Yes, insane amounts of money are wasted on "exotic" cabinet
materials and construction methods, for instance. And the misguided idea
of keeping it one narrow stack per channel does, literally, compromise the
sound, as does the "technically correct" curved configuration.
However, all this is (pardon the pun) trumped by the self-important aura
that attends a product like this, and they will certainly sell these to the
beneficiaries of the 2008 Wall Street bail-out. Ironically, better screening of
and applications for the drivers might well have made them sound better -
if, in fact, anyone concerned could actually tell the difference, or if
anyone actually, ultimately, cares.
Like I said in my last show report, the big Alexx
from Wilson sounded plain bad in their set-up, and not just the LF, but
everything. It does seem like Wilson has settled into a house sound that is
ultimately no better than other "high end" speakers. And
certainly their "innovations" are market speak. We'll see/hear. |
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