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Wilson Sophia 2

Hi all,

Has anyone purchased the new Sophia 2? If so what are your thoughts about the speaker? Have the changes made produced a nicer speaker than the original Sophia.

I am in the market to purchase a new set of speakers and have always been interested in Wilson. I hope to potentially build a Wilson/Spectral combination or Verity Audio/Spectral combo. I listened to the original Sophia's a long time ago as well as the Verity's but cannot remember the differeneces. Before I go audition I was curious what people on the forum felt regarding the new Sophia 2.

I listen to experimental electronic, world, rock/alternative and my wife listens to mainly female vocal orientated music. Our room is large 17x32' so I think the Wilson would be great...not sure about the Verity Audio Fidelio though.

Anyhow please let me know if anyone has any experience with the new Sophia 2's. Thanks!
redspectral

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redspectral OP
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Chuck,

I had no idea the duette was out....was there a big difference in sound between the Sophia and Duette? Did you happen to get a price for the two?

I think I may have to go to my dealer soon. They carry both the Verity Line and Wilson.
redspectral OP
26 posts
 
Chuck,

Amazing, 11k for the Duette's.....I wonder how many Wilson will sell? It sounds a little steep for a speaker of its size but I heard it's a pretty phenomenal little speaker. Obviously you liked it quite a bit. I wish it was in the 8k range though. I thought the Sophia's were around 13k. Oh well I will have plenty to listen to on my next trip to the audio dealer.
redspectral OP
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Hi Av,

Sorry to hear about your experience. I'm glad to hear you are enjoying them. I am pretty new to the Wilson brand. I have been a B&W guy for the last 10 years and wanted a change. I actually had the B&W 802D's for a short time...liked them but felt they needed alot more power than I had in my system for them to sound great. I think there great speakers but maybe not for me at the moment. I have heard that the Sophia does not require an enormous amount of power to make them sing. I hope that's the case when I audition them. As I had mentioned before in my thread my potential goal if I go the Wilson route is to match them with a Spectral DMA-100S. I have heard Spectral and Wilson are a good match. Anyhow I will audition them fairly soon.

Can you confirm the current pricing for the Sophia 2? Someone on the thread mentioned 14k? Is this correct?
redspectral OP
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Well I just came back from my audio dealer and had a great time auditioning some of the speakers mentioned. I had a chance to listen to the Wilson Sophia 1 against the Verity Audio Fidelio....I brought my wife also to give a second opinion. Well all I have to say is the Wilson Sophia was fantastic! I auditioned with a full Linn system and the Sophia was just great. It was fuller bodied than the Fidelio, great tight bass, vocals were smoother and just overall soundstage was better. I am sure the Fidelio is a fine speaker but in this case it just was a matter of preference and the Sophia just suited me better.

I had the B&W 802D at my house on demo and the Sophia was better IMO. One thing that struck me is that at lower listening levels the Sophia retained so much detail where as the B&W's really wanted to be cranked up to get their full potential. I thought the bass was tighter and cleaner on the Sophia compared to the 802D's.

All the speakers I have listened to have been great but really a matter of taste as to which one would suit an individual. I am no considering purchasing a new pair of Sophia 2's.....I just have to get the courage to plunk down the cash as this is probably my biggest audio investment. I will be spending this week thinking about it.
Thanks for all the comments and advice!
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