Glorious TuneTot ... ???

@audiorusty...Did you have a chance to compare to anything else? I am auditioning the Dyaudio Heritage Special, which are superb, but folks keep telling me to listen to the TT. How would you characterize the sound? Are they hard or analytical in any way? 

Thanks! 

When I was looking for speakers, around 10K, I auditioned the TuneTots and found them to be thin sounding with a flat image. I thought the speakers were placed too far apart (they were a good 10 feet apart) and told the sales guy to move them closer together, or add a sub, he refused and he kept telling me they sounded great, but they didn't, so I walked out with cash burning in my pocket. 

Regardless of those issues, which perhaps might be fixed with better positioning, I found them overall too bright and very lacking in bass and mid-bass. And yes, I really wanted to like them. I heard the Dyaudio and liked them more then the TT.

I finally went with Harbeth and a sub. But I would not recommend Harbeth for "Rocking out". They are laid back, polite speakers, detailed without being analytical which suits me just fine. Hope this helps a bit.

The TuneTots seem to have a polarizing sound. I heard them with Bryston electronics and thought they sounded excellent with a wide range of music (jazz, rock, electronic). Another listener in the room did not like the sound at all. I have found other Wilson speakers to be overly analytical, but that was not the case with the TuneTots. To me, the TuneTots felt more relaxed than the higher-end Wilsons.

it is well known among wilson speaker fans that since founder david wilson passed and his son daryl took over running the company, the tweeter on the speakers have changed to a soft dome model that tames the extreme brightness and unforgiving nature that was a defining aspect of the wilson sound

as such, the newer models still have excellent impact and realism but are more forgiving of less ideally recorded music - i suspect the tunetots exemplify this important change

as with any good standmount speaker mated with subs, proper room setup and subwoofer integration are essential for the best sound

This thread is another good example that Wilson has a long history of people either loving them or disliking the sound. I've heard various Wilsons a number of times over the years and never cared for them. 

At $10K a pair, I'm not even interested in having a listen to see if these are any different than what I've heard in the past. Can't begin to tell you how many times I've been told that "this time" they've fixed what I didn't like about the house sound of a particular brand only to find that nothing has really changed. 

But, that's the nice thing about this hobby. Everyone gets to listen and decide for themselves.