I auditioned the Sopras at Apex in Denver. I was very disappointed in their sound. I found them very bright and not enjoyable with a broad range of music. Initially they were played with SS Aestethix gear. I complained about the brightness and Carl switched them over to VAC. It helped quite a bit, but I still didn't like the sound. It literally hurt my ears at volume on the high notes.
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?