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@adampomata6201
July 9, 2024 at 5:11 pm
Speakers for the monied and emotionally vacant to be optimally enjoyed alone. Maybe spend some of that money exploring the emotional poverty then buy really good, less expensive, speakers that could be enjoyed with the new friends that one enjoys. Or even hire live musicians to play the music one enjoys thus providing employment for artists displaced by AI.
@markedis5902
July 9, 2024 at 5:21 pm
A hi-fi so amazing that,
It can only be heard by a passing bat.
@flashforum939
July 9, 2024 at 5:28 pm
Great vid ❤
@briangoldberg4439
July 9, 2024 at 5:32 pm
I know someone who spent $500k on a speaker system, and yeah, it sounds “great,” but it doesn’t sound “better” than most ~$2k systems I’ve heard. It just sounds “different.”
@LJsingh
July 9, 2024 at 5:36 pm
Listen at some point if I want to feel like the singer or the instruments are in the room with me l I’ll just go to a concert it’s much cheaper where everyone dress in a nice fancy suite plus I’ll be able to take my wife to
@johansugarev
July 9, 2024 at 5:36 pm
“The more drivers, the more detail you can hear” lmao
@smonomono4194
July 9, 2024 at 5:44 pm
$370,000 and you can’t move around????!! Yeahhhh right!
@smonomono4194
July 9, 2024 at 5:46 pm
Bro is really trying to convince himself $370,000 speakers was a worth it purchase.
@user-kz7df6yb8h
July 9, 2024 at 5:47 pm
I sold high end audio for years. $1000 is all you need for an emotional experience. Very good audio is extremely cheap these days especially with headphones. The extreme high end is just a luxury and a flex for rich folks. That million dollar experience can be had for 50k with used gear and a room treatments.
@VideoArchiveGuy
July 9, 2024 at 7:10 pm
Nonsense.
@bebespurs
July 9, 2024 at 6:15 pm
What useless video.
@goldfox399
July 9, 2024 at 6:26 pm
A textbook example of the law of diminishing returns.
@VideoArchiveGuy
July 9, 2024 at 7:09 pm
Yes, and yet they ARE an improvement.
Whether that’s worth it to you is up to you and your budget.
@martinsmith5520
July 9, 2024 at 6:30 pm
This is an ad for the Sonos. Screw this noise.
@arunashamal
July 9, 2024 at 6:40 pm
imagine spending million dollars and listening to crappy department store music!
@nathanielholden9783
July 9, 2024 at 6:46 pm
Audiophiles are so annoying sometimes. Just go and support the actual musicians by seeing the music live. You literally will never replicate it. A setup this expensive is like pretending to care about music.
@VideoArchiveGuy
July 9, 2024 at 7:10 pm
Sure, let me know where I can go see Frank Sinatra perform. Not someone performing his music, Frank Sinatra.
Or Dean Martin, or Prince, or…
@sourcedecay
July 9, 2024 at 7:06 pm
spendy magnets
@CorporalDanLives
July 9, 2024 at 7:10 pm
Sponsored content is my passion
@Justwanthavefun_100
July 9, 2024 at 7:12 pm
Very emotional expensive *cough* experience *cough*
@ABowlOfRic3
July 9, 2024 at 7:29 pm
“How mad do you want to make your neighbors?”
“Yes.”
@michaelvaladez6570
July 9, 2024 at 7:30 pm
You buy these and the wife gets the house in the divorce, then you have to find a house you can afford and that fits the Wilson speakers ..granted you still want them..? No doubt the Wilson speakers are awesome but sometimes when something is gained then something is lossed..!
@AmandaHuggenkiss
July 9, 2024 at 8:18 pm
“You have to listen to the notes she’s not playing.”
@mateonotsuke
July 9, 2024 at 8:20 pm
This was such a fun video to shoot. Got to play Many Men by 50 cent on a million pounds sound system
@Briannezotti
July 9, 2024 at 8:23 pm
I guess these speakers are for people who want to feel the sound waves and their wallets vibrating simultaneously.
@markos.5539
July 9, 2024 at 8:35 pm
this is very misleading
@RhysMorganpewpew
July 9, 2024 at 8:47 pm
What a stupid comparison.
@jOoomOooo
July 9, 2024 at 8:51 pm
“and you are listening to them both through your laptop”
@Therejectionartist
July 10, 2024 at 6:41 am
I’m all right with a bose minilink 2 or a pair of HD25s which are slightly more portable, significantly cheaper, and you actually still have some money left to pay for a living room.
@KimmoJaskari
July 10, 2024 at 9:33 am
Sure, but that makes you a consumer looking for background noise, not an audio fanatic. I’m not defending the cost of these things, just saying if you haven’t heard anything like these, you literally don’t know what you’re missing.
@Therejectionartist
July 10, 2024 at 9:49 am
@@KimmoJaskari Well I am sure there is a lower, more reasonable pricepoint, where I can get quality sound and not feel like I have to be at my own personal stadium concert, as it occurs I live in an environment where it’s not practical to have a lot of volume, hence the headphones, but I could be persuaded to a decent system, just not at 370,000$.
@mackenziemarceau2616
July 10, 2024 at 6:57 am
I get an emotional response to music all the time with headphones that cost me around $250.00, five years ago! All that’s require is to want that response. Anyone who spends $370,000.00 on a couple of phallic towers of speakers (sorry, drivers) has to be either rich as f***, or dumb as f***.
@newdevilman1167
July 10, 2024 at 7:14 am
A great video! I think this was well made video that briefs the audio hobby.
When you first experience the full tower floorstanding speakers and very well set up hifi system, it changes your world.
If you like music, it’s very well worth looking into it.
I wish “wired” to cover how each generation think of HiFi audio hobby.
@user-ko8kx8vf1k
July 10, 2024 at 7:56 am
Why would anyone spend 1,000,000$ on a Lamborghini? If you have the dough buy what makes you happy!😊
@WelkySchullin
July 10, 2024 at 8:06 am
Why this comparison isn t made by the music editor instead? this guy has really no clue..
@michaelfreeze2949
July 10, 2024 at 8:18 am
How much did Sonos pay WIRED for this ad?
@light_splitter
July 10, 2024 at 8:26 am
The most detailed snake oil ad I’ve seen.
@AndySouvlakis
July 10, 2024 at 9:28 am
Watched the comments before the video, thank you for making me not watch this 9:44 minute ad and pressing downvote and unsubscribing to this channel.
@KimmoJaskari
July 10, 2024 at 9:30 am
I’m quite sure you could get to 99% of what the Wilsons do for a fraction of the money. It’s interesting to see truly wild solutions for rich people but it does lack a certain relevance.
@RickPacker
July 10, 2024 at 9:47 am
I love this!
@totalplonker824
July 10, 2024 at 11:21 am
Our ears operate at the speed of sound, which is far slower than the speed of light the eyes take in. Generative listening is the art of developing deeper silences in yourself, so you can slow our mind’s hearing to your ears’ natural speed and hear beneath the words to their meaning.
@jaysaudiolab
July 10, 2024 at 12:11 pm
Terrible amount of views in one day for such a huge channel… this goes to show you how important this caliber of equipment is to the masses. Too bad it’s not a video that will do well.
@romangalustian1106
July 10, 2024 at 12:26 pm
The only place you can see and hear these speakers in London – KJ West One ❤ Was also shot there btw
@kjwestonelondon
July 10, 2024 at 12:46 pm
Filmed at KJ West One. Come and experience for yourself in Central London.
@MuhammadKharismawan
July 10, 2024 at 1:03 pm
why is the volume itself so different tho? i know trying to match the volume of the Wilson is an impossible thing, but you can at least make a stereo pair with the sonos man XD.
@sentientflower7891
July 10, 2024 at 1:09 pm
Nobody buys $370,000 speakers for the sound quality and if you do spend that amount of money for speakers that provide perfect audio to one spot only you aren’t ever going to sit still long enough to enjoy the music.
@dimitriospolymeros1497
July 10, 2024 at 1:44 pm
It sounds like buyer’s remorse.
@jcvscorner
July 10, 2024 at 1:55 pm
The thing that annoys me so much about this video is that it frames it as if you either buy a Sonos (or other) streaming speaker OR an unbelievably expensive stereo setup. There are amp and speaker sets at the same price of the Sonos that sound soooo much better than the Sonos. Do yourself the favor and go to a store that sells both and I am sure that you will pick a cheap stereo system, because it makes do much more out of the music you feed it…
@AndyGilleand
July 10, 2024 at 2:07 pm
My $250 (each) Pioneer speakers have exactly the same frequency range (EDIT: actually a wider range, they go 20Hz to 50KHz)
Maybe a better comparison could be made.
@sepioify
July 10, 2024 at 2:53 pm
I lost all respect to Wired after this one. Not disclosing ads shows zero integrity. 👎🏼
@3k2p6
July 10, 2024 at 3:59 pm
Buy $320,000 speakers to play 128kbps mp3 files.
@jumb637
July 10, 2024 at 4:25 pm
being near a $370,000 thing is already too stressful for me i mean id probably break it while dancing to britney spears within the first five seconds of using it
@Khaos768
July 10, 2024 at 6:00 pm
I know what they sound like. All my neighbors have them.
@mezzup1
July 10, 2024 at 7:22 pm
Why is it that it’s always jazz or piano music used to test high-end speakers? Remember, there are other types of music . How would it sound with, house, hip hop, Afrobeats etc etc.
@velodyneman
July 10, 2024 at 8:19 pm
Sonos, stay married. Wilson’s, get divorced and enjoy your Wilson’s!!
@Evid160
July 10, 2024 at 11:46 pm
*moves a handheld speaker around headset* BAAM
@missmaryblack1990
July 11, 2024 at 12:46 am
Me listening to this review on a shtty laptop 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@nicolaslab1814
July 11, 2024 at 3:43 am
My headphones have a nominal frequency response range of 5-35000HZ and they cost less than the Sonos
@hoodbyair223
July 11, 2024 at 4:35 am
[dramatic sound]
@dragonstone6594
July 11, 2024 at 6:46 am
I wouldn’t pay 400$ for these. They look like junk.
@penangtv6108
July 11, 2024 at 7:02 am
Everyone please go and demo 2 Sonos Eras rather then watch this very biased “experiment” designed to generate an biased outcome. I fact, go and buy 2 echo 4th gen and 2 echo subs, or pair 2 homepods for stereo. The key is stereo when buying wifi speakers. This absurd experiment putting a mono Sonos against literally the most expensive speaker in the world in a compromised mono setup is insulting the audience’s intelligence….
@meesmo4
July 11, 2024 at 7:10 am
Next time, go listen to something actually good and cutting edge like a Magico M9 instead of a bunch of scanspeak drivers and paper woofers with godawful alnico magnets
@koblongata
July 11, 2024 at 8:04 am
Everyone should have at least one high-end system in their life
@KuyaArbee
July 11, 2024 at 9:34 am
370k for a speaker is F U money lol you’ve reached pinnacle money if you are dropping that much money for a speaker
@xaviersreview1827
July 11, 2024 at 10:00 am
Comparing Wilson to something better than Sonos like Meyer Sound Or Martin Logan would be more interesting and comparable
@smoowhoo
July 11, 2024 at 10:26 am
weird, they both sound like my Marshall over ear headphones
@bartpappas3236
July 11, 2024 at 10:48 am
The explanation of the benefits playing back higher frequencies up to 30Khz, is just plain wrong. Your ears cannot hear it, most mics cannot pick it up, and most engineers use some sort of low-pass filter on their recordings that limits the highest frequency, because often 14Khz-20Khz (the upper range of our hearing) often is not a nice sound. The recordings that we listen to simply don’t have anything to playback at 30Khz, especially if they were recorded or mixed to tape. It is just regurgitating the marketing material.
@grockiguy
July 11, 2024 at 11:04 am
Weird. These $370,000 speakers sound like my cheap headphones.
@mcleanphillips
July 11, 2024 at 11:07 am
Then watch the video on your big speakers
@Merkava76
July 11, 2024 at 1:09 pm
Personally, my preference these days, is nice set of headphones 🎧 👌
But I absolutely appreciate these huge set ups.
@daslepistes
July 11, 2024 at 2:44 pm
“Piano is one of the most difficult instruments to reproduce in a recording” The sentence that lets you know this video has no useful information
@9thstreetbrandt
July 11, 2024 at 2:48 pm
I’ve been building a hifi room for four years. The pay off is everything when you adore music like I do. I’m $30,000 in so far. Worth every dollar and more.
@jacobgoerz1953
July 11, 2024 at 3:28 pm
Where are you get a house for $370,000?
@Tantewillieja
July 11, 2024 at 3:50 pm
Every decent stereo speaker setup with a simple amplifier will sound better then every Sonos system…..
@thestevenjaywaymusic7775
July 11, 2024 at 4:23 pm
A ridiculous price. As a professional recording engineer for over forty years, it is all irrelevant unless the room is suitable. Which means, another huge amount of money to make the room correct.
@aaronrandolph261
July 11, 2024 at 4:52 pm
this is a ridiculous comparison.
@Fry_Plantain
July 11, 2024 at 6:19 pm
The Wilson speakers are definitely going in my garage and I’m putting my Chiron and Speed-tail between them.
@michaelhake2291
July 11, 2024 at 7:19 pm
Sounds like I’m not buying any so no need to watch this
@rickoneill4343
July 11, 2024 at 7:57 pm
This sounds like a big ad sponsor.
@aaronschen9896
July 11, 2024 at 10:43 pm
The wilson’s are crafted extraordinary well, but are not state of the art in sound reproduction. Plenty of 5-20k systems are full range and objectively better. Chronosonic is the audio equivalent of a 30k hermes purse
@grendol6968
July 11, 2024 at 11:31 pm
Honestly, due to hearing damage (temporary or permanent) I have to wonder how many humans will actually hear what is coming out of the higher performance speakers, regardless of the performance per cost ratio. I remember concerts more depending on who I share them with, not the acoustic performance. I think that may be a factor in my audiophile decisions.
@BC-ni3sk
July 12, 2024 at 2:20 am
Sorry but the umps isn’t there for me with the Wilson. I think an over hyped brand.
@JohnLee-db9zt
July 12, 2024 at 3:58 am
There are a many fallacies in this review. More drivers absolutely does not mean more detail. Lol. More drivers give louder sound and wider frequency response, but at the expense of detail and coherence. The crucial part of a speaker is not just the drivers, but also the crossover. Many speaker designers would argue crossover is the heart of any speaker. If you can get away with no crossover or fewest possible number of components, then the better. Heavy dense cabinets are not necessarily better. They can over-dampen the sound into lifelessness. Some speaker companies utilize certain cabinet vibrations to complement the overall sound.
@theot.
July 12, 2024 at 5:31 am
i like how they used analogies that could be understood by many in much simpler terms.
@OhJustSomeRandomGuy
July 12, 2024 at 6:05 am
But how does Owen Wilson sound coming out of a set of Wilson speakers?
@lucavogels
July 12, 2024 at 6:38 am
Devialet Phantom even achieves 14Hz Infrabass and also goes up to 27kHz, looks way better, is more compact, also achieves very high accuracy, and „only“ costs 3000€
@aeromaniac13
July 12, 2024 at 10:33 am
I disagree. I don’t think it’s about loving music. I think it’s about loving gear.
@Gomez561
July 12, 2024 at 1:59 pm
One big point of why people build High-end Audio systems is to be sonically transported to the time and space of when a recording was made. When a good speaker system is set up in a properly acoustically treated space, live recording playback should create a realistic illusion of being in the space of the recording. You should audebly “feel” the size of the space and the arrangement or sound stage of musicians in front of you… you can feel the size of music in huge church or the intimate space of a tavern etc. I believe that is the biggest point this video missed out on. That is not to say one can’t enjoy an orchestral piece through your iPhone speaker… my point is that there are levels to this sh!te (haha) and recreating the visceral experience of what it actually sounds like to be at a concert hall is not cheap. Also, one can spend a fraction of this $370K system and build a system and a room that can get say 80% “close” to what this does. In High-end audio getting to 100% of what a system like this can do is where things get very expensive like crazy compounding price increases that can exceed this $370,000 system.
@Gomez561
July 12, 2024 at 1:59 pm
One big point of why people build High-end Audio systems is to be sonically transported to the time and space where a recording happened. When a good speaker system is set up in a properly acoustically treated space, live recording playback should create a realistic illusion of being in the space of the recording.
You should audibly “feel” the size of the space and the arrangement or sound stage of musicians in front of you… you can feel the size of music, for example, in a huge church or the intimate space of a tavern etc.
I believe that is the biggest point this video missed out on. That is not to say one can’t enjoy an orchestral piece through your iPhone speaker… my point is that there are levels to this sh!te (haha) and recreating the visceral experience of what it actually sounds like to be at a concert hall is not easy or cheap.
Also, one can spend a fraction of this $370K cost and build a system and a room that can get say 80% “close” to what this system does. In High-end audio getting closer to 100% of what a system like this can do is where things get very expensive like crazy compounding price increases for performance increments of 1% to 5% at a time.
@uzefulvideos3440
July 12, 2024 at 3:40 pm
Both are absolutely terrible buys.
@drumer789
July 12, 2024 at 3:43 pm
But how much music is there that’s been recorded with the right microphones to capture that frequency range to even make listening on this rig even relevant? My novice guess is not much.
@Sam_andrsn_tn
July 12, 2024 at 6:33 pm
If you want a speaker like this just buy a Beolab 90 it would be cheaper and lot better ( 150.000$ ). Or if you wanna passive speaker like this just buy a Burmester Bc350, Sonus Faber Aida, Bowers&Wilkins Signature 801 D4 and Bowers&Wilkins Nautilus. The wilson audio just aims rich people and it’s not even good as the brands that i mentioned. Almost half a price you literally can buy Beolab 90 and they are even better than the passive speakers that i mentioned but the sound and choosing a speaker is too subjective.
@abduktedtemplar
July 12, 2024 at 9:35 pm
Compare this to a set of paired HomePods (non-mini) and get back to me please. =)
@okayjango
July 13, 2024 at 12:38 am
audiophile at its finest
@Trainwreckstv3tv
July 13, 2024 at 2:38 am
What a scam just get a piano
@cybergod77
July 13, 2024 at 5:22 am
perhaps they should compare against 5 sets of that sonus + a sub
@ttbalog
July 13, 2024 at 6:58 am
So, you’re telling me that I can buy a $1m speaker which makes sounds that I can’t hear even when I’m sitting on the required ~1.5ft perfect spot at the middle of my couch? Perfect, I’d take 2 please!
@moinak001
July 13, 2024 at 10:44 am
You do not need $370K speakers to get better sound than the Sonos Era 300. I have the Sonos Era 300 pair with a Sub Gen 3 setup for casual background music in the dining room and another setup with Monitor Audio bookshelf speakers and and an SVS subwoofer for more serious listening. That I consider on the more expensive side having spent a few thousands on it including streamers, amplifier, preamp, DSP processor, turntable, cables and some acoustic panels. There is a stark difference between the two setups. Heck, Sono’s own Five Hifi speakers for $1100 a pair will better the Era 300s.
Wilson Audio stuff falls into Audio Art category. It is analogous to someone buying a painting for $1million for example.
@bwest6275
July 13, 2024 at 2:34 pm
For us YouTube watchers, one word: better.
@Pookytroll
July 13, 2024 at 2:57 pm
can it play darude -sandstorm?
@quant2011
July 13, 2024 at 3:26 pm
$7k in drivers, $7k in cabinets. price for brainless sheep- 370k yep.
@trainsplanesandotherthings5187
July 14, 2024 at 1:14 pm
It sounds like a big waste of money…
@DigSamurai
July 14, 2024 at 3:45 pm
I am an audiophile and used to go to high end audio listening rooms. The best system I ever experienced was Martin & Logan electrostatics with an Entec subwoofer and a Goldmund turntable.
Not sure why this piece didn’t talk about the source, most audiophiles consider vinyl to be the best source for high-end audio. Interestingly enough, the dealer and I both chose the same test material, White Winds by Andreas Vollenweider, on vinyl of course. It is a flawless recording that demonstrates staging and separation better than any other recording I’ve ever heard.
Currently I own a Linn audio system.
@DigSamurai
July 14, 2024 at 3:52 pm
The thing about high-end audio systems is the difference in sound separation, staging and clarity between a $500 and a $2,000 system is far greater then the difference between a $2,000 system and a $50,000 system. The difference is even more subtle as you go up in price. Many would not be able to tell the difference between a $50,000 system and the $350,000 system demonstrated in this video.
Bottom line is if you CAN tell the difference and care, and have the resources, then a six-figure audio system is worth it.
@blaineockerman
July 14, 2024 at 7:18 pm
I am in the wrong business.
@andrewx8888
July 15, 2024 at 2:53 am
I promise you, this can all be achieved for under 5k if you just upgrade your car speakers and add in a 15” sub in the trunk.
@samirshah5411
July 15, 2024 at 9:34 am
I got a pair of the ERA 300s for 673 shipped around Father’s Day, absolutely love them with my arc and sub.
@iamsam8446
July 15, 2024 at 10:13 pm
If your pallette, being audio, food, etc, cannot discern something that provides more sensory depth, then by all means get the lesson expensive option. It’s about ROI. In this example, the Sonos provides 70% of the performance at less than 1% of the cost.
@invox9490
July 16, 2024 at 2:46 pm
Speakers above a certain decibel or frequency shouldn’t even be allowed to be purchased unless you have a permit for it.
The cocophony in our neighbourhoods and apartments nowadays is insane. 😓
@NikTreekle
July 17, 2024 at 2:11 pm
I would like to hear Venetian Snares on that rig.
@farrd14
July 17, 2024 at 2:31 pm
so you need to stand still within the strict parameters of the 370k speakers…OR you can buy some good audio technica headphones and a solid tube headphone amp.
@ducttaperulestheworl
July 17, 2024 at 8:01 pm
Bro forgot to include the price of the treated room that these speakers demand to be in
@cosmo11cosmo21
July 18, 2024 at 1:00 am
speakers like the kronos are unnessesary… more drivers is not more detail, its really more chances for comb filtering and introduces issues with crossovers (what driver gets the high notes vs middle vs low)
@vagabondfeet
July 18, 2024 at 1:01 am
LIstening to WILSON and SONOS on my laptop speakers, both sound great, can barely tell the difference😀
@tawandaJerry
July 18, 2024 at 7:56 am
This is the most idiotic thing ive ever seen
@tawandaJerry
July 18, 2024 at 8:00 am
Im just trying to hear Not Like Us please
@mrbejker77
July 18, 2024 at 10:20 am
Kind of rediculous comparison. Even all these plastic can-dsp processed speakers will perform way better in pairs. There is just no physical way to truly decode stereo with just one speaker. Development makes smarter, “better” and smaller speakers. But its actually going backwards at the same time due to that the market tricks you into thinking that one will be enought.
You dont need to go all bananas with millions of dollars, just dont buy one single speaker and you have come a long way in terms of how the sound was recorded.
@porschelar
July 18, 2024 at 11:55 am
When comparing a $370k+ audio system to a $500 one, there are clear differences in performance and experience. These differences are relative, much like with watches, wine, houses, or cars. Some might dismiss high-end products because they haven’t experienced them, similar to how someone who only drives a regular car might never understand the thrill and experience of driving a Ferrari. Without firsthand experience, opinions are often shaped by cognitive biases and personal perspectives. Additionally, value is subjective; many people prioritize savings or seek the best options within a certain price range or lifestyle. Conversely, those who have experienced high-end products and value the enhancements find the differences worthwhile. Ultimately, it’s not about good versus bad, but about understanding how our perspectives, values, and cognitive biases influence our view of luxury purchases.
@donnyal681
July 18, 2024 at 4:53 pm
“You can put subwoofer anywhere in your house” sure buddy……and you review speakers?