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Old 01-22-2020, 10:54 AM
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Hi Im moving from Sonus grand Pianos to hopefully Wilson audio. I have a choice of either a new Sabrina and a used Sasha 1. The Sasha 1 is being sold by $1,000 more than the new Sabrina.
1. Feel free to chime in which one to get
2. Assuming i get the Sasha 1, as used speakers, what maintenance/repair and cost am i looking at 5-10 years down the road

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Hi Im moving from Sonus grand Pianos to hopefully Wilson audio. I have a choice of either a new Sabrina and a used Sasha. The Sasha is being sold by $1,000 more than the new Sabrina.
1. Feel free to chime in which one to get
2. Assuming i get the Sashas, they will be used so what maintenance/rpair and cost am i looking at 5-10 years down the road
Which Sasha are you considering?
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Which Sasha are you considering?
Sasha 1
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Old 01-22-2020, 03:39 PM
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As a current owner of the Sashas (version 1), I can't imagine there would be much maintenance cost for the speaker even 5-10 years down the road. Prior Watt/Puppy versions had problems with the foam diffraction pads breaking down. I believe this has been remedied with the newer (e.g. Sasha) models. The two speakers you're considering are quite a bit different. IMO, the overall performance of the Sasha is better than the Sabrinas especially in the bottom end. The Sashas may overwhelm a smaller room. I'm surprise that the Sashas v1 (used) you're considering would cost $1000 more than new Sabrinas. The Sasha v2 may be more than new Sabrinas. I see Sashas v1 going for much less than Sabrinas on the used market. Either way, you can't go wrong with Wilsons.

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Since Sabrina has the newer tweeter, it will sound more refined in the mids/highs in a small-ish room. If you have a larger room and higher power amps, I feel the Sasha's will give you a bigger presentation and fill that room better.

Since I see metaphacts is chiming in, he would be the ultimate authority on this, but that would be my take. Think about your room/amplification and what you desire more, refinement in upper registers or a larger sound.
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What is the size of your room?
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What is the size of your room?
15.5 x 16.5 feet. But there are built in cabinets that run along both sides of the long wall so effective area is 11.5 feet x 16.5 feet..My McIntosh mc275 in step will drive it for the next couple of years.
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15.5 x 16.5 feet. But there are built in cabinets that run along both sides of the long wall so effective area is 11.5 feet x 16.5 feet..My McIntosh mc275 in step will drive it for the next couple of years.
Ok, given your room size and amp size, i'm voting for Sabrina. However I just looked it up and the Sasha is actually a better sensitivity for you. I'd like to hear Bill aka metaphacts opine on how well Sabrina would work with a single MC275. That's not a lot of power.
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I had my Sasha 1's in a 15 X 20 X 9 (ceiling) room and had some trouble with the bass overloading the room at times. I know people are using Sasha's in smaller rooms, but if it were me I would also go for the Sabrina. The Titanium tweeter can get fatiguing on the Sasha 1 as well.
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