Fleetwood Deville vs Wilson Sound


Both are great speakers. I was always curious about Wilson speakers especially because some people really hate on them.

Anyone compare the Fleetwood Deville vs Wilson Sasha Tier?

How would you describe the differences in own words?

The Devilles make female vocals sound quite stunning, and am unsure if I would like that "crisp clear hifi" sound that Wilsons have.

Opinions?

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Showing 2 responses by kennyc

I find it very odd that the OP is comparing 2 dissimilar speaker designs- bookshelf vs floorstanders, timing+ridgidness vs musical. Seems like a curiously vs actually interested in purchasing.

The Fleetwood Sevilles have already been deeply reviewed including here and here.  I have been closely tracking the SQ version as I hope to likely be able to purchased in the future.  Usually, reviews are about new components, so the Fleetwood are not less exposed than other speakers.

Mere words will not tell you how it sounds, and especially if you “subjectively” like the speaker or not.  Without hearing, it’s difficult to communicate a musical vs a transparent speaker.  I’m chasing both.  My main system is transparent, my flea watt system is for chasing tube midrange magic.  To me, like the Devore Orangutan 0/96, the Devilles are one of the most musically pleasing speakers available.

OP- fantastic that you demoed for yourself- much better to understand sonic differences than mere words can convey.  I too am a Magico fan- the S3 (2023) sounds similar to the M2/M3 - one of these may be my end game target. I’ve listened to many Wilson speakers, but they never connected with me emotionally.