Wilson Sophia 3

I hope they keep the price in check... lots of competitors these days.

Yea I am pretty curious how the midrange compares. I always felt the midrange lacked a little detail on the Sophia 2 when compared to some other speakers in the same price range.

Elberoth2,
Did you get to hear the Sophia 3? Also I believe you owned the Sophia 2 and bought the Sasha recently. How do you feel the midranges compare? I realize the Sophia 3 does not have the exact same midrange as the Sasha...

I have heard both the Sasha and Sophia 2 before but at different dealers more than a year apart so I can not compare them at all. I am hoping the midrange on the new Sophia 3 sounds a lot more like the watt puppy line.

Thanks.

Ok thanks for the information. I also watched the video of Dave Wilson (at wilsonaudio.com) talking about the new Sophia 3. In one of the interviews he states that the same midrange was used as the Sasha.

I wish I would have listened more to the Sasha when I was at the dealer (3 hours away) last month. But they are out of my price range new so I did not take in all the details. But it would have given me more insight into how the new Sophia (in my price range) might sound. I guess I will just have to make a trip when they come out.

I bought a pair of cheap speakers used (Thiel 2.4) last month with no intent to keep them and plan to buy a pair of Thiel 3.7s toward the end of the year. But I will definatly check out the Sophia 3 before I buy the 3.7s... to may good new speakers out these days.

Ricred1,

I believe they just started shipping the first of June. I doubt we will see an in-depth review on them for awhile. But judging by the differences between the watt puppy 8 and Sasha I would expect the changes made in Sophia 3 to make a bigger sonic changed than Wilson has made in the past (IE. Sophia1-Sophia2).

Ricred1,

Sorry to hear about your problem but it could be a good thing. The Sophia 2 will have a lot less value in the used market once the Sophia 3 flood the market. I would take the upgrade in a heartbeat. In reality if you keep your Sophia 2 five more years their value will really drop but the new Sophia 3 will hold it value much longer. Not to mention you get a new toy to love all over again.

I guess what I am trying to say is you need to take the depreciation of the Sophia 2 out of the $5000 upgrade price. It seems like a lot less money then.

But again I do not know how much $5000 dollars is to you. I just assume people will high-end gear are not too bad off...