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  Are Wilson Sophia 2's lean in the midbass?
I've recently auditioned Sophia 2's and found them to be very lean in the midbass (but nice speaker overall) and am wondering if this observation is typical or unusual.

Thanks.
Madfloyd  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

03-18-09
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03-18-09   I wonder if this is slightly or mostly room-dependant?good l ...   Usblues

03-18-09   Do you mean in comparison to other wilson's like the watt pu ...   Shadorne

03-18-09   No, i meant in comparison to other speakers. do they like t ...   Madfloyd

03-18-09   What other equipment are you using?   Buff

03-19-09   that sounds about right for loss of mid bass - you will hav ...   Shadorne

03-19-09   Shadorne, could you explain what you mean by soffit mount? ...   Dbphd

03-19-09   I think you have them way to far out in the room. it's a ...   Jfrech

03-19-09   I'm driving them with theta citadel 1.5's, mit cabling. i'd ...   Madfloyd

03-19-09   Btw, when i say 39" i mean from the front wall to the f ...   Madfloyd

03-19-09   Madfloyd, this might help you. http://www.mercenary.com/ho ...   Shakeydeal

03-19-09   "are wilson sophia 2's lean in the midbass?" not ...   Goatwuss

03-19-09   I heard them for the first time at the stereophile show a fe ...   Nglazer

03-19-09   I own these speakers and they are not lean. placement is th ...   Chetiar

03-19-09   I own these speakers and have used them with amplifiers from ...   Tusa

03-19-09: Goatwuss
Tusa - not to offroad the thread - but what amps did you find sound best with them? I have have them sounding fantastic on a sim amp with a hovland pre.
Goatwuss  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


03-19-09   Lean? uh, no! in fact, they are one of the fullest most dy ...   Dave_b

03-19-09   lol. i suppose they are trying to make everything inaccurat ...   Shadorne

03-19-09   soffit means the speaker is mounted in a wall with the baff ...   Shadorne

03-19-09   i meant removing - sorry my typing is always so bad...   Shadorne

03-20-09   Shadorne said, "now imagine the speaker baffle is built ...   Acoustat6

03-20-09   I've never heard any wilson speaker sound lean. i'd agree w ...   Martykl

03-20-09   absolutely! great point. however, in the particular exampl ...   Shadorne

03-20-09   I thought the sophia 2 sounded lean when i heard them at the ...   Ozzy

03-20-09   i quite agree. let me be clear - soffit mounting is far fro ...   Shadorne

03-20-09   I had my speakers setup by a wilson dealer, but admittedly h ...   Madfloyd

03-20-09   Goatwuss from what i have auditioned at home and heard from ...   Tusa

03-21-09   Tusa, what models of those pass lines have you tried - or s ...   Madfloyd

03-21-09   Madfloyd - within my budget and for my listening room - i tr ...   Tusa

03-22-09   Madfloyd, i upgraded my xa160 to the new xa100.5. they have ...   Peterayer

03-29-09   Madfloyd, don't bother changing your excellent amps, i used ...   Cytocycle

03-29-09   Bottom line is you need to play around with them and put som ...   Dave_b

07-11-10   i have found the sophia's to be quite cable dependant and c ...   Chris_launder

07-12-10   Try the series 3....it's even better!!   Dave_b

07-13-10   Agree about them leaner in the midbass than british speakers ...   Nolitan


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