Wilson Sofia 2 vs marten dajango L


I have narrowed my selection to the two speakers Wilson Sofia 2 vs marten django.  I currently run all mcintosh mc 500 amps and I also need a speaker where I can match with a center speaker . I haven't heard any Martens speakers so how will they compare to the wilsons ? My room is 14 x 20 stereo/home theater room....I listen from acoustic rock to Pearl Jam mostly from my VPI turntable ....any input would help before I pull the trigger budget around 5k give or take .....thank you
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They might have 2ohms taps but can they deliver big current??

An amp that "almost" doubles it’s wattage for each halving of impedance, is what’s needed to get the "very best" out of the bass of these hard to drive speakers. Sure amps that can’t do this sort of current will work, but you’ll never hear the bass for what it can really do.
EG: This is the perfect non-existant amp that can do perfect current delivery, in practice they can never excatly double.
100w into 8ohms
200w " " 4ohms
400w " " 2ohms
800w " " 1ohm
Cheers George

Anyone out there from Marten defending there speakers lmao ....great post keep it going guys ...thank you

 I think the real question is why are you using MC 501..LMAO

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The Sophia 2 is a very  good speaker, I had the 1's, I think your amps will drive them very well !!! The Sophia 2 is a great buy at this time, enjoy !!!
Sam

Here is a well written link that describes the pros and cons of direct radiator driver design. 

http://www.nutshellhifi.com/library/speaker-design2.html

Clearly, some people here are in need of some education. I will not stoop to labels like STUPID, as I don't regard anyone here on these forums in that way. I believe I can often learn a lot here on Audiogon but clearly, in this thread, there are several well meaning folks who might learn something interesting if they do choose to read further the above link.

I am not saying Wilson Sophia are the best speakers in the world - just that in this particular comparison stated by the OP they will sound a lot better (for valid technical & audible reasons stated)

I have Wilson Sophia 1's, running them on an MC401.  They sound fantastic and the MC401 drives them on 4 ohms just fine.  Before I bought them 2nd hand, I listened to everything, including Martens, which were very nice, but the Wilson's took the cake.  Best of luck with your choice.