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I would like to hear from those who have heard the Alexia's (or any Wilson speaker) with D'Agostino and VTL Siegfried II. Which do you prefer and why?
For year has been Wilson and ARC.
Mike come back to the Dark Side
I would like to hear from those who have heard the Alexia's (or any Wilson speaker) with D'Agostino and VTL Siegfried II. Which do you prefer and why?
Hi Mike,
I have listened to the Wilson Alexandria XLF with the D'Agonstino mono blocks for about an hour an Innovative Audio in NYC. Couldn't have been less impressed with the sound. I have heard the Alexia with the Siegfried Series 2 and that was quite a bit better in my view. A friend of mine has also heard the Alexia with the D'Agonstino mono blocks. He was less than impressed as well. You might give Innovative in NYC a call to discuss - they are dealer for all 3 brands. If you are going to RMAF, i would guess that VTL would be showing with Wilson so you could hear for yourself.
Hi Mike,Thanks Arnie! I'm going to hear Alexia/D'Agostino (again) in Dallas and then Alexia/VTL in Denver this week.
Hi Mike,
If you are going to Audio Concepts in Dallas - that is pretty funny. That is where my friend heard the Alexia/D'Agonstino combo.
If you have time, feel free to come down to Austin and have a listen to the Siegfrieds.
Arnie - I will add one thing....HEAT is a concern for me. I loved the Pass XA160.5's, but they melted me out of my room. Now, my ARC REF250's did not. So I'm wondering about the heat output of the REF250's vs Siegfried amps. I live in Florida and we do everything to AVOID the heat - not make it worse!
Thanks Arnie - I will only be in Dallas for a day...otherwise I would love to come down. Can I take a rain check?
I would like to hear from those who have heard the Alexia's (or any Wilson speaker) with D'Agostino and VTL Siegfried II. Which do you prefer and why?
Never been impressed by the Wilson VTL room at RMAF. If Dan's amps aren't what you are looking for there are many other options.
Dan's amps are incredible. The VAC was also good. I look forward to hearing VTL myself. Jim, what didn't you like about VTL? Did you prefer VAC or neither?
I would like to hear from those who have heard the Alexia's (or any Wilson speaker) with D'Agostino and VTL Siegfried II. Which do you prefer and why?
Mike, I heard the VTL S400 IIs on the Alexias, a better match than most SS amps on them, not as thin, great soundstage. I didn't hear the same music, but the Alexias with Doshi amps might have even been better? You were there at RMAF, what did you think of the Wilson's with valves? I remember that VTL had $108,000 of Transparent Opus speaker cables on the Alexias.
The Alexia's with VTL was not to my liking. Frankly, it was downright awful. I went to that room 8 or 9 times. It just seemed worse every time. The Doshi room was much better.
However, I've decided to go with a pair of Magico S5's instead. I can use the price difference to buy some nice gear, cables, etc., etc. and I don't think I'll suffer.
Mike, The S5s are a great choice, I heard the S1s in the Hegel room, relaxing yet detailed, engaging, elegant sounding.