I'm new to the forum so I hope this is the right place to post. I just received my new Sopra #2 on Thursday evening, I traded in a pair of Focal 948's. I really like the Focal sound and the Sopras were amazing when I heard them at the dealers, however they sound really flat with no low end in my room. I know they need a little time to break in, but I'm super stressed that they won't improve. They are in the same position as my 948s with all the same equipment mac 2500 pre/ 452amp and VPI prime turntable. Should I be concerned with their sound at this point?
Am I the only one to opt-out on the Sopra 2's?
I home auditioned a pair of broken-in Sopra 2's for over a week (Clayton M 100's and Naim 272 pre). I began by loving them but then gradually found them fatiguing. Then I noticed that I'd been making excuses for them when high notes became painful and the sound stage seemed blurred. So I tried Dynaudio C1's, also broken in, and everything was suddenly better. I ended up with C2's and could tell a difference even when they were not broken in. All of these speakers were auditioned with a REL subwoofer. In the end, I not only disliked the Sopra's, I disliked them a lot. All the Sopra reviews seem to be generally favorable. I know I'm probably in a minority, but in my system, the Sopra's were a failure. Its been suggested that my reaction was because I was used to the Dynaudio tweeters in my Merlin VSM's, but I think it was more than that. Anyone else have a similar experience?