Swapping Wilson Watt Puppy 6’s for open baffle Pure Audio Project Trio15 Voxative's


I would appreciate any thoughts form forum members on the following.

I am considering selling some Wilson Watt Puppy 6’s and purchasing a pair of Pure Audio Projects Trio15 Voxative open baffles http://www.pureaudioproject.com/product/trio15-voxativ-open-baffle-speakers/

The price differential is not that great (the trios are £5,250 inc tax in the UK) and so I could make the speaker swap with a relatively small cash injection.  

I am in discussion with a UK retailer to loan me pair of Trio15's at the end of February but there is a cost (refundable if I purchase) and logistical fuss to the process.

I like the Wilsons a lot, however the lower bass can get out of control at higher volumes (my room has raised wooden floors). My rational is that the open baffle design will put less bass vibration into the floor because the energy is dissipated more widely and not contained within a cabinet.

The Trio15’s also allow future upgrades (for example swap in a horn tweeter) and they will also allow bi-amping via the DEQX, which means I have an upgrade path, as funds allow.

The downsides I can see would be:

  1. Buying new means there would be immediate depreciation.

  2. I may lose some slam, which I enjoy with the WWP's.

  3. I have read that that the imaging of open baffles is wider but may be less precise for individual performers?

I would be interested to hear from any other forum members who have made the move from traditional cabinet speakers to open baffle/Pure Audio Projects and any observations they may have.

Thanks very much.

soma70
How far away from the rear wall are your WP/6's? I had a pair of WP/7's on a raised foundation and had a small issue with placement. I moved them out further in the room. Doing that smoothed the response for me. 
Statman. The rear wall is a max of 730mm (part of rear wall is closer -300mm) and side walls are 660mm. I have tried them further forward (about 850) with no noticeable difference. It’s not practical to bring them much further forward without bringing them closer together (which I have tried and this seriously affects the imaging). Thanks for the suggestion. 

Maybe DIY some Townshend Podiums with these
https://www.ebay.com/itm/292100530301 , and a wood cutting board(s) or a piece of floor tile. ;-). The Townshend research seems to suggest that loudspeaker "suspension" is more effective than either coupling to or decoupling from - the speakers with the floor.  

Thanks Keith. Very creative! It would need some sort of damping as well.

I have tried putting the speakers on bamboo chopping board/sorbothane/slate base. It didn’t make any difference I could discern.

I’m sure you are right that suspension and the townshend principles would be more effective.

Really the bass is only an issue when I’m playing loud so it’s not a problem for most of the time. Listening to the wilsons right now and it will take an exceptional speaker to make me want to part with them!