focal 1038be or sopra 2

Thanks to  both of you.

I have Sopra 2s powered by Bryston

Everything I could want in a speaker

Heard 1038s Sopra mush more together top to bottom 

Sopra is dramatically better.  Not even comparable.  

I own the 1038be speakers and purchased them new 1.5 years ago. I also listen to the sopra 2. I choose the 1038be because a) they sounded close enough to the sopra and b) were less than half the cost of the sopras. The value equation was stronger for me.

The 1038be with the Luxman class A intergrated L-590AXII sounds absolutely superb!!! You may find both the 1038 and the luxman for same price as one new pair of sopras.

The Sopra best the 1038 be on every level ,especially low level detail and pitch 
no contest and borrow a lot from their flagship line 
the only thing bad is Focal is getting greedy the Sopra 2 has gone up 
from $15k to$19 k in 5 years for no changes ,thst USA rip off I can see maybe $1 k notover a $25% increase pure greed !!