Wilson Sophia 1 vs vandersteen 2ce

I've owned 3 versions of the 2s and have heard Wilson Sophias
on multiple occasions, although they were always 2 or 3s,
not the 1s.....

With the Belles, I would stay with Vandersteen........

The only significant upgrade you could make over the Vandys would
be to go to Magnepan.......they absolutely are magic with Belles.....

Audio Connection in NJ carries both brands.......

I really don't think Wilson will make you happy long term unless
you went up to Sabrina, which would be 7x as much as 2CESIGs

It is quite possible (and is the case w/ my post) that people are NOT trying to throw a monkey wrench in his purchase, but simply read his original question and hit respond without reading every single post between the original and their reply.......
His comparison between the two speakers is about what would be expected considering we're talking about a speaker approx the same vintage that new was 7x the cost of what he had.......and the truth is that in some cases you do get what you pay for........His impression makes me think back when I went from 2s to Revel Studio 2's......going back to the Vandys literally HURT........but over time the Revels made it clear that all that extra resolution resulted in fatique, at least for me........The real question is for him, over a very long period of evaluation, is:  Is that "agressiveness" actually going to result in listener fatique over time, or not............If it doesn't, it sounds like he has found a match......and he should have a lot of enjoyment over the 2CE's which again is not surprising considering they exist in two very different realms on the speaker food chain.....

gdnrbob,

me and any others can comment on anything we want, anytime we want, irregardless of someone’s purchase or lack thereof......be exact, we can even post on things people haven't asked about at all LOL

Original poster will probably give it as much weight as people will give to your posts instructing people on when and when it is not a proper time to post.......How long should the honeymoon be in your estimation?  A month?  A year?   Please tell us so we can remain in compliance......as to your non existent word jab: ir·re·gard·lessˌiriˈɡärdlis/adjective & adverbinformaladjective: irregardless; adverb: irregardless