the world's best loudspeaker?

Tempting, but you won’t hear this claim from us.  

As long as loudspeakers are designed by human beings, they will perforce reflect the passions, the tastes, and the biases of their maker.  So it is with the new Alexandria Series 2.  And, barring some single set of objective criteria against which every loudspeaker on the planet—including the new Alexandria—could be measured, it would be, at best, disingenuous to suggest something so absolute. 

The aim behind every product Dave Wilson has made is simple: create loudspeakers that sound to him most like real music. Loudspeakers that re-create—for him—as much of the emotional experience of live music as possible.

Needless to say, it’s an elusive goal—and not a static one. Four years ago, the release of the first Alexandria thrilled Dave and the hundreds of music lovers around the world who bought them.  Dave was justly proud of his product, but was he satisfied?

Hardly.  So began a quest.  The quest of the perfectionist who knows there never really is such a thing as perfection. It involved taking a fresh look at what he knew. It also meant discovering what he didn’t yet know.

Listening to live music played in the world’s greatest concert halls has always been a major part of that learning experience. As he listened, Dave formed a crucial new insight...