My favorite audio dealer in the Los Angeles area happens to be both a Vandersteen and a Wilson dealer. I have listened to both the 5As and the Wilson 7's in the same room with the same electronics. I have heard them both using all Jadis electronics, all Hovland, and a mixture of a Hovland preamp with several other amp manufacturers that he reps.
I really like the Wilson Watt/Puppy 7's. It is the first Watt Puppy that I could live with. It is very easy to listen to which makes it very different from the Wilson speakers of the past which I could only listen to for a short time. Somehow, though, every time I listened to the Watt Puppies I felt like I wanted them to do something more, and yet I don't know what it is. Every time I listened to the 5As I just sat back and enjoyed the music and never thought about what speaker I was listening to.
In the long run, I think that the Vandersteen lineup is just more friendly to the music and my ears.
In regards to the Joseph Pearls or the Revels. Maybe the Pearls but, the Revel Salons, pleeze. Only for HT.
I really like the Wilson Watt/Puppy 7's. It is the first Watt Puppy that I could live with. It is very easy to listen to which makes it very different from the Wilson speakers of the past which I could only listen to for a short time. Somehow, though, every time I listened to the Watt Puppies I felt like I wanted them to do something more, and yet I don't know what it is. Every time I listened to the 5As I just sat back and enjoyed the music and never thought about what speaker I was listening to.
In the long run, I think that the Vandersteen lineup is just more friendly to the music and my ears.
In regards to the Joseph Pearls or the Revels. Maybe the Pearls but, the Revel Salons, pleeze. Only for HT.