What can beat Wilson XVX for less money?

at that level of speakers ($200k--$300k+) the room and system are more significant than the speaker itself in terms of system performance. what an ’uber’ speaker can deliver is less limitations to the performance ceiling you can reach. it can allow for your sources and electronics to fully deliver what they can do.

it’s an enabler.

however, it’s even more subject to garbage in <-> garbage out than a less capable speaker. you as a system builder are more challenged to rise to the occasion. that big speaker is throwing lots of energy into a room. good and bad things can happen.

so certainly a speaker for a $100k less can compete, depends on the system and the thinking and sweat equity behind it. price/value ratio is fuzzy as to ROI as you increase the price.

@mikelavigne +1

Mike

"Jay just got XVX and can't help but wonder if there are speakers that perform better"

Mike seems to like the Wilsons and Jeff does too I will check to see what my friend Sven thinks when he returns from holiday.

heard the aurion apollo at axpona last year 60k beat any and everything at the show 60k a large open back line array comprised of multiple stacked amt drivers that are a unique design crosssedover toa pair of subwoofers

the system somes with a trinov processor as a preamp crossover dac and room correction the system is 105db efficient so you need a small amplifier

the aplollo did it all a huge three-dimensional soundstage effortlessly filling the ballroom the highs were extended and airy

just amazing how real it sounded

we were so blown away we are going to get a pair

Dave and Troy

Audio intellect nj