Review: Wilson Audio Puppy 6 Speaker

I have to agree with Jvogt. In my View the Puppy sisx is an amusical speaker. I never listen to them without having a headache after a half an hour or so. I listened years ago when making a decision as to what to buy in that price range and spent two didfferent ocassions listening to them at two different dealers with different equipment up front. Both times my and my wife's reactions were the same. Steely highs, unintegrated speakers. I finally bought Proac Response 4s, after listening to B&W Nautillus speaker, the Maggie 20 the Monitor Audio 100 and the top Dunleavy of the time and a Genesis model the number I forget. I thought that all of them were decent and reasonable purchases escept for the Puppies.

As a prior magnepan owner and now a wilson owner I can do a better comparison. The earlier Watt Puppy 5.1's were a bright speaker that required careful component matching (no Krell need apply), the WP6 were leaps and bounds better than the 5.1.
I was personally looking at the MG 3.6's and 20.1 but choose Wilson Watt Puppy 7's because ultimately Magnepan's can't produce the dynamic volume I need, and most importantly WP's work in small and large rooms and don't require 3-4' feet behind them. The WP7's solved the brighter tweeter but once again I've heard tons of Wilson setups around the country when I was making my decision that either sounded bright and etched because of the poor electronics put in the signal path. It comes down to system synergy and wilson put your other components under a microscope.

The seamless and smooth ribon tweeters on the magnepan are amazing but the current required to drive them must also not be forgotten...

Jvogt: If you like magnepan's you owe it to hear a good wilson speaker setup, because no other dynamic speaker is as fast as the wilson, which was my favorite attribute of the magnepan ribbon tweeter.

I'm pleased you're satisfied with your purchase. I have
not hear the Version 6.0 of the WATT/Puppies, but I have
listened several earlier versions on a number of occasions.
I only heard one setup that was even acceptable. Most were
awful with a mechanical, amusical sound. For sure I think
they are a poor value on the market. In my opinion there
are any number of better speakers for substantially less
money (starting with Magnepan 3.6's). But that's what makes
this hobby fun....different strokes for different folks.