. I fear that is what this level of audio is more about, which is fine if you have the scratch. Some people buy yachts, or sports cars they don’t use, so to each his own. I will say, that as perfect as the Grand Slamms were, they weren’t my favorite speaker to actually listen to.

@CobraChamp 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve. I would have appreciated a cost comparison approach in this analysis. None of us are surprised these are good, but compared to what at lower prices? Real people, make this analysis before buying. Also a tip, I bought one of the CD’s you mentioned. I would suggest putting an Amazon link in there so we can buy them through you and I believe you can get a little spiff for recommending it/them...

@AdrianIII 4 жыл бұрын

It sounds like being there: The Ohm Walsh 2000!

@oeneroorda2699 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice Steve. I am pretty sure that a Mahler symphony on these speakers doesn’t even come close to the sound you hear in a concert hall. I am speculating of course, but I am pretty sure. High-end hifi is an unfulfilled dream.

@geoffreywelsby7434 4 жыл бұрын

Would of loved to have a little sound demo through these monsters.. 👍👍👍👍

@maxbouvatte 3 жыл бұрын

I just got mine in the mail they sound pretty good

@markmckelvey9806 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@neuromantoo 4 жыл бұрын

For $329,000 I'd pay musicians to come to my house and play music once a week.

@leemartin2978 4 жыл бұрын

neuromantoo the amplification and cabling will be the same again I suppose

@neuromantoo 4 жыл бұрын

@@leemartin2978 No amplification needed in my family room. You could play a toy triangle in it and hear it everywhere. Besides if I were having live music, it would be jazz, classical and acoustic rock and blues.

@portwill 4 жыл бұрын

They are not as phase aligned as these speakers

@rb032682 4 жыл бұрын

@@portwill - Yes. Musicians are often mis-aligned in many ways. And, they will spill beer on any carpeted surface.

@portwill 4 жыл бұрын

RB they even complain that it's pitch dark in the room and you wear pijamas

@V00ify 4 жыл бұрын

so much for a vid on these speakers.

@allanw.4500 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Casey Abrams tip.

@polymusegal 4 жыл бұрын

🎶I like dreamin’ cause dreamin’ can make you mine🎶

@theoracleprodigy 2 жыл бұрын

That's a ton of scan speak drivers for each speaker. I can't imagine what they must sound like. I've never had the opportunity to sit down and listen to Wilson's. Lucky enough though to have a bookshelf set of scans. Love them so much and always disappointed to hear other speakers.

@sanpedropro 4 жыл бұрын

The Wilson speakers are almost identical in design to my 1985 Nestorovic System 16s. Wilson added adjustability and separate cabinets for the mid-range and tweeters. Mila Nestorovic was building time aligned speakers well before Wilson.

@zeram01 4 жыл бұрын

Whew, I thought that was the price per speaker. Now I just have to dig up and sell my Pez candy dispenser collection to afford it....well, at least for the first tweeter that you mentioned!

@jaysaudiolab 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting Steve. I just brought the Sasha DAW into my room which I'll be reviewing soon. I have my preliminary opinion but I can't say anything with certainty yet.

@brianjacobs967 4 жыл бұрын

lovely speaker.

@MrMegatron85 3 жыл бұрын

Sales guy at definitive audio demoed these for me. Probably the best speakers I'll ever hear in my life haha

@philipvale1674 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, this guy likes the sound of his voice it's a pity we didn't hear anything about the sound quality of the loudspeaker cabinets

@fubarnow8907 4 жыл бұрын

There is No Way I'd spend that kind of money for any speakers. There are some pretty good speakers out here for way less. Some pretty decent speakers with the right up stream equipment can make the magic happen for a lot less than half a million dollars.

@anthonyb6616 3 жыл бұрын

Slightly disappointed, I was excited to get a chance to see a very high end expensive speaker system and back end components. It would have been nice to see much more close up camera shots and short rendition of the system in action. Don’t get me wrong I’d like to hear the interesting by stories and music picks but that took up too much time and we were not able to get a good sense of the system and what it might be like to experience it in person.

@derekr5327 3 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. Whats that tall thing in the middle? Is it part of the system? A description of the components and the design principles would have been nice. Instead I get a lot of his face.

@Wordsalad69420 3 жыл бұрын

@@derekr5327 Yeah, this guy is quite terrible at making videos if you watch his other stuff. No idea why he's so popular.

@connerruhl5003 4 жыл бұрын

Not comparing the two but the Technics Linear Phase Speakers (5000, 6000, 7000) from the late 70's were also time aligned and I wonder if this is why I enjoy them so much? Anyway, enjoyed the review keep up the good work.

@vicmaese 3 жыл бұрын

The enclosure design is where they getcha! Those are all (maybe except the tweeter, but it could be too) Scanspeak drivers.

@tomhohum4275 4 жыл бұрын

Well, at least I can afford the Phil Woods CD, which I bought long ago :-D

@billwillard9410 4 жыл бұрын

Tom Hohum See, you’re on your way there already.

@raymondkarl 4 жыл бұрын

Steve said the music he wanted to play wasn’t available for streaming. However, that Phil Woods album “Here’s to My Lady” is definitely available on Apple Music. I can hear the audiophiles gasping now but hey - I like it and I bet it’d sound great on $328k speakers.

@imhighonlife9075 3 жыл бұрын

I have a pair of these in my garage gym. Pushing them with a Sony dh 190. Source unit is a vizio DVD player. Great review.

@rickmorty7284 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@scottygdaman 4 жыл бұрын

I am interested in the connection part of speakers like these . Does one just throw money at 10 grand cables? Or is there a thought given to the spec side? Thought I saw some kind of blue box on the floor in line with that speaker? How would you connect them to a system what gear would you use...any biwiring? And things like cable holders to mitigate vibration any thought given to proximity of electrical outlets.. ? All that jazz Thx.

@edwardheins2930 4 жыл бұрын

Impressive I can but only imagine how that must sound

@BogdanWeiss 4 жыл бұрын

I don't need to imagine - I've heard them & there are speakers that outperform the @ a fraction of the $$$ look @ Tekton speakers Wilsons are a joke

@bigal5190 4 жыл бұрын

I done got a pair of these for Christmas.

@Digimortal1622 4 жыл бұрын

Nice review. I'm wondering what would be the recommended amplifier wattage spec on those speakers!

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac 4 жыл бұрын

Digimortal1622 It’s more about the quality of the watts than quantity, unless you want to play stupid loud

@mesonto 4 жыл бұрын

And the simple answer is ... ?

@AdrianIII 4 жыл бұрын

Seems like speakers of this caliber deserve to play some classical music.... full orchestra, string quartets, solo piano, etc. It is much easier for pop and jazz recordings to sound good on many speakers. A good recording of a full orchestra is the best test for an "ultimate" speaker. Even though it's not your bag, Steve, I wish you'd start including some classical music recordings in your listening sessions. After all, Beethoven will be 250 this December!

@201950201950 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder how close your clips horns compare when it comes to presenting the room of the recording

@dalefriesen7812 4 жыл бұрын

Great one.

@mitchsleigh9633 4 жыл бұрын

Even though it really irritates me when people record speakers, I kind of wish you did it with these 😂

@wamgoc3637 4 жыл бұрын

Wilson Audio speaker do too have a sonic signature. It is subtler than most and I must admit they are quite good but they just are sort of oddly alien in a very subtle way. It is called the Uncanny Valley. You should read up on it. I mean they are quite nice but at the end of the day, the there that is there is just not quite there. With much more modest speakers, they have flaws but you know what those flaws are and you can adjust for these, these are just like living in Logan's Run or Dredd (the Karl Urban one).

@RealHIFIHelp 3 жыл бұрын

Damn, check out those speakers cables!

@linandy1 4 жыл бұрын

Is that tall round tower between the speakers a sound damper?

@mondoenterprises6710 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I would love to hear music I love played thru such speakers once in my life. Wouldn't it be cool if you could spend an hour there playing your fave music for a price? Nice to see The Name of This Band is Talking Heads get some love. A true gem of the Central Park Concert I attended. Very polyphonic double lp/cd and just look at that line-up! Oh, ohh, What A Day That Was!

@martytoo 4 жыл бұрын

When I started watching the video my brain dropped the last digit. I was thinking $32,900. But for an order of magnitude more I think I'd expect the Chromosome XXIII speakers to directly interface with my numb skull. This stuff is cute but how many copies a year of these are sold? Can I pick up a used model with, say, 50,000 miles on it after it's been driven for a few years?

@joewhip9303 4 жыл бұрын

Do they flip polarity like the rest of the Wilson line?

@99fulham99 4 жыл бұрын

How does the dynamic compression distortion sound on this system?

@AdrianIII 4 жыл бұрын

Does the Cornwall IV sound "cheap" in comparison to these?

@torchbox 4 жыл бұрын

If you get a chance go out to LMC Home Entertainment in Scottsdale, AZ. They have on their showcase room the Wilson Audio WAMM Master Chronosonic thats $685,000 with pair of subsonics. The kind folks there were able to play few songs for me and - wow- that my friends for me was the most ultimate system I’ve ever heard. Luckily, it made me appreciate my system even more knowing I didn’t spend anywhere near that to get 80% of the way :-)

@Chris-dp5fd 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review, the wealth envy is strong in this one! And thanks for sharing the musical selections. You've expanded the libraries of some of us in the hinterlands who don't get out much 😄

@cretan911 4 жыл бұрын

I can dig it!!!

@spamsponge 3 жыл бұрын

Are the track names on Labradford deliberately like that or is it a technical mistake?

@bootsarmstrong8421 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Steve, you forgot to bring a couple of Carly Simon cds. That woman sounds good live or studio 🥳🥳🥳🥳

@bakkerem1967 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible resolution, small sweetspot. Next to impossible low impedance. Sounds a bit like the profile of an electrostatic/magnetostatic speaker to me. Any idea on how these compare ?

@CockatooDude 2 жыл бұрын

Much better imaging than electrostatics due to sound only coming out of the front of the speaker (back is not open like an electrostat).

@samsara107 4 жыл бұрын

Are those good in a ten square meter room?

@neonnews-newlondoncounty2617 4 жыл бұрын

Can i hook them up with jumper cables?

@bilguana11 4 жыл бұрын

How coherent can it be?

@alexxbaudwhyn7572 3 жыл бұрын

Seems a better deal to buy a top tier headphone set, cans+amp+preamp+source vs the impractical size and position requirements to achieve a listener sweetspot, plus the complexity of the speaker and driver designs to achieve "time alignment"

@jamesvanwickler9062 4 жыл бұрын

Is Elliot still there? I played schoolyard basketball with him in the 70s and bought a pair of Innotech D-24s from his Brooklyn store in '77 or '78.

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac 4 жыл бұрын

Yup, Elliot's the owner, he's not going anywhere!

@Ian-nc4im 4 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of that scene in Star Wars where Luke Skywalker was doing all those pushups and Darth Vader wanted his DOR. I’ll never forget Luke looking up at Darth and bleating out that he had no where to go... I feel like after watching half of this and the absurdity of these speakers and the price... and when Luke Skywalker had Darth Vader on the stand about the code red.

@cuongong3976 3 жыл бұрын

Do they offer 15 or 30 years payment plans?

@roberte.andrews4621 3 жыл бұрын

My paternal grandmother was a Wilson. Maybe we're distantly related. So I'd better be respectful and diplomatic. However, best audio design minimizes connections, as every juncture can create a small distortion. The fewer transducers and cross-overs the better, theory dictates. After 50, audiologists tell us, the male listener cannot hear much over 14-15kHz. So, chances are, the Senior Wilson and late CEO never, ever heard the full spectrum of his magnificent speaker arrays. Certainly, not the way younger ears can. I, for instance, have recently been tested by the audiologists at the VAMC and I cannot hear a note above 5kHz. Fortunately, no musical instrument goes that high, except for harmonics or overtones. This is why great orchestra conductors can practice their art at quite an advanced age. It is a crowning irony that when we are young and have wonderfully sensitive hearing, we seldom have the income to afford the very best in audio accuracy, like the Wilson XVX. As usual, Steve, your presentations are works of art and obviously a labor of love!

@-MarkWinston- 4 жыл бұрын

I had 2 pairs of them. In my dreams. In my sweetest dream.

@ggc7318 3 жыл бұрын

Yes...is I also had two beautiful girlfriends listening with me..also in my dream.

@shadouxg7150 3 жыл бұрын

5.1 system?

@-MarkWinston- 3 жыл бұрын

@@shadouxg7150 no, atmos.

@kozmiczian795 2 жыл бұрын

So, with Wilson Audio, the emphasis is primarily in the shape and positioning of the drivers, and resonance damping . . . and not so much on the drivers construction, themselves . . . does Wilson make their drivers?

@CockatooDude 2 жыл бұрын

They do yes.

@mrfrosty3 4 жыл бұрын

A bit out of my price range but I'm glad there are folks who can fund innovation like this. If you have cats they'll be crawling all over those.

@Labor_Jones 4 жыл бұрын

July 25th, 2020 - 2nd View: I found this recording I'd love to hear on those speakers a couple days ago and wonder if this something you own Steve. *"The Big Gundown: John Zorn Plays the Music of Ennio Morricone."* ... so far as I remember I owned the 1st U.S. copies of Senor Morricone & this cover is good, i like it and I didn't think I would. --- Try it You'll Like it! - m.

@Hari-vg3gy 4 жыл бұрын

Just ordered..

@urbanslamal4900 4 жыл бұрын

One thing that strikes me is that we always hear: "Never put your speakers close to the walls - and rightfully so in my opinion. At least for my system... But in almost every video I find on youtube - even about highest end systems - I find the speakers stuffed into the corners of the respective listening-room. And I just can't get my head around this...

@RasheedKhan-he6xx 3 жыл бұрын

Anybody know what that pillar in the centre is?

@chrishatcher9239 4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure there's a BOGO offer on the amplifiers

@bnghjtyu767 4 жыл бұрын

So what were you not impressed with??

@scottspinner1 4 жыл бұрын

Fab when you buying a pair.

@actuaryphil 4 жыл бұрын

If somebody uses these in an audio bar, I would be glad to pay $20 for a drink to sit and listen.

@technoxtreme178 3 жыл бұрын

...that's actually not as silly as it sounds (pun intended). Might go along way to paying for these and letting more people enjoy them. "AudioBar" we don't have one in my city, but these speakers got me thinking. Though, I think this system is another $300K or so for the rest of it besides the Wilsons.