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RE: Room for Wilson Sophia?

Yes, even Art can be wrong. Of course, perhaps ALL of the Wilson based systems I have heard were set up poorly (a higher possibility than you might think. At the 2011 CAS, about 30% of the rooms I visited on the first day had the channels reversed). At Music Lovers, I heard the Sophias, and they made great records sound boring (Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" and Chet Baker's "Chet") . The $5,000 Usher speaker shamed the Sophia speaker. Ditto for the $80,000 Acapella horn speaker. Ditto for the $15,000 Vivid speaker. I would love to do a blind listening test of the $5,000 Usher, the $5,000 Sonist, and the $8,000 Audio Note compared with any of the Wilson speakers. Of course, the horribly expensive Wilson's sound much less realistic than the Sophia: It sounds like the music is being forced out of the speakers. No life or palpability. At the 2011 CAS, the expensive Wilson system made Eric Dolphy's "Out To Lunch!" boring!!! The $400,000+ MBL system sounded even worse! It made EVERYTHING sound harsh and strident! Note that Stereophile's Stephen Mejias claimed that his humble system, based on the $299 PSB Alpha speakers, sounded better than the $400,000 MBL based system he heard at MF's house!!!


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