Wilson Audio Haters

We don't have to "hate" a brand just because we don't like the sound of their products. I have heard B&Ws for decades and they have never warmed to me.  Likewise, I heard the Wilson Alexx recently and again, it just didn't do it for me.  No harm in that, and I don't hate either company.  My preference in a speaker's characteristics is my own personal choice, just as it is with all of us here. 

+1 on Blackfly being on the right track.

Welcome indeed and Happy New year all!

What Sasha's can do with Roger Waters Amused to Death I found quite amazing...voices from well outside the speakers. I didn't buy them, though, for other reasons--boomy bass and appearance (WAF) chief among them. I ended up with Focal Scala Utopia v2. I haven't been able to replicate the pyrotechnics of the Sashas with them on Amused to Death, but I've been happy with them otherwise in terms of timbre and musicality. Where I've gotten the most from my system in terms of holographic imaging has come from playing native DSD, which I can do thanks to a Light Harmonic Da Vinci dual DAC.

i am amazed at how many posters have strong opinions about sound characteristics of driver materials etc. sometimes i wonder if you guys are for real with your amazing ears. dont get me going on those of you who have extreme dislikes and likes for certain metals in your wires and cords. my hat is off i guess. someday someone will set up  the perfect demo room with all the products and all of us experts will have to take blind tests and have our scores published online for all to see.

Cone material sometimes makes subtle it can make subtle yet very very sweet difference gold ears arent required to hear sweet natural timbre of percussion. I think vocals sound most realistic on speakers with paper cones also, that I have heard. among other strengths they have. all the top line speaker manufacturers their best lines are more often paper.

I like how bo thrashed on paper cones its old forgotten tech and how he eloquently puts people that favor natural material stupid in another speaker topic haha then in this topic hes praising it like that never happened.

My subs have paper cones, they are some of the most natural sounding Ive heard regardless sof cost. Again I dont think golden ears are required, nothing like that, you just have to listen.