Wilson's Chronosonic XVX loudspeaker over 3/4 of a million US dollars

I myself wouldn’t own a speaker with the midrange driver wired in polarity opposite the woofers and tweeters, no matter the price. But that’s just me. I also don’t care for redheads.

Has anyone ever heard one of these Wilson's in a system and it sounded really good? Just curious. Because I never have. Not that I blame the speakers. Everything matters. But it sure is odd that I have heard great systems with lots of other speakers, but never with Wilson's. It also seems, now that I think about it, every one of those Wilson systems was presented with a very obvious air of snooty better-than-you-ness. Just sayin. 

But seriously. Anyone? Beuller?

I've not heard these speakers. I generally have a favorable opinion of Wilsons, but the position of the tweeter bothers me ergonomically.

I feel like I'll have to keep lifting my head up to hear them correctly.

Am I mistaken??

mikelavigne
"interesting how every different hifi forum has a different take on the big Wilson’s reflecting the particular forum culture and membership.

no right or wrong to it, but the differences are dramatic."

Mike: The Audiogon discussion forums have changed. The days of IMO or IMHO are gone. Several members seem to think that their opinions are fact - in a very bloviating way. Their chronic posts are as fatiguing a noisy tweeter. 

Mike: The Audiogon discussion forums have changed. Several members seem to think that their opinions are fact - in a very bloviating way. Their posts are as fatiguing a noisy tweeter.

there is just so much noise here now as you mention, as well as ultra aggressive dealers and the gear focus overall is much more down market than it had been. not a bad thing objectively as those products have value to many, but anything a bit up-scale gets run though the coals. the price gets in the way of meaningful consideration on merits.

some of that is reasonable, but other forums are able to keep dialog on point regarding musical issues so the entertainment value to me is not drowned out. i prefer to go to audio forums to escape all that stuff, not be hit in the nose with it.

on this thread i’d like to read about other alternative speakers to these big Wilson’s, not just continual shots that it exists. sigh.