Rinpoche 5-15-2016
I am feeling bad though because I was reading a thread that totally trashes Wilson speakers. I think the Sabrinas are really perfect in so many ways. I had to save space so they fit in really nicely. But the thread I read makes it seem as if people who purchase Wilson’s have no soul. I am not sure why people disparage others for their choices, but in my mind they are really lovely.
While there are of course many high end audio products that tend to be controversial and polarizing, my perception over the years has been that Wilson speakers tend to be a bit more polarizing than average. But as you’ll see in many threads here and elsewhere there are a great many highly experienced audiophiles who use and love them, and whose comments are the exact opposite of those you referred to. And it would seem to say something that Wilson has been among the most successful of high end speaker manufacturers for something like 40 years now.
My suspicion is that significant contributing factors to that polarization of opinion are greater than average sensitivity of Wilson speakers to differences in ancillary equipment (especially the power amplifiers used to drive them), due to a combination of their impedance characteristics and their resolving power, and perhaps also greater than average sensitivity to room differences and setup.
So although it is understandably unsettling to see the kind of negative comments you referred to, they are best ignored. Partly because there are at least as many and probably many more strongly positive comments that can be found, but much more importantly because all that really matters to each of us is our own satisfaction with our own system.
Best regards,
-- Al
