A brutal review of the Wilson Maxx

Look folks. All of this is entertainment, OK? Just like professional sports and anything else in life that requires "spectation" on the part of the spectator, either visual or audible, or both. Stereophile, TAS, Hardesty and others are all about entertainment, and that is why I read them. If I get a little "philosophy" or "insight" in the process, and maybe it points me in a direction I want to go in terms of thinking, auditioning or purchasing, that's my choice. If I had no high end system, you can bet that I would find a way to make my JVC boombox satisfy my musical cravings.

Both Michael Fremer and Richard Hardesty have contributed to my education, evaluation and enjoyment of the "spectation" because they have influenced personal choices that I am satisfied with. I have respect for both of them. It is not easy being an entertainer. Neither is right, neither is wrong.

Buyer beware, for both entertainment and for purchases of so-called high end gear. And I did not fail to notice yet another dig at Krell from one contributor here...FASCINATING!

I am a big fan of Thiel and Meadowlark, owning a pair of CS6s and Kestrel 2s, and though I believe I hear and enjoy the benefits of time and phase coherent speakers I ave to tell you folks about an experience that still qualifies as the best I've yet heard in playback.

It was at the 1998 Son et Image show in Montreal, Quebec and the equipment was Watt/Puppy 5 (?) powered by Classe Omega monoblocks and a Levinson preamp and CDP. It was a big band CD and when my girlfriend and I sat on the floor to listen (because the room was packed) we both swore that it was a live band in the room. That is the only time I have ever had that experience save for the real thing.

So, hey Dave Wilson at least got it right that time in that room in that configuration. Can I get it with my system? Perhaps if I spent more time with it.

I am not a fan of Wilson's speakers, but hey guys and gals, let's not throw the baby out with the bathwater.