TuneTots in a main system?

[PeterMusic]

When I asked my dealer what I might do to "soften" the sound on my system without sacrificing resolution and other attributes, he recommended swapping out my B&W 805s for Wilson TuneTots. I have not heard the TuneTots, though am a big fan of Wilson. OTOH, Wilson's marketing of them on top of shelves and as desk monitors gives me pause. Very different than other manufacturers' positioning of similarly sized B&Ws, Focals, Magicos, etc. I would buy the more recently released stands and use a subwoofer.

Just to set aside a couple of obvious responses--WAF and room issues push me hard toward stand mounts, and price is not really an issue in this range.

Anybody there using TuneTots in a full system? Please let me know your experience/thoughts. Thanks

[2fastdriving]

Tune tots sound great. I understand that Wilson is working on a small sub just for this purpose. You may want to check into that.

[j3brow]

John Darko loved the Tune Tots used in his main system.

https://youtu.be/8fg9UKBP1Gw

[j3brow]

Lately, I’ve been wondering how Tune Tots would work as side/rear surround speakers in a 5.1 or 7.1 system. I don’t think Alida wall mounts are optimal for my room, stand mounts or floor standers work best for me.

[PeterMusic]

Originally Posted by 2fastdriving

Tune tots sound great. I understand that Wilson is working on a small sub just for this purpose. You may want to check into that.

Thanks! But I cannot find reference vis Google, so now you're torturing me (haha). Do you remebr where you heard this?

[PeterMusic]

Originally Posted by j3brow

John Darko loved the Tune Tots used in his main system.

https://youtu.be/8fg9UKBP1Gw

Thanks, yes, this was a great review. But since Darko usually reviews more modest components, I was left wondering whether they were awesome, or only awesome compared to $1,000 speakers

[2fastdriving]

Originally Posted by PeterMusic

Thanks! But I cannot find reference vis Google, so now you're torturing me (haha). Do you remebr where you heard this?

Daryl said it himself in a video recently, but now I can't find it! I'll keep trying.

[JoeN]

I haven’t hear the Tune Tots, but Wilson Audio makes some outstanding speakers. One of my friends had Alexia 2s before he traded them for a set of Vivid Giyas.

Though I went a different direction, they were a contender for our new system. The Wilson Alexa 2s are rear ported - which IMO requires them to be off the wall a ways - so that put them off my list. But seriously they are excellent speakers. I would expect the TuneTots to be the same.

[bart]

Originally Posted by PeterMusic

Thanks, yes, this was a great review. But since Darko usually reviews more modest components, I was left wondering whether they were awesome, or only awesome compared to $1,000 speakers

Hi Peter, Darko does test entry level indeed, but the dCS Bartok, Kii Three, and other more expensive stuff have also been reviewed by him. I think he has a pretty good understanding of how a 10K component can/should sound.

[PeterMusic]

OK--it took approximately 15 seconds at my dealer today to hear the stunning difference between the TuneTots and my B&W 805's. The Tots were incredibly smooth and natural, none of the aggressive edge of the B&Ws. (And I've really enjoyed for 805s for the past 4 years.)

Their positioning was not optimized for soundstage, the amp was SS instead of my preferred tubes, and there was no subwoofer. So they were operating at a significant disadvantage. But this did not matter at all--I had a wonderful hour with them.

Per my advance request, 805 D4s were set right next to them for an A/B. I did not bother.

Bringing the demo home tomorrow!