Wilson Sasha 2 or Alexia for small room 10' x 17'?


I went to audition the Wilson Sabrina at a local shop. I so wanted to love these speakers because of the reviews, price and compact size. Unfortunately, I could not (don't hate me  Sabrina owners). I did, however,  fall in love with the Sasha 2. It seemed to do everything and more that I was looking for and I am hoping this speaker will be a speaker I can live with for a very long time. After thinking about it, I wondered, is the difference between the Sabrina and Sasha 2 smaller or greater than the Sasha 2 and current Alexia? The room has  good acoustics, Mcintosh C50 pre, MC152 amp and as noted above, is very small. Would there be too much bass and overwhelm the room. I have not heard the Alexias and was wondering if any owners or listeners familiar to both can comment on the differences and similarities and give impressions as to how they might work in my small room. I currently own and like very much the  Sonus Faber Venere 3.0 but am looking for more. At this point, I am pretty sure I will go with the Sashas  but am looking for guidance from someone with experience especially since it is very hard to locate the Alexias and hear personally.  Thanks for your opinions
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Being a current owner of Wilson 8's and loving them in my well treated 13.5' deep by 18' wide room thats open to the left for another 11 feet for a dining area speakers on the long wall. I get all I need from them. I could not imagine going to a bigger Wilson. Im sure I could get it to work with proper placement and room treatments. But what would be the purpose if I'm happy now. I am also tired of moving or tuning speakers that weigh over 100lbs.


So saying you have a 10 x 17 room I would recommend the Sasha's but as I mentioned you can make anything work if you want to.

I own the Wilson 8's in a 13.5 deep x 18 feet wide with an opening to right for a dining area 10x10.

my opinion is the Alexia's are to big. I can add that in doing other business with Audio Dr in NJ I herd the 9h's and can say they are world class and perform at a much higher level than my wilsons. His room was similar in size I would say 13 wide x 18 deep and they did not overload the room. I have no affiliation I'm just a satisfied customer who purchased Manley gear from them.

We all have our opinions but owning Wilson 8's set up properly with PASS 250.5 Amp and ARC SP20 Pre with a supped up VPI Super scoutmaster in a well tuned room I agree with kuppe38 as I have heard the 9h's. I don't know what the beef is between Gpgr4blu and Audiotroy.  But then everyone's ears are different and everyone is allowed to their opinion
gerryah930 read your post - having Wilson's with Pass Amp and ARC preamp with VPI.. I say get back into vinyl ....just an opinion and recommendation....