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Sasha gets noticed
Robert Harley mentioned the new Sasha in his "Best Of" Rocky Mountain coverage. Robert Harley's "Best Of" Rocky Mountain | AVguide
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"A major leap in performance for Wilson", he says. A slighty more detailed comment wouldn't have taken him much more time to report.
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I knew what he meant. The Wilson speakers have always had as large of group of followers as those that didn't like them. The Sasha bridges the gap with outstanding performance Wilson line is capable of while bringing a new level of musicality and ease of listening. It is a stunning speaker and I am sure the full future reviews will reflect that.
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I have not had my Sophia IIs for long enough to post about yet, but.....
I cannot imagine going to a different manufacturer. It seems I always knew I would not be satisfied until I go the Wilsons, and I was right. What I was always afraid of was that I would be fatigued by the wilson, but the opposite is true. I listen for hours and not the slightest hint of fatigue. That tweeter is something else I must say.
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Since you have owned BOTH the Sonus Faber & Wilson brand of speakers and I trust you MUST have heard most of their higher marques, which speaker would you consider when presented for choice: 1. The Wilson Sasha OR 2. The Sonus Faber Amati Anniversario? I did not go to the Stradivaris as I want to present something on similar/close value. I would really love to read your analytical path on the decision, something I have all along had great respect for ...... and still do!!! The other person whom I had asked the same is my dear friend D .... Cheers!
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If I am in the bluesy mood, blues it is, the Wilson's keep up with whatever my previous speakers could muster. If I am in the mood for something much more upbeat, be it jazz, rock, pop, metal, folk metal, the Wilson's will bring the house down with their impressive and eye flinching dynamic capabilities. If I am listening to an "audiophile" type recording, the Wilson's will impress with all the HI-FI tricks. There is really nothing that eludes them from everything HI-FI to simply making eye tearing music. I did find all the previous speakers to be much more narrow focused by comparison. Whether they couldn't match the deep, articulate, accurate bass, sounded a bit congested or artificially lean in the midrange or lacked the ultimate smoothness of the upper frequency range, the Sasha does not seem to be plagued by any of those traits. Then it also has to all come together in a seamless, coherent way. This is where the Wilson are almost always light years ahead of many other speakers, as they put much effort into that from non-resonant cabinet design to super quality crossovers with time and phase coherence second to none. The notes leap out of the Wilson speakers and create the illusion of the instruments being in the room with you in the most impressive way. Focus, imaging, depth and width of soundstage have always been the strong points of Wilson speakers. The Sasha is not a cheap speaker but it is worth the price of admission. If the budget doesn't allow for the price of the Sasha, the Sophia II is there to please at a more affordable price and much of the performance of Sasha minus some things here and there. Jerry, in terms of Amati's, if you tend to listen to the type of music that would fall into the realm and strong point of the Sonus Faber speakers, it may be the one and only speaker for you. They are made "by romantics for romantics" with Italian flair and passion. There is hardly a reason to look elsewhere. Dave Wilson doesn't build speakers that would cater to any particular flavor. They are more neutral, more resolving, more impressive and dare I even say "musical enough" now. To sum it up, when I listen to acoustic guitars, violins, cello, etc... the Wilson speakers make me happy, the Sonus Fabers used to overwhelm me with emotional response. When I listen to anything else, the Sonus Faber speakers made me happy, the Wilson speakers give me goosebumps! Choose wisely my friend. |
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I dont have the experience, setup, or room that Serge has, but I owned the Cremona 3 way speakers for some time. I have to say for my purposes, there is no comparison. The Sophia IIs are not just "diferent strokes for different folks." IMHO, they vastly superior to my previous speakers. I am constantly amazed at the complete lack of cabinet resonance coming from the Wilsons. When the resonance is eliminated from the cabinet, magic can happen. If you can swing them, get them.
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Terima Kaseh !!!
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