Wilson Sophia 1 vs vandersteen 2ce

Well, I think the Wilsons will be a touch more clear and revealing than the Vandersteens, but not as much as with other Wilson speakers, as the Sophia 1s were, IMHO, Wilson's most forgiving speaker--they even sounded good with a decent receiver driving them, so Tooblue's observation about the B&K is not that surprising to me.  I think your electronics will sound fine with them, they are excellent.  I do like Pmotz's idea of possibly listening to a pair of Vandersteen 5s as well, given that you like the Vandersteen sound.  I agree that they would be on a similar level with the Sophias in terms of sound quality.  Not easy to find, though.

You folks are all absolute champs. I can't thank you enough for your time and opinions!

Hi Tooblue,
I must say that the Wilson Sophia paired with the Canary amplifier is intriguing. I imagine that was pretty nice. 
Charles, 

Yeah Charles the Canary was a hard one to give up and move on from with the Sophias at 24 watts triode it was a monster, just came to the conclusion I could not live without what el 34 tubes bring to the dance. The Pass Labs XA 30.5 was a real sweet amp in my system also but like the Canary weighs in at 80 pounds and was hard for me to handle so monos were a must, my VTLs are 40 pounds a side and really compact.

Just to throw another thought out there.... Check out the new Vandersteen. Treo CT... Could be very compelling, depending on room size. The Sabrina's even though smaller may also be really nice too, with both having more recent driver technology. Both not cheap but an option in size depending on what you plan to invest. Like others have said, it is gonna take close to 20 large to have better resolution and even more extension than in your present rig. Older Vandy Quattro's should also be on your very short list of must hear in mid sized to small rooms.