Looking for a new speaker. Wilson Maxx II ??


OK I don't want to start a flame war. I know you either love Wilson speakers or you hate them. I'm in the market for a pair of speakers. I have a dedicated room that is 19W x 25L x 10H. I'm looking for a pair of speakers I can keep for a bit so I am going to lay out some hard earned cash. With this being said I have listened to a pair of Wilson Maxx II a couple of times and they are quite nice. I feel I need to compare them to other speakers in the same category. Any suggestions on speakers I should listen too before making my decision?

Thanks for your time.
muslover

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I recently purchased a pair of MAXX II's and I have owned several of the above mentioned speakers and a little food for thought for you.

-Every speaker I've owned is made with a certain brand of cable. Wilson are made with Transparent Reference XL ($11K)and all speakers I've owned sound the best with the cable they were made with.

-Wilson MAXX II bass cabinet and drivers need allot of big solid state power to controll. They will sound mushy in the bass if under powered. 500+ watts per channel will be required.

-Near field, far field, doesn't matter with the MAXX II, I am far field and they soundstage like a magician, hard to describe the dissapearing act.

-The new tweeters are the best Wilson has had very delicate and extended. Not "take your head off" harsh like the older ones. Just the right ammount of sparkle.

Consider a purchase of these to include a pair of at least Transparent Ref w/mm or up from there. and also consder it to include some big refined power, if it isn't the MAXX II will show how bad everything else in the system is.
Goatwuss,
The Maxx II compared to Revel Salon,MaxxII is a complete sound, not detached between crossover freq. Compared to Maggie 20, equal is mid resolutin and bass to boot. Krell LAT-1 with Master Ref Sub, Maxx II beats these in all area even bass and bass tonality. Comparedd to watt pupy 5.1- 6.0, 7.0- Maxx II is bigger and Deeper bass and floor to ceiling wall to wall not just between the speakers. I have not had the Von scheiket in my room but if I had to switch speakers I would buy the vr9's.