Article: Wilson Audio Alexia V Full Review

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6 minutes ago, AudioDoctor said:

wow!

Apropos description :~)

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1 minute ago, Surge said:

I fully know it’s not about graphs and data when evaluating speakers, but the frequency response chart is a mess for the Alexia V! More than 20dB off! And the high end is a disaster. 
what’s going on? Is your room sh!t or the speakers, or both?

 

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan; but this response chart is horrendous. 

With all do respect, you’re not looking at what you think you’re looking at. 

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This is my in room response before and after correction. Measurements taken at the listening position. 
 

This is extremely different from a technical speaker measurement in an anechoic chamber at 1 meter from the speaker. 
 

My corrected response is near perfect, given how human hearing works. The in room response, is pretty normal. 
 

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1 minute ago, cjf said:

Congrats on the new speakers. I have no doubts they sound as wonderful as they look.

 

The silver color is very nice and it appears that you slipped in a new matching center channel too. Good stuff 👍

Good eye :~)

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5 minutes ago, DigiPete said:

Congrats Chris, I'm glad you are happy.
THAT is a major commitment!

And I'm thrilled that you have discovered the thrill of multi channel.
Perhaps we can now, through your enthusiasm, finally lure more people to the dark side. 😉
 

I believe in multichannel so much, that there’s no stopping me now 😁

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14 minutes ago, DigiPete said:

It's just so infuriating and frustrating that it's gotta be so expensive and/or finicky to get decent sound in Atmos.

We should hack cheap regular Atmos pre's - just sniff the I2S and convert to AES and S/PDIF.
I wonder how many would be interested in joining a project and churn out some PCB's with 16 channels of conversion.

I could get an Emotiva BasX MC1 (13.2 Channel) and do a prove of concept with available stereo boards
It's not rocket science!
Hmmmm - me and my projects 🙄
 

There are plenty of manufacturers who could do this, but my guess is they have no clue Atmos music is even a thing. 

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7 minutes ago, Deyorew said:

So you replaced your 3 year old speakers with the same model revision for $80,000?

 

That’s a bit of a head scratcher to me.

this website continues to go into the stratosphere of equipment choices.

Are people with your scenario really thinking.. oh yeah I should make the upgrade too?

$80,000 could have been a nice analogue rig addition and a whole collection of media bringing you a lot more choices around mastering of albums.

 

I think this website is not for me anymore, I’m still back in the computer audiophile world of a computer in my listening room with usb to a simple dac all for under $2,000 and it sounds fantastic.

 

we are in super mega yacht territory these days.

 

as a long time follower it’s hard to get excited about these articles Chris.

I certainly understand your sentiment and know it can be easy to get wrapped up in items like this, and quickly spiral one’s thinking into “this isn’t for me anymore” territory. I’ve been there. Many of us have been there. 
 

Fortunately, it only takes a flick or two of the mouse / swipe of the finger to see many articles here about getting the most for the minimum, buying used gear, and using DSP to increase performance far greater than any piece of hardware, for pennies on the dollar. 
 

As a younger audiophile fresh out of college in 1998, a Wilson based system was only a dream for me. I had pages ripped from magazines, in a folder, where I assembled my aspirational audio system, on paper.  I did what I could to make this dream come true, and to increase my enjoyment of this wonderful hobby and take my favorite music to heights I could’ve never imagined.
 

While not for everyone, because nothing is, I’m proud of what I’ve put together and I enjoy sharing the journey with this community. 
 

I hope you’ll reconsider your views on the site because we have much more in common than a few articles may indicate. 
 

Thanks for contributing to the community since August of 2009.