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  OK WILSON OWNERS. HERE IS YOUR CHALLENGE
It seems thay many of us (including myself) have been a little too caught up in personal attacks/defenses of Wilson speakers. What we really need is an honest first hand assesment of WP 7,Max2,X2 vs high end alternative selling for less-much less. So here is my challenge : I will haul my Wilson Benesch Chimeras ( 20k plain,24k as finished in burled walnut) a reasonable distance from my home near Atlanta to hook up to YOUR system in YOUR room to compare to YOUR wp7,max,x2's. Only caveat is my speakers are less efficient (88 db) so have lots of power for fair comparison. Comparison is for: accuracy , musicality, enjoyment,value and anything else YOU want. Just be willing to be HONEST in your assesment. You have MY word that I will admit it on this forum if I am wrong and will bow down to Wilson if they earn my respect in direct comparison to my beloved WB's. I believe that even in a system optimized for Wilsons you will the beauty of a high end less costly alternative. - Jim
Aldavis  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-04-06
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01-04-06   Ambitious challenge, it will be interesting to see where thi ...   Dlwask

01-04-06   Considering the season you had, shouldn't you be spending yo ...   Mattybumpkin

01-05-06   Am i the only one who thinks your phrasing smacks of arrogan ...   Nrchy

01-05-06   Nrchy not sure about the 10%that old graphite magic in wb's ...   Chazzbo

01-05-06   Al, bored to death this winter? nothing going on in your li ...   Warrenh

01-05-06   Aldavis, you have great speakers. no question they are com ...   Dgad

01-05-06   I listened to the chimera's awhile back and while very music ...   Snook2

01-05-06   Hmmm, i don't see this thread as a sign of arrogance at all. ...   Jafox

01-05-06   Why not just meet at the local ymca for the ultimate penis c ...   Boa2

01-05-06   i absolutely agree "last night i dropped in a pair ...   Oneobgyn

01-05-06   Nryrchy, your mean spirited response is exactly what i was r ...   Aldavis

01-05-06   Boa2 :why is it that this subject hastraditionaly devolved ...   Aldavis

01-05-06   Jim, relax big guy. we're just have fun with that ridiculou ...   Warrenh

01-05-06   it occurs to me that you initiated this thread in order to t ...   Boa2

01-05-06   low watt/high efficiency, warrenh. i thought i'd made that ...   Boa2

01-05-06   Aldavis/jim: well, if you ever do find someone to do the te ...   Mdhoover

01-05-06   Jim, i'll bow out of this discussion. i'm not contributing ...   Boa2

01-05-06   Warrenh : ok, i'll bite. it's not the heat i object to. this ...   Aldavis

01-05-06   Boa2 i just read your post after my last entry. i'm sorry fo ...   Aldavis

01-06-06   No worries, jim. i think i was perturbed by what i took as ...   Boa2

01-06-06   I think some of this might stem from wilsons interview of hi ...   Mikesinger

01-07-06   Jim, i believe you are sincere but i do not really understan ...   Khrys

01-07-06   Khrys : yes amplification may be an issue but there are plen ...   Aldavis

01-22-06: Khrys
Hey Jim. Just wondering if you had any takers of your "challenge". I'd like to know the results, especially against the Maxx II since that's the only speaker that has me thinking about giving up my W/P7s.

I certainly agree that the Chimera and W/P7s sound very different but the former is clearly Benesch's version of the latter: placing a dedicated tweeter-midrange unit (modified Discovery) on top of a dedicated woofer unit(like a puppy); the essence of the W/P design.

The tweeter/midrange of the Chimera uses a 1" tweeter with a 7" midrange loaded @ 4ohms in a dedicated highly inert ported enclosure with no parallel surfaces, of the same internal volume, just like the Wilson Watt.

The bass unit of the Chimera champions Wilson's concept of multiple smaller woofers in a ported reflex design: twin 8" active units vs. four isobarically loaded 7" drivers.

Wilson's rock.
The Chimera is a Euro wannabe.
Aptly named.

Khrys  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


01-22-06   Well, well, well. no takers khrys. hmmmm.....   Aldavis

01-23-06   Man, you really kicked their ass, man!!! very impressive. ...   Westborn

01-23-06   Yes vince mcmahon ,i mean westborn, the first attempt at emp ...   Aldavis

01-23-06   Westborn, i suspect your tongue is well in cheek and maybe r ...   Khrys

01-23-06   your premise alone, posited in _all caps_ as a "chall ...   Samuel

01-24-06   Yes, khrys, tounge firmly in cheek. it was late last night ...   Westborn

01-23-06   hi samuel i too am a wilson owner--have been for the past ...   Oneobgyn

01-24-06   Ok fellas you win. samuel, yes it would be duanting but i vo ...   Aldavis

01-24-06   Nice ideal aldavis. i'd love to help, but fear dragging your ...   Dmurfet

01-24-06   Oneobgyn, i could not agree with you more. i have found invi ...   Khrys

01-25-06   jim, ok, i apologize for the "yokel" crack, howe ...   Samuel

01-25-06   Khrys would love to meet you. keep in touch and let me know ...   Oneobgyn

01-25-06   Khyrs, yes you have been and i appreciate it. even (especial ...   Aldavis

01-25-06   "many nonprodutive flame wars have been started here ov ...   Lousyreeds1

01-25-06   hey oliver, hope all is well with you. as a matter of fact ...   Boa2

01-26-06   How can any kind of fair and realistic comparison be made un ...   Larryi

01-26-06   boa2, "it would not be my choice for a daily fair&quo ...   Warrenh

01-26-06   what the system did was extraordinary. it just didn't quite ...   Boa2

01-26-06   Indeed i am using the lamm ml 2.1's with my x-2's. it is wit ...   Oneobgyn

01-28-06   Well slap me sideways! i stand corrected. nice to hear fro ...   Lousyreeds1

01-29-06   Not sure who howard is or if you are referring to me   Oneobgyn

02-05-06   I have nothing bad to say about wilson speakers. i will say ...   Horsestoharleys


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