Wilson Sophia 2 or WP 6 ?


I know this topic as been much discussed but I would like to ask this specific comparison. The Wilson Sophia 2 and the Watt Puppy 6 are both going for around the same price on the "pre-owned" market. Around $8K. This is the limit of my price range so I ask those who have heard and or lived with both to comment on the differences. I have hear the Sophia 2 and really liked it, but I do not have the ability to audition both side by side. I listen to mostly classic rock (Floyd, Wings , Stelly Dan, etc) So not really concerned with the bottom octave or an organ but more with the authority of a kick drum recorded on old analogue gear way back when I was young ! They will be used with Audio Research CD3, LS26, VT100MKII. Transparent Ultra Bal cables and Shunyata Hydra and PC. I imagine the mid-Hi section similar so what is gained or loss between the single 10" woofer vrs the 2x8" ? Thank you
vdosc
I've owned Sophia 1's and now have WP 8's. I went to my local dealer to audition Sophia 3's with the intention of buying them but when I A-B'd with the Watt Puppy 8's they weren't close to the Watt Puppy coherence and impact IMO. The WP 6 would be great with your choice of music, by the way Dave's daughter Debbie owns WP 6's, I think that says volumes about them !!!!!!!!!
When I purchased my first pair or Wilsons, I compared the Sophias (first version) to the WP 6s which I could have purchased for a few thousand more as they were being phased out for the WP 7. I went with the Sophias because I felt that they were more musical and less clinical than the WP 6s. The WP 6s did have better articulation, extension, imaging, soudstaging, etc.
When I heard the WP 7s, I just had to trade up. The WP 7s had the musicality of the Sophias plus the soundstaging, imaging and other attributes of the WP series.
I now have Sashas which I love as they have even more musicality than the WP 7s.
In short, I felt then and now that the WP 7s were the first speaker in the WP series that did not lean too much to the clinical side. I'd go Sophia 2 which I thought was a natural successor to the original. Of course, if you could stretch for WP 7, the gains are huge in every way. Just my humble opinion.
I was once in a position were I had to choose between Sophia 2 and WP8. I had chosen the Sophias, since to my ears, they were more coherent sounding.