Wilson Sophia 3

I've been considering the Sophia 2s and the Thiel 3.7s. I'll wait a bit longer to make my selection. Certainly looking forward to listening to the 3s.

James - I agree with you. I'm down to the Thiels 3.7s and the Sophia 2s or 3s. There are some good deals on the Sophia 2s but at this price point, I might as well be patient and do the comparisons - get the best of the 3 options. Early info would make the new Sophias quite compelling given the upgrades on the tweeter and midrange as well improved efficiency (at least according to the video interview).

Well, I spent some time this weekend listening to the Sophia 2's. At times they sounded terrific. However, I detected coloration with female voice that bothered me a bit. So, I'm passing on the 2's even though these can be purchased for a much lower price at this point.

BTW, the 2's were being driven by ARC - CD front end, Pre and Power.

At this point, I'm going to wait for the 3's. And, will still consider the Thiel 3.7's - which I have not been able to hear yet.

Rapogee,

I listened extensively last weekend to the Sophia 2's. I detected a bit of vocal nasality on severel songs. On a particular CD (Chris Botti - Live in Boston) Chris Mcphee does a wonderful job on a rendition of Sinatra's - I got you under my skin. For some reason, her voice did not sound right. Again, there was an element of 'nasality' present that I never heard on this song before. I tried the same song on the Maxx 3's and this issue was not present.
The sales associate agreed there was some coloration. He said it was probably the room. Could be, but he did not offer to reset them in another room.

Again, at this point, I'm waiting for the 3's.

Hope that helps.

Mike

According to Wilson, the series 3 is more than a just a cosmetic upgrade. New tweeter and midrange drivers are being used -these from the Sasha and the Maxx (I believe). Also, the crossover is also being revised. These changes are siignificant enough that there is no upgrade path for the 2's -which is unfortunate.

Nevertheless, at this point, I might as well wait a bit an listen to the 3's before I finalize my purchase decision.

Thanks,
Ritmo

Well, it is almost the middle of June. Has anyone had the chance to listen to the Sophia 3's?

Thanks!

Prdprez - Great! Looking forward to the experience. Where did you listen to them?

Thanks!