I would add that I bought Sasha 2's new, but as a closeout at what I thought was a competitive price. I still do, but I'm still figuring them out, making changes to all my associated components. I read the reviews that said that Wilsons demand a level of support from other components in the chain, but I didn't understand that until I started listening to them in my own system. I was not that impressed when I first burned them in. Then I gave them virtually unlimited power via Parasound JC1+s monoblocks and they came alive. The improvement in sound was more than I would have ever expected from an AMP swap. It was the interaction between the Wilson's and the power of the new AMP. I was feeding them before with a Niam NAP DR300, 90 watts, but known to drive down to 1 OHM. Great amp, but it wasn't enough power to control the Sasha 2s. Anyway, my point is that when you buy Wilsons you have to feed them what they want to get the performance you want. You need to budget and plan for it. Good luck.
7's were my fav of all the watt/puppies, my friend had them all, thought they went backwards with the 8's when he got them, they lost their immediacy I thought. And the Alexia's are in another world
The new ones are by far the best ,even their latest under $20 k pare better then the last watt puppies ,drivers and cabinet are New trickle down technologies from their top models, they now even wind their own capacitors . His past year or so has been a generation in advancements.
They are the lowest value least sound for the money overpriced speakers on the market you can find better sound almost anywhere when you know what to buy advertising is king and the magazines rule but you will much happier with a true tonal loudspeaker and there are many of those to choose from. On this fact do you want to buy a new speaker with a 30000 paint job i do not think so.
The bottom line is it is your call. Go demo as many as you can and then decide what your EARS like. I have had Wilson and Sonus Faber. Are they good? Yes, but so are 50 other speakers just like them.....some for more money and some for less. Having a Wilson or SF may be a tiny bit easier to sell on the used market. I n longer have either as I am now into Viking Acoustic horn speakers which blows away both Wilson and SF at a $30k prices range.
I might need 3 threads for this. Speaker purchase being done this week. Wilson watt puppy 8's, or O go cheap and get Aerial model 9 used or Sonus faber cremona m used.
Very good speakers. To rich for me. If you have the coin, FIRST,..I would call and talk about service, repair, reckoning, maybe crossover upgrades, speaker replacement, etc etc.
if I’m investing that much on a used pair, keep,your butt covered with info, prices, what,to expect if work is needed.
I have never heard the watt puppy 8. They could be getting a little old. Make sure you check the foam around the tweeter.
The Sophia 3 sounds pretty close to the Sasha to me. The Sophia with its fixed head is more limited in setup. But within that setup (9-12 seating distance) there is less of a difference than one would expect for the price. You could probably find some old reviews of the Sasha comparing them to the 8s and read between the lines a bit for a glimpse of how the 3 might compare to the 8.
Imo they are that good. I use the term good as enjoyable. There are better more accurate speakers for less money but I really like wilsons. The Sophia 3 has great bass and solid mids. The highs might be the only deal breaker as many don’t care for the older focal tweeters. I think they are fine but the highs are not as clean as the new crop of wilson, Focals, etc.
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