I had a similar conundrum. I sold my Sasha 1's in 2022 and auditioned the DAW's and Sabrina's in Tennessee where I was headed. I definitely wanted the DAW's and at that time the dealer would not take my Sasha's. So I sold them and moved to Tennessee without the extra load. I found an online deal for Alexia 1's and pulled the trigger for slightly less than the new DAW's. I wanted the bigger speaker with more bass anyways. I'm thrilled with the one's and as mentioned, they can be "for life" speakers with no regrets. I love these tweeters and the larger woofers. A well-balanced speaker in my new room. Check out my system page. I am increasing the sound quality one step at a time through cabling upgrades.
DAW vs Alexia 1 vs Sasha 2, descending order of $$
Having recently heard the DAW, and Alexia 2, they are very close in performance the $$ suggest the DAW is a great value. I have Sophia 1 Wilson offers a generous trade in program, that said its still a lot of money, so my thinking has been to just get the DAW (my heart, my head says get the Alexia 1 CPO or Sasha 2 CPO) Not being independently wealthy, getting Either the Alexia 1 or Sasha 2 seem like sound choices, and trade up again later a couple years from now. My question is would you spend 10k more to get the DAW and stretch a little to make it happen or buy the lesser siblings and trade up in a few years?
Compared to my Sohpie 1s.
What would you do with the given choices.
Compared to my Sohpie 1s.
What would you do with the given choices.