Wilson Speakers & Reviewers

“ magic” was not the correct term

are they the “ sweet spot” is a much,  much better description 

It is a serious question 

engineers like me , suffer with the written word

Jeff

It’s really a question that just invites speculation with no grounding. A waste of time with the trappings of typical trolling-not so veiled insinuation.

Because, obviously, "a lot of them" end up with many other brands as well.

A better question might be ’Why do many people prefer Wilson?’

Well, I have only sat in front of Wilson a few times and the last time was probably 2 or 3 years ago, but I have watched model introductions and have looked them over... 
It is fair to say that Wilson is Always a "Safe Choice"... Might not be the language that they would like to hear, but
Wilson uses time alignment technics across all models
Wilson uses proven crossover design across all models
Wilson uses quality drivers across all models
Wilson uses quality cabinetry across all models. 
Just looking at their production technics,  you should be able to sit in front of any Wilson model and that speaker if put in a decent listening environment will be a nice sounding speaker.  
I'm sure that one might not as detailed as another or one might have a better sound stage than another etc.  But overall,  these are well thought out, well performing speakers. 
Best bang for the buck, probably not,  but you can bank, if you get something from Wilson's current line,  you'll have a nice product. 

Wilson has been around for a long time, they were one of the pioneers in the ultra-high-end segment so developed a name for themselves early, and they spend a lot on ad buys and show presence so they keep their name and products out there.  

I heard better sounding speakers at AXPONA, but I was very impressed by their Sabrinas.  

Well, I'm sitting in front of Wilsons right now, and for about the last 8 years.  Sophia model 2's.  Prior to buying the Sophias, I was always a B&W guy - many pairs, several I still have - and the Sophias replaced 802 S3s in my main listening room (802s still in my home office after my DM1600's died).  I've never been impressed with the various iterations of the W/P (until Sasha - which I do love) as they, while very detailed, have a hollow sounding midrange to my ears, and are finicky to set up correctly.  Ditto with the Max lines, so I never considered Wilson until I demo'd the Sophias.  Loved them immediately - and couldn't afford the Sashas...sigh.  The strengths with all Wilsons are dynamics, imaging, and ability to play at very high SPLs without any congestion at all.  Not the best speaker for low volume (quiet) listening IMO, they need a bit of power to open up.

I've always run them on Meridian amplification, as I did the B&W 802s.  First with bridged 557s, then one in stereo when one died, and now with a G55 bridged after the other died.  I did try a number of Class D amps before the G55 and found some harshness / hardness in the vocals at higher SPLs that didn't manifest with the same amps and the 802s.  Not the easiest impedance curve.