the world's best concert hall?

Quite possibly. 

The Musikverein in Vienna, Austria is certainly regarded in the handful of top halls in the world, halls that listeners and musicians alike revere for their acoustic felicity.  Whether by ingenious design or sheer luck, the Musikverein is universally acclaimed for its ability to make the musical experience that much more involving, more emotional, more “right.”

Several of Dave Wilson’s most epiphanic musical experiences have taken place in this room.

So it was only natural that, as he began to develop the new Alexandria, he asked the question, “Why?”  Musikverein is a rectangular box.  Built in 1870, it doesn’t have flying panels programmed by computers to shape the sound.  What it has is a near-perfect balance between live and reflected sound.  What the reflected sound adds is not discontinuous; instead, these reflections add harmonic complexity and density.  Music springs off the stage with alacrity and nuance—even at low volume.  The Musikverein radiates dynamic intensity and a sense of musical intimacy, even though it seats 1600 people.

Dave knew that’s what the new Alexandria needed to sound like. He embarked on a process that involved countless hours of testing and listening trials. In the end, it meant designing an all-new midrange driver and redesigning the tweeter. Finally, each crossover was meticulously tweaked to exploit these advances.

Did Dave achieve his goal?  Suffice it to say, Dave is, once again, thrilled. Suffice it to say, we’re excited for you to discover the emotional intensity of music heard through the Alexandria Series 2.