Wilson's new speaker the Sasha is coming.

I auditioned them this past weekend with near top VTL gear (S400, 6.5), DCS digital and mostly transparent cables.

Honestly, they sound like a Maxx III in a smaller package. They are noticably bigger in size and sound than the WP8s and my Sophia 2s, and I'd say they sound closer to the Maxx III and Alexandria II's than the WP8 or Sophia 2s.

Simply, they have a sense of "weight" in the midrange that the smaller WP8/Sophias can't touch. They also sound effortless and uncongested and natural. They are very, very coherent and balanced.

This will sound cheesy, but my first comment to the sales rep after the demo was "Every Wilson speaker sounds impressive, but these new Sashas are the first Wilson speaker to sound gorgeous."

The new Sashas are a bargain, I'm thinking about upgrading my Sophia 2s...

I just got my Sashas today. Hec4 has described them perfectly. They are a significant improvement of the WP 8.

I listened to them on the same day I heard the sophia IIs. The Sashas were fantastic, smoother on top, and the bass rounded out the bottom. The sophias, driven by ayre equipment, were bright to the point of being too harsh for me. I felt the Sashas communiciated plenty of treble information without crossing the line. They were driven by some heavy duty Mac tube monos, great sound.

One of the surprises in this session was hearing magnepan 3.6, driven by Mac solid state. On a ravel string quartet, I think I liked them more than the sashas - the air was amazing. On Rolling Stones and Patti Smith, they couldn't compare to the Sashas - too diffuse.

I think that what you have heard was for the most part a difference between Ayre and Mac electronics driving them.

You may be right. I did not mix and match. i could see tube monos and pre being more forgiving. The sasha's did sound fantastic. But the big revelation was the magnepan 3.6 on a string quartet. My god! The notes attack, the body, the decay, just floated out there. So palpable. It was like time was slowed down. I wish I could have a pair just for chamber music! Believe the system was Mac solid state amp and pre, rega cd player.