Wilson Audio XS on ebay

Meeks32
Meeks32 Posts: 330
edited July 2005 in Flea Market
My dream sub on ebay with no reserve. The guy had it on there last week starting out at 8K & no one bought it. Im guessing it will sell for 5k or so. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3275&item=5787003432&rd=1
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited July 2005
    An absolute waste of money.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited July 2005
    my sub @2k will distroy the wilson heck i think it is distroying the walls. but the sub looks nice. if ytou want to spend that kind of money send it to me and the sub you ill get will blow the doors off anything you can buy in stors.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited July 2005
    I had no idea what I was looking at and thought that it looked like a bookshelf speaker until I saw the 700 lb./$700 shipping fee.


    It is over 7 feet tall!
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,061
    edited July 2005
    Some of the most beautiful speakers I've EVER seen in person...

    Absolute jaw droppers by any standards...

    That high gloss black finish is like a brand new car... just absolutely amazing finishes...

    As for the XS, its output isnt impressive (the SVS PB2 Ultra and B4 could probally easy keep up with it... but I would hope its musical abilities would far exceed anything. I would hope.

    Also note that the XS is passive... so the amp to power it would cost alot of cash as well.

    http://www.wilsonaudio.com/products/xs/index.html
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited July 2005
    Are you on crack sid? Wilsons are **** ugly and overpriced......what's to like about them?
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,061
    edited July 2005
    They are incredibly ugly online...

    You have to see the beauts in person. I dont particularly like those Silver rings around the woofers though...

    But anyways, the Wilson Audio X1, Cub, And Puppy are some incredibly beautiful pieces of work...

    As for their price... I agree... very overpriced.

    Somethings just look better in person, infact... most all things do. Dont understand why you would judge a 2-D image that has a colored (as in not true) image and no actual depth to it...

    As for their sound... definetely isnt worth their asking price by no means.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited July 2005
    If the overall shape of the speaker doesn't appeal to me, then there's no way that the finish would mean didly squat.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,061
    edited July 2005
    Well yeah, they do have a unique shape...

    I guess there are only so many ways you can dress up a box right?

    I give them "props" for doing something different and adding lines and curves to what could just be a tall rectangle...

    I guess it isnt for everyone eh... But just curious why you dont like the shape of the XS... since its just a rectangle ;)
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited July 2005
    Hell if i know......haven't seen it.

    I'm not in the habit though of checking out speakers that are a) completely beyond any realm of possibility of owning, b) ugly, or c) all of the above.

    I like what I have, both in looks, and in sound, so i tend not to try and torture myself.

    Cars on the other hand...........SIGH.......
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by goingganzo
    my sub @2k will distroy the wilson heck i think it is distroying the walls. but the sub looks nice. if ytou want to spend that kind of money send it to me and the sub you ill get will blow the doors off anything you can buy in stors.

    I wish I could hear the destructive power your staircase chucks out. I can only imagine as I have the little brother atlas (a 15" to boot) and you have four avalanche 18s.... do you destroy things on a regular basis with them?

    As for this thing I think from the pics it is pretty damn ugly but like sid said some things you just have to see in person to appreciate.
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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited July 2005
    i am havving trubble with my drywall the spackle over the screws are cracking and poping out. i am worried about the china cabanet that is on the main floor with in 20feet of the area where the sub is.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited July 2005
    i am havving trubble with my drywall the spackle over the screws are cracking and poping out. i am worried about the china cabanet that is on the main floor with in 20feet of the area where the sub is.
    Ganz -- got a solution -- how about downsizing your IB by selling off 2 of your 18's for a fraction of what you paid for them. I'm sure someone on this forum (i.e., me) would be happy to do the deal. :p
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

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  • goingganzo
    goingganzo Posts: 2,793
    edited July 2005
    you can get new one for 270
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