I listened to the Ariel 20 and Sophia 1 speakers....I ended up buying the Wilson Sophia 2 (which will soon be changed out for WP 8s)...in listening to the Sophia 1...they were OK....but didn't have the detail and accuracy of the WP7s...and in the store show rooms always seem to have a mid bass issue...a broad rise there and seemingly little deep bass....the Sophia 2 corrected most issues for me...in particular in bringing the transparency of the WP7....and the salesman...who I trust in much...claimed he could set them up in my room (16'26', 9' ceiling) without the mid bass issues....he did that and I am happy with them....and moving along to further upgrade the amps....and settling on proper speaker cables...
Hope this helps
John
Hope this helps
John