Rockport Avior 2 vs Wilson Sasha DAW


I’m consider one of these two speakers, the Rockport Avior 2 and the new Wilson Sasha DAW. My room is 19’ x 25’ with a 20’ ceiling, the room floor plan opens behind me into a kitchen and the rest of the house. I listen at low to moderate levels and usually have to supplement the bass with a sub because of the large space. I listen to jazz, folk, classical full orchestra some old classic rock on rare occasions. I’ve always like the detail of electrostatic speakers but they all have there limitations. Looking for a great all around speaker. I Enjoy both tube and solid gear, currently using solid state spectral. I Have several amp choices from Spectral and Rowland. Just wonder if anyone knows these speakers intimately and can give me some strengths of each and an opinion which you would choose and why. I’ve been researching many other speakers and have come down to these two. Thank you for your thoughts.
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In my experience with the brands---you cannot go wrong. Wilson tends to be more on the revealing side with excellent dynamics throughout the spectrum. Rockport tilts slightly to the warm side and excels in low end response.
Wilson often displays with Spectral. But Rowland is also top shelf. Both SS brands will pair up well with either speaker. 
Rockports are a bit richer (for want of a better word) but not as revealing as Wilsons. Both speakers image very well and provide large soundstages. 
They are my 2 favorite speaker manufacturers. They both have the best dynamics in the trade. I prefer Wilsons as I believe they present the source warts and all. I want to hear the warts if they are there. Likewise, when the recording is superb, you get all of it. But I could happily live with Rockports which slightly ameliorate the badness in bad recordings.
Sasha DAW--One of the best pair of speakers on the market regardless of price. IMHO
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