Wilson Sasha 2 or Alexia for small room 10' x 17'?


I went to audition the Wilson Sabrina at a local shop. I so wanted to love these speakers because of the reviews, price and compact size. Unfortunately, I could not (don't hate me  Sabrina owners). I did, however,  fall in love with the Sasha 2. It seemed to do everything and more that I was looking for and I am hoping this speaker will be a speaker I can live with for a very long time. After thinking about it, I wondered, is the difference between the Sabrina and Sasha 2 smaller or greater than the Sasha 2 and current Alexia? The room has  good acoustics, Mcintosh C50 pre, MC152 amp and as noted above, is very small. Would there be too much bass and overwhelm the room. I have not heard the Alexias and was wondering if any owners or listeners familiar to both can comment on the differences and similarities and give impressions as to how they might work in my small room. I currently own and like very much the  Sonus Faber Venere 3.0 but am looking for more. At this point, I am pretty sure I will go with the Sashas  but am looking for guidance from someone with experience especially since it is very hard to locate the Alexias and hear personally.  Thanks for your opinions
996cupracer
You should consider finding a pair of the Paradigm Person 9H to listen to.

The Persona can easily give a pair of Alexia's a run for their money in terms of sound quality, they can however do something that no Wilson speaker can do at any price can do, which is to work in much smaller rooms, and work well. 

We demoed the 9H in a similar sized room at the New York audio show and they sounded fantastic.

The 9H uses active room control to cancel out standing waves and eq the bass to work in a small room. 

Add to that incredibly transparent pure beryllium drivers and the worlds first pure 7 inch Beryllium midrange driver for a completely coherent sound, thunderous well defined bass and 96db efficiency, and they are priced at $20k less then an pair of Alexia.

If you are on the East Coast of the US please come in for a demo at the Audio Doctor showroom.
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996cupracer

I have not auditioned the Sabrina. I have heard both the Sophia and Sasha on several listening sessions. What did you not like about Sabrina?


I would choose the Sasha 2s over Alexias simply because they are easier to drive. I do think you'd want a bigger room for Alexias anyways.

You might also consider the new Yvette if the distance requirements work for you.
I own the Wilson 8's in a 13.5 deep x 18 feet wide with an opening to right for a dining area 10x10.

my opinion is the Alexia's are to big. I can add that in doing other business with Audio Dr in NJ I herd the 9h's and can say they are world class and perform at a much higher level than my wilsons. His room was similar in size I would say 13 wide x 18 deep and they did not overload the room. I have no affiliation I'm just a satisfied customer who purchased Manley gear from them.