What can beat Wilson XVX for less money?


If you have heard xvx what speakers have you heard that are better for less money? Seems Jay just got XVX and can't help but wonder if there are speakers that perform better for example for $100k or less. Including used.

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A lot has to go into a system leashed to a pair of xvx. Get it wrong and a lot of other systems done well will challenge them. Possibly for a-lot less money. The Alexia v for instance is 1/5 the money and in the right system/room could be more enjoyable. If you are following Jay right now he is curating electronics that he feels will take these to the stratosphere. Once there the system will likely be hard to better within the parameters he set out. Which is another discussion altogether. I saw a review of an Audio Note system with Ongaku amplifier. The guys were handing out tissue to each other so emotional was the experience. lol. Still pretty subjective question “ What beats ….? 

The $40K All New Flagship Monitor Audio HYPHN coming out this summer could be the speakers that beats them all in 2023 ! 😈😲THE HOLY GRAIL !.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3evF3I41YQo

There are a lot of speakers that can compete.  Not sure if they will be fundamentally better but will be different.  MBL and Avantgarde have radicaly different designs at the high end that could easily compete.  

In terms of raw engineering, I would be shocked if anyone spends more on speaker development than Wilson Benesch courtesy of British Government subsidies.  I haven’t tested vs Wilson’s at this level, but I would be very optimistic that certainly the Eminence could go toe-to-toe but I would love to hear the Omnium or Resolution up against them.  I think it would be closer than you think.  

$120K Daniel Hertz Audio M1 Speakers and their Reference Gear  END-GAME SYSTEM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EB5UQ-AOfA

They are raving about the smaller $30K Daniel Hertz Audio M7 Speakers over on the What’s Best Forum too !