ARE WILSON AUDIO WATT PUPPY 8 FOR 6 GRAND A GOOD DEAL?

equipment is Krell evolution 302e amplifier, Ayre K5xe mp preamp, Wadia 321 Dac, Audiolab 6000cdt transport, VPI classic 1 turntable with Hana MH cartridge, bluesound node 2i, Manley Chinook phono preamp. Room is 9 ft tall by 14.5 feet deep and 17 ft wide. Will this equipment work oldhvymec?

I heard them once in a good set up at a dealer.  I did not like them.  I listened to the 1st generation Sophias the same day and like them better than the eights.  Listener fatigue set in after listening to the eights for about 20 minutes.  But there was something I didn't like about them right away.  Just my option, but you couldn't give me a pair of eights based on what I heard.

Is Wilson Audio just a big name speaker with a big price? or are they really that good?

The newer model are much better than the old.
IMHO,
But, a Vandersteen always seems to come out ahead, and at a more reasonable price.
bob

I listened to treo CT and quatro Vandersteen and I was not impressed. poor dynamics. Too laid back. Lack of excitement.  boomy bass. I have owned Vandersteen 2ci, 3a and 4a back in the 90's so I like Vandersteens but I only like the model 7 and the Quinto. They are out of my price range. Model 5a is good but they are too old. 5a carbon too much money.