6 Exotic, High-Performance Speakers

If you love Ferraris, Zegna clothing, and anything else in the world of elite consumer products, than these half dozen speakers are your tickets to sonic nirvana.



You own the car, you have the clothes, you own property in Southern California and Vail, Colo., so what’s next? How about a killer audio system that’s highlighted by the ultimate set of loudspeakers?

For many people, having a nice set of loudspeakers represents more than just another materialistic, status-symbol purchase. It means they can enjoy their music and movies just the way Hollywood sound engineers and musicians had actually intended.

In the case of these six products from Wilson Audio, Sonus faber, Focal, Cabasse, PMC and YG Acoustics, these products incorporate the latest electrical and acoustical engineering, industrial design and overall combination of materials and technologies currently available to consumers.

Arguably the best part of these products is the fact that you don’t have to be an audiophile geek to enjoy the high levels of performance these products offer.

1. Wilson: Alexandria X-2
For years, Wilson Audio’s products have been the apple of the audiophile community’s eye and with the release of the company’s newly revamped Alexandria X-2, the lust factor has been ratcheted up a notch higher.

The tall and uniquely styled speaker features a ported enclosure design with one 15-inch woofer, one 13-inch woofer, two 6 3/4-inch midrange drivers and a single inverted-dome tweeter.

Wilson says the 4-ohm speaker is 95dB sensitive and that it can produce the entire gamut of human hearing with its 19.5Hz to 22.5kHz frequency response capabilities.

Price: $158,000 per pair

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