@adsell It seems you are still enjoying your Sophia 1; Did you ever demo anything again or bring another speaker home?
I have had my Sophia 1 for about 3 years and absolutely love them. I got some EgglestonWorks Vigintis last summer and they failed miserably in my space, which is pretty large(overall). I say overall because I essentially don’t have a back wall. My downstairs if pretty much completely open from my front/music room into the living and then dining rooms. Overall area is about 52x16 with 10ft ceiling.
The Vigintis were brighter, had less bass and overall inconsistent from album to album compared to the Sophias. I had heard them in a hotel here in Memphis where they sound amazing. In speaking with Wilson and their dealers, they all say if the Sophias work in my space, any other Wilson going up the ladder will work.
I recently went to a large dealer where I got to hear the DAW with dan d’agostino gear in a medium sized room and was underwhelmed. Next I heard the Yvettes in a cramped space near the front windows(don’t recall electronics) and they were beautiful sounding....immediately grabbed me. Next off to a larger dedicated room again with dan d’agostino gear running Alexia V and it was wonderful.
I have the ARC REF 75SE and know of the load concerns and don’t want to create a problem so am trying to stay happy with what is working extremely well. I am not ready to do anything in the short term and also only the Sasha 2s are even available on the used market...both Yvette and Alexia 1 don’t seem to show up too often.
I wanted to wake this thread up and get updates and new thoughts.