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I had a few drinks and bought some speakers, I've now sobered up

Ok, so I purchased some Sopra 2's two weeks back and was throughly excited to own them. They came in a few days ago and look just beautiful. The problem is, I don't feel like sonically they are that much "better" than my 1028's. Visually I'd take the Sopra's any day. Sonically they sound good but:

 Sopra 2's sound (too) laid back compared to the 1028. I'm honestly perfering the 1028's as they have snap and feel a little more in your face. The higher mid bass frequencies feel better blended with the upper frequencies. 

The upper frequencies did feel harsh at first but settle down and some placement helped satisfy that. But it still it doesn't feel blended. The top frequencies are more clear and the mid bass is more pronounced and clear, but not as blended. 

I'm listening to punk, classic rock and experiential music and feel the 1028 is the better performer. I feel wrong for saying it, but it's true. Any help or advice or are these to be put up for sale as I'm expecting?

(Gear: PL Dialogue Premium pre/power, Clearaudio Concept Wood, Hana EH, Musical Surroundings Nova III, nice cables. 13x9 small bedroom with first reflection treatment)
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divertiti
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That's normal, give it time.  There are multiple reasons why:
1. When we upgrade a major component, especially speakers, it's a shock to our system. We are used to a kind of sound we know and love for so long, that a big change will sound off, strange, and wrong to our ears. It takes time to learn what the new component is doing, sometimes initial impression of laid back and dullness is actually improved refinement and lack of certain distortion or coloration. Similarly sometimes the first impression of excitement and brilliance becomes fatiguing and annoying after awhile.
2. Speakers take awhile to break-in, you might want to get to at least 150-200hrs before forming an opinion.
3. After speaker change, often times you need to re-evaluate your speaker placement as well as cables. Both of those need to fit your new speaker to get the best from it. Different speaker require different placement in the room and distance to listener to really couple well with the space.
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