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Wilson watt puppy 6 vs. Sophia?

I would appreciate any input on how the Wilson watt puppy 6's compare with the original sophia speakers. I am looking to upgrade from my very old KEF 105.4 speakers. Both of these would fall into the upper price range of speakers I'm considering.

FYI - I've only heard very early versions of the wilson speakers (perhaps the original watts/puppies and whamm's when I lived in columbus, OH), but I do recal being blown away. It's also clear from reading many of the discussions on this website that the Wilson speakers are considerably improved from the early versions that I listened to.

I sould mention I currently live in Alaska so that I'm somewhat limited in the equipment I can audition here.

Thanks
jensmunk
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dbphd
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Despite the price difference, I prefer the sound of the Sophias to that of the WP7s, but both are excellent. My wife thinks the Sophias look like the trash receptacles our town uses, except with beautiful finish.

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lenny_zwik
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I own WP7s. That said, I'd go w/ the original Sophias over the WP6s. Anyone who says that the WP have a tilted up high end and lack of bass energy has not heard them setup properly. They require extreme care in setup and are ruthlessly revealing of everything in the chain upstream from them.
siliab
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Sonic preferences aside, the Sophias are the more forgiving speaker and, therefore, the easier to incorporate into a variety of systems. I've heard them sound superb with a Naim integrated amp and Rega Planet CD player, a system that would be seriously subpar with any interation of WPs. So, if extensive expertise with Wilson speakers is not available to you where you live, I would go with the Sophias without hesitation. They can be made to sound absolutely fabulous with significantly less effort.
jensmunk OP
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Thanks to all for the input! It looks like I really don't have any bad choices.
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johnjbarlow
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Siliab speaks the truth. I had an unbelievably hard time getting the Watt/Puppy speaker to settle down in my system. Once I did though, watch out! I do have to warn it was a very painstaking process, and expensive. If you go to the wilson feature and click ownership club, it is discussed at length.
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