Are Wilson Sophia 2's lean in the midbass?

I had my speakers setup by a Wilson dealer, but admittedly he used an approach different from the official Wilson method.

I have a couple Real Traps in the corners and I was thinking of removing them to see if I'd get more bass, but some of the posts above seems to suggest that you can improve midbass with absorption of bass, so I'm no longer sure.

One of the reasons I'm asking is that a friend of mine who was present during the setup commented that every time he's seen Sophias setup they were always close to the wall.

Goatwuss > From what I have auditioned at Home and heard from in-Store demos on "Wilson Audio" Speakers - My favorite Amplifiers have been the PASS X.5 & XA.5 - with Krell Evolution a close 2nd - I haven't had the opportunity to listen to Simaudio, but would like to. TAS has been all over these PASS Amps for the past 2-years, with their highest recommendations - at this time - PASS has set the bar for other SS manufacturers to follow - if they can...

Tusa,

What models of those Pass lines have you tried - or specifically how many watts?

I'm wondering if I should try different amps (currently using Theta Citadel 1.5's).

Madfloyd - within my budget and for my listening room - I tried the PASS XA60.5 mono-blocks and X250.5 stereo amp. both sounded great through the Sophias - the XA60.5 has an estimated 120 Class A watts into 4-ohms, and the X250.5 has an estimated 30 Class A watts into 4-ohms/500 Class AB watts into 4-ohms. I went with the X250.5 for the extra power - though it stays in "Class A" for most of my listening (the meter is usually steady). The Sophia is a fairly easy Speaker to drive - to realistic sound levels - in an average size listening room, so I didn't find it necessary to go any further up the PASS line.

Madfloyd,
I upgraded my XA160 to the new XA100.5. They have much better control of the bass on my Eggleston Rosa (87dB,4ohm min) and drive them to satisfactory levels in my smallish room (200watts at 4ohms). You may want to read a review on the Pass website by Dr. Peter Poltun comparing the XA.5 to the XA. The Vienna Archives uses Pass and Wilson WP8. The XA.5 are truely special, but I'm biased.