Cics,
for me to buy the Alexandria?
not in next 20 years :-)
I gotta have something before then, right ?
yor analogy applies not only to the B&W speakers but also to any lesser speakers than.. say Alexandria or Nova Utopia (i.e. I'm sure I'll desire more bass from the Sophia, according to what you say) To my ears, the bass of the 802D was enough... I don't listen to much rocks at all
btw, did you see the THD/frequency plot of the 800D in their white paper? it doesn't seem high to me...at all :-)
and..I've seen some pple switching from the wilsons to the B&Ws... again, it boils down to the personal choices
my next speaker upgrade will be a long-term temporary settlement- at least 5 yrs- I gotta get new mcintosh or pass amps, too...
anyhoo,
I'm not completely leaving the wilson's out from my future path- my current options are - Sophia, 802D, Aerial 9T, or ML Summit... happy choices :-)
as far as the bass go, the ML summit goes lower than any of these guys! a self-powered woofer for my mama's sake :-)
good day, gentlemen