Wilson Polaris Center Channel

Steve Williams

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Has anyone heard this center channel in conjunction with the larger Wilson speakers and what were your impressions. This center channel has essentially all of the technology of the X-2 Alexandria speaker. I am surprised that little if anything has been written about it
 

RBFC

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Sounds like someone is getting the itch for a bigger center channel.

BTW, Steve, I'll take those darn view-blocking Alexandrias off your hands when you go for 3 Polaris across the front.

Lee
 

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As the iPad matures, it might make a good controller for your music server. I know you and I are big Mac fans. The next few years will be interesting, indeed.

Lee

The iPhone is already a controller for the QSonix music server and I suspect the iPAD soon will be if it is not already. I can control playlists, et al from anywhere in my home where my server music is playing. It is also being used as a controller for Control4 audio/video/lighting control products.

An iPAD is on my birthday wish list!!
 

Steve Williams

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As the iPad matures, it might make a good controller for your music server. I know you and I are big Mac fans. The next few years will be interesting, indeed.

Lee

my son has an ipad and I agree completely as to its potential as a controller
 

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No way I'm going for the Polaris. If I do anything it will be vinyl and computer based server.

I think I' ll pencil Steve in for the new Rockport Sirrius tt.
 

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Any sense for the image size on the Polaris? Will three across float a full sized image, or, will it be smaller and down towards the floor?
 

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A friend in my audio group has the new Polaris, it's a real butt kicker, probably the most powerful dialogue channel I've ever heard. The rest of the system is Wilson Alexandria X2 MK2 with Watt Puppy's for surround channels and JL Audio subs. Possibly the most powerful surround sound system I've listened to.

FYI, this same system is also used to play two channel with CD and LP for source. CD is big Krell and analog is Technics MK3 with Koetsu Coralstone and a Garrard 301 with Dynavector XV1s.
 

Albertporter

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Just curious, how large were that room, with all those gears?

The room with all the Wilson are maybe 11 X 18 feet and 9 foot ceiling. My room is 18 X 31 with 12 foot ceiling and it's probably too small for all his equipment.

I don't get it, but he's a nice guy, successful business man and serious fine art collector.

Still, as Steve says it's a staggering amount of money and equipment with all the Wilson and Odin cable. For what he spent on room construction and cable he could have bought a single family home nearby.

Very high quality but I don't like the way it sounds in that small space.
 

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