ChronosonicXVX
 

New XLF? strange name, is that even a valid roman numeral?

'Tis not a Roman numeral or an XLF.

A high end bluetooth speaker! :banana:

:D

XVX = extremely expensive.

I can assure you of that.

- Buck

Imo, Wilson will not use the Chronosonic name lightly. What they associate to it will be significant.

Joe P. - do you work for Wilson?

I agree, that's why I said it might be a new XLF.

Since it's not.. It could sit between the xlf and the WAMM, or between the Alexia and the alexx. The latter would make more sense to me.

Indeed.

No he doesn't based on an answer on another forum. :smoking:

I agree on the latter making more sense from a sales perspective.....I wouldn’t think that there would be that many buyers in that XLF to WAMM price range....that would be around $400 grand. Ouch.

- Buck

Interesting thoughts Buck.

I can assure you that Chronosonic XVX is not $400k!

Excellent! Good to hear, any chance of a live display in Denver?

- Buck

Two rooms at RMAF:

Active room is Sasha DAW with Watchdogs and the new ActivXover.

Passive room? :smoking:

Buck and I will see you there!

Maybe a new 25th anniversary Alexx/Max.

andrewrona... Welcome to AA! :wave:

Alexx went into production 2015
MAXX was made from 1998-2014

https://www.wilsonaudio.com/timeline

Just a thought. Thanks Masterlu

He joined six years ago.

Wow and its the first post? Been enjoying good music... :)

https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net...8d&oe=5DD912C0
“During its design process, I have looked at every element that affects the performance of the new XVX. Capacitor development being just one. Our new in-house capacitor manufacturing division enables me to evaluate and consider never before construction configurations. What we’ve discovered is very exciting.”

- Daryl Wilson

Aye,time flies when your listening to good music!

So the ChronosonicXVX must be the white speaker in the pic.

I think so too because the port is higher than the Alexx

Good pick up. Also seems smaller than the Alexx port.

ChronosonicXVX
 

If the right speaker is an XLF then it would be the successor of the Alexx

Frank

I highly doubt they are already replacing or updating the Alexx. My "guess" it will fill the slot between either the next XLF and the WAMM Chrono or above the Alexx. :dunno:

Yes, perhaps between the Alexx and the XLF (Woofers look smaller than the XLF) with the look and the technology of the Chronosonic Wamm ?

Good eye.

Wonder if it will have five drivers on the top like the WAMM.

I'm not sure you are correct about the date the Alexx went into production. The press release on the Wilson website is dated 12/29/2015. For you to be correct the Alexx would need be in production before its press release.

Charles, production of parts to build an initial run typically begins before the initial press release. Technically, Alexx went into production at the end of 2015 with the first pair played publicly at Definitive Audio's Music Matters in early 2016.

That said, I have seen some milled parts of Chronosonic XVX and there has yet to be a press release for it.

Alexx is still relatively new so it’s not going to be replaced. The XLF is there for comparison for a reason even though it’s not being “replaced.”

Maybe XLF like performance in a smaller foot print.

It's an interesting guessing game.

The Woofers in that left spkr do look smaller than the XLF, but keep in mind the Woofers on the WAMM (10.5 and 12.5) are smaller than the XLF (13 and 15). And, the Alexx uses the WAMM woofers.

It's the use of the Chronosonic name that intrigues me. At present any speaker with Chronosonic in its name brings immediate associaton with the WAMM, and I suspect Wilson sees value in that association and the lineage its use will create, tracing back to David Wilson. Remember the WAMM is limited production - Bill are they all sold? Imagine the Wilson lineup without the WAMM. I'd be surprised if a speaker named Chronosonic was second in the line-up behind a speaker named Alexandria.

If any of that makes sense, it could be the Chronosonic XVX is the new top tier model. The XLF is what, somewhere around $220K? We're told the XVX is not $400k, but there's a lot of room between $220K and $400K to fit, say, a $335K+ speaker.

Joe P.'s 5 drivers question is also interesting. (It's actually 6 on the WAMM, 4 midrange and 2 tweeters, one rear firing - yeah I too forget about the one in the back .) With its rear firing tweeter, the XLF has 4. If the XVX has 5 or 6, that's a pretty good sign its going in the WAMM's spot.

Again - it's all speculation - we'll know soon enough. Fun!

Very good post !

As we're used to with Tim. :thumbsup:

Bill, I have always defined production by the date the speaker is available to the consumer. Personally, I would never buy a speaker until it had been available to the consumer for at least 6 months unless its something like a Thor, which is a very simple device. If you remember, there was some question about the front port of the Alexx that had yet to be ironed out. My timing for a purchase of a speaker is after there has been an initial review or two or three and in production for about a year.

I appreciate all your comments so very much because they are so informative and fair.:thumbsup:

The WAMM actually has 7 drivers above the woofer cabinet, 5 forward firing and a top enclosure mounted rear firing mid and tweeter.

Thanks for that info. The specs mention the rear firing tweeter, but not a rear firing (fifth) midrange. Too bad I don't have a pair or I'd know that. :-)

Wow, I just checked the on line spec sheet and you are correct! That said, the press release has a section devoted to it and there is a corresponding pic on the website under images.

http://www.wilsonaudio.com/images/pr...amm-016-lg.jpg

That's quite an impressive picture! Thanks for the follow-up.

What a teasing !