Wilson Alexia - what's the competition

I would certainly listen to Rockport, Tannoy or the Magico Q3 for comparison. I
did hear the Wilson Alexia at the recent NYC Audio Show and they had
Transparent Ref XL cables which cost less than the speakers. The Wilson Sasha
in the next room had Transparent Opus cables which cost much more than the
$45K. The Alexia was driven by D'Agostino electronics and digital only. The
whole system was unfamiliar to me, so I can't really say how the speakers
sounded.

I good friend of mine compared his Sasha with the Alexia, and he told me that
the Alexia is a very big improvement. This was a direct comparison in the same
room with only the speakers changing. He is keeping the Alexia.

It's a pretty new speaker, so I would not think that many people have had a
chance to listen to it in their own systems or even compared it to others at
dealerships.

I replaced my EA MM3's with the Alexia's. The other speakers I've heard and compared them to are the Focal Maestro, Q5, ISIS, Rockport and G1 Giya.
I felt the Alexia's were the best of all with the least compromises.
One of the reasons I chose Alexia was Peter McGrath played some of the masterings I did for him. That sold me!

I would also include the Vandersteen 7's in that list. When set up properly they disappear like no other speaker I have heard. I have not heard the Alexia but I have heard the Sasha and while it is a nice speaker I personally prefer the Vandersteen 7's or the 5A's to any Wilson I have heard. You also don't need to break the bank to power them. The new Ayre AX-5 integrated with a QB-9 and your computer make a killer system.

I also like the Vandersteen 7 over the Wilson speakers. I haven't heard the Alexia but I have heard all the others. I'm really surprised more people don't buy the Vandersteens over the Wilsons.