allison2
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| Quicksilver amps an appropriate match for Wilson Sophia? This may explain why I've only been able to find reviews and comments matching the Wilson Sophias with fantastically high powered tube or solid state amplifiers. In my space, I mate every amplifier I own with new speakers, just to see (hear) what ... | |
| Quicksilver amps an appropriate match for Wilson Sophia? I don't expect that the entire line of QS monoblocks are essentially the same, save for increasing power, correct? What are the specific sound qualities that improve as power is increased (other than volume)? I think I've ruled out the mid-monos. ... | |
| Quicksilver amps an appropriate match for Wilson Sophia? Wilson Audio Specialties Sophia loudspeaker SpecificationsDescription: Three-way, floorstanding, reflex-loaded loudspeaker. Drive-units: 1" (25mm) inverted titanium-dome tweeter, 7" (178mm) paper-cone midrange unit, 10" (254mm) aluminum-cone woofe... | |
| Quicksilver amps an appropriate match for Wilson Sophia? Wilson Sophia II are 89dB and 4 Ohms. | |
| Quicksilver amps an appropriate match for Wilson Sophia? Really appreciate all the responses so far. Even heard back from Quicksilver directly. I'm told that the silver 88 monoblocks would be the best match for Sophia II, but can someone explain this in simple terms? I figured the higher powered V4 woul... | |
| Quicksilver amps an appropriate match for Wilson Sophia? In the mini mites, I've got EL34s, though it does allow other types such as KT88, 6550c etc. The VTL uses strictly 6550C.Didn't expect that tube swapping would make as much difference as changing QS monoblocks. I do like the idea of having options... | |
| Quicksilver amps an appropriate match for Wilson Sophia? I expected the mini mites to be underpowered and sound terrible, but suprisingly, they sounded OK. I didn't notice increased distortion, but I also don't typically listen at extreme volumes either. Compared to the higher powered VTL ST150, the QS ... | |
| Casters for Wilson Sophia 2 Plastic sliders worked perfectly, and at a cost of only 8 dollars. For anyone with the same idea, I'd recommend using somewhat larger spike floor protectors as they are prone to tilt on the soft side of the slider if too small. I used the floor sp... | |
| Casters for Wilson Sophia 2 Great idea! I'll bet they have discs, or something like it, for hardwood floors too. Thanks for your response! | |
| What would you use in this 11' x 16' x 9' room? Thanks Lak. Some of the underlying questions include:How will the Sophia's perform in a smaller room?Are the Soliloquys better suited?Will the QS Minimites be enough to properly drive either pair of speakers in a smaller room?What to try, and what... | |
| Child-Proof Speakers I had the same concerns with my 3 children. It turned out that teaching them to respect "Daddy's stereo" was the easy part. Their curious friends and playmates are the ones to look out for. My best advice would be to prepare yourself mentally that... | |
| Song With Best Beginning I'll nominate "Cortez the Killer" by Neil Young and "Can You Hear Me Knocking" by The Rolling Stones. | |
| Help my budding audiophile brother My guess is that the Wadia is the better of the two, especially if you are getting the true digital signal from lossless files. Spotify Premium streams at 320 Kbps so there is some compromise on the quality. I've not had issues with the AppleTV2 b... | |
| Help my budding audiophile brother If you've got an iphone or ipad, you can stream Spotify to an AppleTV ($99) into the DAC. | |
| Is the Bryston BDP-1 worth $$$ over Apple TV There seems to be so many successful ways to enjoy digital music. I am currently using an IPad to stream Spotify (premium) to an AppleTV2 to a PSAudio DAC into my stereo. This has been my setup for almost a year and I still have little motivation ... |