Comparing Wilson Audio to Focal to B&W

[vintage_tube]

Originally Posted by bruno2009

Sasha 2 would probably be my upgrade of choice too - regular retail price over here is 45.000 USD (incl. Tax) though. What's the price in the states?

$34K........where is "over here?"

Best Sir,

Bob

[bruno2009]

Is that incl. Tax? That'd be 10K difference... That's steep - even considering transport and import...

I wonder how B&W manage to keep a reasonably consistent worldwide retail price while others surcharge X %

[vintage_tube]

Originally Posted by bruno2009

Is that incl. Tax?

Nope. Again, "where is here?" Just curious.

Best Sir,

Bob

[bruno2009]

Germany ;-)

[vintage_tube]

Originally Posted by bruno2009

Germany ;-)

Cool Beans -- stationed in Worms and Stuttgart (lived in Pleidelsheim). 6 GREAT years (well, minus 1 for PGW).

Best to you,

Bob

[bruno2009]

Nice - I`m actually from near Düsseldorf - I know Stuttgart well though.

All the best,

[vintage_tube]

400km's in Germany is nothing -- a morning drive for coffee & fresh pastry.

Now, back to topic.

Guess you're toying with a Wilson Audio Shasha purchase. Not interested in a used purchase from somewhere in the EU proper? Shashas do come in wooden crates -- which helps insulate them from a minor disaster so to speak.

Best Sir,

Bob

[bruno2009]

400 km is nothing over here - that's right ;-)

To topic - yes, I Might actually start looking for a used pair - depending on what retail price I get for a new pair. Would have to be the Sasha 2 though - from what I hear a major improvement over the first series...

[vintage_tube]

Originally Posted by bruno2009

400 km is nothing over here - that's right ;-)

To topic - yes, I Might actually start looking for a used pair - depending on what retail price I get for a new pair. Would have to be the Sasha 2 though - from what I hear a major improvement over the first series...

Best of luck Christoph in your search and acquisition. Whatever the effort, you will be greatly rewarded.

Best Sir,

Bob

[Art Vandelay]

Had the opportunity to hear the Alexia mk2 today at the Chester Grp AV / Hi-Fi show and liked what I heard, in spite of the less than ideal room acoustics.

To my ears they sound very similar to the mk1 in the mid and treble with perhaps a slightly warmer overall presentation, but I would like to compare side-by-side to verify.

Re comparisons with the latest B&W 800 / 802 D3, I think that the Alexia's better manage to integrate all of the drivers in terms of time and phase which perhaps explains the more expressive and nuanced mid band and treble. However, I do like the B&W's overall tonal balance and purity so if it was me who was making the choice I might actually go with the B&W's even before looking at the price difference.

That said, the last vestige of performance that the Alexia's extract is most appreciated (imho) when the rest of the system (including the room itself) is of the highest order, which allows the ear-brain to focus on inaccuracies that it would otherwise deem less important, which includes things like time domain distortions.