Thanks for the post, Prdprez.
Any difference in bass?
What electronics were used? |
Looking forward to more info on the S3, although I've more or less decided to try to have one within this year. Finances willing. |
The Sophia3 I was listening to were hooked up to an all B.A.T. system. D5 cd player, 3i preamp, and 220 amplifier. Kubala-sosna Emotion cabling throughout.
The bass was pretty good. The speakers definitely retained the "full" quality of the Wilson sound but I didn't perceive any excessive bass. I never liked the extra hump in the low end that Wilson was fond of adding. There didn't seem to be anything extra in the low end. But then bass, more than anything else, is influenced by the room and these were in a pretty open space. So take my experience with a grain of salt. |
PrdPrez, thank you for sharing you insight.
Are you referring that the older Wilsons has that extra bass hump but the current model doesnt have that anymore ? in other words, itsmore balanced ? |
I'm moving in a few weeks and not about to attempt to move my Sophia 2s... So off to my dealer to check out the new Sophia 3s and Sashas. Well to cut to the chase, my new pair of Sophia 3s are on order and he is coming to get the Sophia2s. Both the Sophias and Sashas were lashed to Bolder gear, in less than an optimal listening room (too narrow front 2 back). Both systems sounded great but a little cleaner and less organic than I like.. . The real suprise was home BIG the Sophia 3s played. Much bigger than my Sophia 2s. The Sophia 3 has definitely closed the gap on the new Sasha. Only had about 20 minutes, but that was enough to lead me to upgrade. Can't wait! |
Congratulations Cbd0815!! what color did you order the S3s in ? |
Topaz and parchment grills (think I have the grill name right). Wifey has encouraged me to move away from the Darth Vader look of the Obsidian Black finish. |
Nice color! i hope the wait is not too long. |
Cbd0815,
I agree with you, I had the opportunity to listen to Sasha's and Sophia 3's on two different systems. If I had enough money I would by the Sasha's, but I agree that there is a significant enough difference between the Sophia 2's and 3's to warrant the upgrade. I have decided to upgrade from the 2's to the 3's. I ordered a pair in Dark Titanium and they should arrive in a couple of weeks. |
Never met a WILSON I did not like! |
Ricred1- first nice system. As you can see, I like keeping things simple as well. On the Sophia 3s - I went back and forth between choosing Topaz and Dark Ti. My dealer's demo pair is in Dark Ti and they look great. Enjoy! |
Went to the only dealer for Wilson in UT and had a go with the Sasha in all Mac gear (501mono's) and all I can say is WOW!! Huge soundstage and music is crisp, dynamic, and effortless.
If the new Sophia 3's sound even 80% close to the Sasha at 10k off then you could build a pretty decent front end to close the gap.
Definitley my top choice until I hear some horns.
-Joshua |
05-08-10: Elberoth2
However, based on my experience with Sophia 2 and Sasha, i can tell you that the biggest difference for me is in the HF department. Sasha tweeter is noticably different to Sophia 2 tweeter and much, MUCH better IMO. Sophia's 2 tweeter sounds grainy and 'hot' in comparison, wheres Sasha tweeter is very extended, airy and oh so smooth. Based on Elberoth2's assessment above, has anybody listened to all Sophia 2, Sophia 3 and Sasha? Would like to know if the highs of the Sophia 3 is almost on par with the Sasha, and a significant improvement over the Sophia 2. Thanks in advance. |
Is 'new' midrange in the Sasha and Sophia 3 the Vifa NE180W or some variant? |
I was wondering if anyone has heard, and can compare and contrast Sophia 3 versus vandersteen 5a, or 5a carbon? |
I have a pair of Sophia 2's and the paint on the top of the right cabinet has started to crack quite badly , I am the original owner , so these problems are still coming to the surface ( no pun intended ) , I have every confidence of a happy resolution as they are still under warranty .
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Westborn, the new midrange in the Sasha and Sophia 3 are SB Acoustics.
The designers at SB Acoustics used to work for Scanspeak |
