Wilson Alexia 20x15 Room

I disagree somewhat with the last two posts. It is true turning it up will mask a bad system's flaws however, you have not mentioned what type of system. Mid-fi system or High end system? I will explain why. If you have a highly resolving system with a low noise floor and low distortion you have the ability to play it louder since you can hear less distortion when played at higher levels.That is really evident if it has high dynamic range and lots of power behind the speakers. We know that Wilson's are very efficient and can play loud with low wattage amplifiers. 85-90 db is not that bad. It depends if you are measuring peaks or constant. If you have a good system you can hear detail at low levels and also at higher levels. I'm not talking ear splitting levels like at the theaters.

"I disagree somewhat with the last two posts."

Its not about being in agreement. What we're talking about here is purely subjective.

Thanks Madfloyd. I have requested for an home audition of S5s . I love my vandersteens but in this hobby I believe some of us always look for a betterment

Audio is also a very addictive 'hobby' and most of us are always looking for better. Good to read that you can audition the S5 at your home. I still would take time to audition a few more.

When I look for a new 'tool' auditioning is so much fun!!

* I even think a newer Vandersteen is worth auditioning!

I would like to Hear Vandersteen 7s. But I don't have any dealer who carries them in SF Bay area and also it is out of my range.

Maybe John from Audio Connection will nice enough to come out and do an in home demo for you.

A new review of the Alexia was just published in Positive Feedback issue 76.
My favorite comment was this "the ultimate goal at WA is to not build a speaker that obediently follows a frequency response profile; we want it to sound like real music”.

The conclusion was "Alexia then is something special. Unquestionably, Wilson Audio has created a future classic. My guess is that in time, Alexia will go down in history along side Watt / Puppy (Sasha) to leave a permanent mark on the entire market that is high-end audio."

Nice setup
it will work fine
you will survive