Most notably, thespeakersdeliver music in a way that invites extended listening and emotional engagementa deeper connection with the lyrics and the music. You are inspired, moveda smile or a tear. These experiences are what I crave for, outside of critical listening for reviewing purpose. When I listen for pleasure, I need to feel. And Alexia Series 2 douses me with a pouring of emotions as it reaches into the listening space and resolutely grasps you in her beautiful embrace. For this reason alonenever mind the individual aspects of superiority over Alexia this is my new reference speaker. This is where technology meets art. The beauty stays; shes a songstress.
A Classic Reborn
How do you update a classic? By almost any measure, the Alexia has been one of Wilsons most successful products. The physicians maxim of Primum non nocere (first do no harm) certainly applies here. On the other hand, Wilsons technology has continued to evolve and advance in the areas of drivers, crossover analysis and design, time-alignment accuracy, and composite materials research.
Time & Sound
Alexias modular design, with each of the three drivers mounted in their own individual enclosure, facilitates extremely fine adjustment within the time domain. The midrange and tweeter are adjusted independently of the woofer enclosure such that the three drivers can be precisely aligned for each unique installation.
Design
Like all recent Wilson designs, the Alexia Series 2 is the beneficiary of Wilsons state-of-the-art composite research, the heart of which is the laser vibrometer. This measurement tool allows Wilsons engineers to see minute vibrationson the order of a billionth of a meter.
Enclosure Materials
Wilsons latest breakthrough, W-Material, called such because of its relationship to the development of the new WAMM, possesses remarkable energy dissipation (damping) characteristics heretofore unobserved in any previous composite when combined with Ws extreme rigidity. Wilsons engineers found that strategically placing W-Material under the modules spike support areas greatly reduced unwanted energy at this critical mechanical interface, without in any way compromising the cabinets structural rigidity.