Wilson Audio WAMM Master Chronosonic - An Audiophile Bucket List Item - Checked

just curious about the size of the room, if you could approximate the dimensions and ceiling height.

5 minutes ago, PYP said:

just curious about the size of the room, if you could approximate the dimensions and ceiling height.

If I had to guess, I'd say the ceiling was about 12 feet tall and the room was roughly 20x30 feet. All a rough estimate.

You kind of grazed over the B&W Nautilus there… I’m more interested in hearing about those. Did they keep up with today’s modern hi-fi sound quality? 
 

I saw them once in person, but no music coming out of them and that was like decades ago.

16 minutes ago, Deyorew said:

You kind of grazed over the B&W Nautilus there… I’m more interested in hearing about those. Did they keep up with today’s modern hi-fi sound quality? 
 

I saw them once in person, but no music coming out of them and that was like decades ago.

The nautilus were enjoyable, and I'm glad I was finally able to hear them, but I wouldn't persue them if looking for state of the art sound quality today.

Out of curiosity, I went and looked up the price for these. I am still in a bit of shock. I would also love to be able to hear them some day.

20 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

The nautilus were enjoyable, and I'm glad I was finally able to hear them, but I wouldn't persue them if looking for state of the art sound quality today.

I have not seen them in person, but they are gorgeous in photos.  BTW--I think this answers your recent question on another thread--who is a "collector" rather than a listener

11 minutes ago, AudioDoctor said:

Out of curiosity, I went and looked up the price for these. I am still in a bit of shock. I would also love to be able to hear them some day.

This is why I politely declined to listen to them when I had a chance ;)

Breathtakingly expensive, like the Varese in another thread.  But easier to understand how these and $300K or so on amps, source et al could produce an incredible experience. These require a certain combination of cash/room/wife, but if I squint...

55 minutes ago, ray-dude said:

 

This is why I politely declined to listen to them when I had a chance ;)

That's probably a good idea. Once i get a taste of something it's hard to let it go.

3 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

 

“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.”

 

― Oscar Wilde

A man after my own heart.  ;-)

Actually, though it would likely be hard to walk away from the sound, I personally think it would be interesting to hear how much better they sound than the best speakers I have personally heard, which are the Avantgarde Duo GT with their iTron amplification. Followed by drowning my tears in a good, old, bottle of whiskey...

I was lucky to hear these speakers once with Dag amps and pre and dCS Vivaldi stack.  Bested my prior best heard (Magico M7’s with constellation and MBS).  You should hear the Alsyvox big panels.  

20 minutes ago, MarkS said:

You should hear the Alsyvox big panels.

If the big panels are what they show at Munich, then I’ve heard them. 

I very much enjoyed almost an hour with the Chronosonic XVX driven by D’Agostino with dCS source at a dealer in Manhattan before my new Meridian DSP9 active speakers were delivered. Even though much smaller and far less expensive, especially considering that the 1,260 Watts (each) are built in, they still manage to compete sonically with that Wilson design.

All-In-One computer audio (just provide a quality source) has apparently advanced to the point where power, the operating system and innovative circuit design can directly address the drivers (eliminating  passive crossovers) to present a lifelike, full-range 3D soundstage from 4’ tall floorstanders for less than $100k. -Not as impressive in a HR Giger way, but they fit my living room and budget.

House or speakers, house or speakers..

@The Computer Audiophile the WAMM Master Chronosonic (does things) at a level I’d only dreamt was possible......and checks absolutely every sonic box imaginable for those of us who love music

Yeh it is an awe inspiring experience when this happens, it is what keeps me interested in the high end. Thanks for sharing.

13 minutes ago, Audiophile Neuroscience said:

 

 

@The Computer Audiophile the WAMM Master Chronosonic (does things) at a level I’d only dreamt was possible......and checks absolutely every sonic box imaginable for those of us who love music

Yeh it is an awe inspiring experience when this happens, it is what keeps me interested in the high end. Thanks for sharing.

I’m glad you totally get it. Awe inspiring sound, of our favorite music, is otherworldly. 

Chris: The first thought that came in reading this was: "Speakers are still the single largest factor in the gap between the real thing and what we hear in the home...and, closing that gap appears to require extraordinary expenditure on behalf of the manufacturer of such a device."  Am I reading you correctly in that regard?  For example, is the best DAC, amplifier, pre-amp, etc. as much better than the rest as these speakers were above what else you might listen to?  Is there any hope that a speaker with these capabilities could ever be built at "affordable" (maybe more like a new car than a new house) prices?  

On 8/16/2024 at 6:07 PM, The Computer Audiophile said:

 

“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.”

 

― Oscar Wilde

A common misconception how this quote should be understood. Oscar Wilde was a man who knew what style and aesthetics mean and would never even go near anything as extremely ugly as these monsters. They may sound better than any other speakers on the market but at the same time they are also the ugliest I have ever seen. (I know, I know, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder...) There is not even an ounce of jealousy in my opinion, but I've never understood how the audiophile community can disregard aesthetics to to the extent that so many seem to do. How can you love beautiful music and at the same time pollute your home with the most hideous “instruments” that are supposed to reproduce it? And no, I have not missed the point that everything should or perhaps even must sound good to enjoy the music experience, but for me personally, the limit goes somewhere with such beauties that Sonus Faber produces with their Homage and Reference series.