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Does the wilson sophia 1 sound good only with perf

I now have the Sophia 1 speakers. They seem to sound right only with very well recorded music. Otherwise the defects show up and stand in the way of plain enjoyment of the music. Has anyone else had this experience with them? I use Audio Research tube qmp and pre amp.

Mgguy (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

12-07-10

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12-07-10 Sounds like you failed to demo them b4 u bought. a big mista ... Lindisfarne

12-07-10 May i ask which audio research pre/power are you using? i h ... Johnsonwu

12-07-10 The sophias are a high resolution pair of speakers. if ther ... Goatwuss

12-07-10 Mgguy, i have a very similar system. wilson sophia i's, aud ... Jdolgin

12-08-10 I agree with what's stated above. setup is key with these sp ... Shakeydeal

12-08-10 Agree with goatwuss and jdolin. who set them up? where are t ... Samhar

12-17-10 i am having someone set them up correctly. Mgguy

12-17-10 Badly recorded music sounds bad on any speaker. fact of life ... Chayro

12-18-10 A lot of times people tend to blame their setup's tendency t ... Johnsonwu

12-19-10 I don't often quote peter aczel (the audio critic, for you n ... Chayro

12-23-10: Pkoh70
Whoever think Sophia 1 is a high resolution speakers must have not yet heard what real high resolution speakers sound like. The sophia's got a overblown bass, topped with mid that is very much veiled. room placement/system upgrades may help improve sound but you will never get too far. MGGuy, you have very good ears and yes, I am sure you are actually hearing defects from Sophias. Before you put down any more money, think about changing your speakers. Think why they now have Sophia 3 in the new line up..really messed up. Sell your Sophia if you can, and try others in the market in similar price range that will offer you far better value/performance. It won't be too hard to find..FYI, back while ago, I auditioned Sophia 2 vs Thiel 3.7, KEF 205/2, B&W 802D, and Revel Studio's, and Sophia came dead last..and I am only mentioning few..I am sure there are more options. Trust your ears and go explore !
Pkoh70 (Answers | This Thread)

12-23-10 I'm not a sophia owner or wilson defender (or detractor), bu ... Chayro

12-23-10 Pkoh70- did you compare the sophia 2s to the thiel 3.7, kef ... Kana813

12-23-10 I was too quick in my judgement of sophia 1. after furth ... Mgguy

12-24-10 Great news!!! glad you got them dialed in. enjoy!!! Samhar

12-26-10 'badly recorded music sounds bad on any speaker. fact of lif ... Gawdbless

12-26-10 For all of you that want to give pkoh70 a hard time... he sp ... James63