08-05-09: No_moneyMy local Wilson dealer always does a great job of setting up their Wilsons to sound their best. I have heard the Sofia 2, Watt/Puppy 7, Maxx 2 and 3, and Alexandria X-2 at their salons, always with some of the better (if not outright top line) Transparent cables throughout. I have *never* heard any of the Wilsons have any overbrightness, forwardness, edginess, or lumpiness that some critics accuse them of. Also, the demos that amazed me the most at the time and continued to haunt my memories were high powered tube amps, in one case VTL and the other Audio Research.
If you have a Transparent dealer near you ask for a loaner kit. Ultra or above for that nice of a setup.
And of course they know how to treat a room as well. But anyway, their Wilsons *always* sing, regardless of the model or type of music played through them, and the Transparent Cables are a big part of their success.