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In Reply to: RE: Room for Wilson Sophia? posted by dbphd on February 22, 2012 at 11:49:09
I thought the sophia 3s were the best of the Wilson speakers I have heard. Yes, I HATE all their speakers, but hate the Sophia the least! They are very small and don't need a big room. The Usher, Sonist, Teresonic, and Audio Note speakers are light years ahead on any Wilson speaker IMO. And, yes, my Fulton Js and my friends Quad 57s are also light years better than any Wilson speaker.
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A reputed audio journalist who owns Audio Note and Quad 57 has written in a review that the Sophia sounds 'beautiful'. I guess you may have to tone down the intensity of negative emotions like 'hate'.
Cheers
Bill
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!!!
I am sorry, I withdraw the comments I made about emotion. I havent heard any of these speakers. I was only referring to Art's review.
Mejias is a bright star in the Audio sky, I must say.
Regards
Bill
the old school...Either you have the worst ears on the planet or are just lying . You should find a new hobby.
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