Wilson Sophia 1 vs vandersteen 2ce

Gdnrbob,
Reading the comments above, I must agree with you. Sinewave93 owned the Vandersteen (and presumably enjoyed them). He unequivocally states that the Wilson Sophia is a "major " improvement compared to his former Vandersteens. He used the term "phenomenal", pretty definitive I'd  say. That is his direct and honest opinion, why not accept it as such as? Whatever design flaw some may believe the Wilsons possess it appparently isn’t borne out based on sinewave93’s comparison with listening to both speakers in his Audio system.
Charles,

Just for reference sake and to demonstrate that the OP’s assessment isn’t an isolated perspective read samhar’s post from 05/03/2016. He compared the Wilson Sophia to his Vandersteen 3a Signatures with two Vandersteen subwoofers. His impression mirrors the OP’s. The obvious point, It is pure subjectivity when making decisions regarding audio component based on actual listening sessions. .
Charles,

It is quite possible (and is the case w/ my post) that people are NOT trying to throw a monkey wrench in his purchase, but simply read his original question and hit respond without reading every single post between the original and their reply.......
His comparison between the two speakers is about what would be expected considering we're talking about a speaker approx the same vintage that new was 7x the cost of what he had.......and the truth is that in some cases you do get what you pay for........His impression makes me think back when I went from 2s to Revel Studio 2's......going back to the Vandys literally HURT........but over time the Revels made it clear that all that extra resolution resulted in fatique, at least for me........The real question is for him, over a very long period of evaluation, is:  Is that "agressiveness" actually going to result in listener fatique over time, or not............If it doesn't, it sounds like he has found a match......and he should have a lot of enjoyment over the 2CE's which again is not surprising considering they exist in two very different realms on the speaker food chain.....

Stewart, I now understand what you were driving at.
And, I can understand the disappointment you must have felt having to go back to the Vandy's. 
But, I want Sinewave to have a honeymoon with his new speakers. Should time reveal any shortcomings, then you and any others with similar experiences should comment.
I say this because I have been in the same situation. 

gdnrbob,

me and any others can comment on anything we want, anytime we want, irregardless of someone’s purchase or lack thereof......be exact, we can even post on things people haven't asked about at all LOL