In Reply to: S'phile online review of calif Audio Show posted by fstein on August 8, 2012 at 13:34:01:
I was not offended when someone paid $120 million for one of the four different originals of Edvard Munch's "Scream."
There's a 1950s-vintage Ferrari 410 that is coming up on auction next week; it is likely to go for more than $7 million. As far as I am concerned, whoever buys it will own a more beautiful work of art than "The Scream," although doubtless less culturally significant.
I had the honor (tongue in cheek) to uncrate and peel the wrap off a pair of Wilson Alexandria IIs and to help with their setup. They are amazing loudspeakers. However you slice it, weight, displacement, frequency extension, dynamic capability, their performance is generally as much a multiplier of less expensive loudspeakers' as is their price.
I am sorry I missed that demo, but I am grateful to JVS for writing about it and to Keith Pray JA and everyone else for making Stereophile's website free of charge and very timely.
(I assume everybody knows that I write for Stereophile.)
JM
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