Wilson Sofia 2 vs marten dajango L


I have narrowed my selection to the two speakers Wilson Sofia 2 vs marten django.  I currently run all mcintosh mc 500 amps and I also need a speaker where I can match with a center speaker . I haven't heard any Martens speakers so how will they compare to the wilsons ? My room is 14 x 20 stereo/home theater room....I listen from acoustic rock to Pearl Jam mostly from my VPI turntable ....any input would help before I pull the trigger budget around 5k give or take .....thank you
jhjf123456

http://www.stereophile.com/images/912marten.fig1.jpg

http://www.stereophile.com/images/211Wilfig01.jpg

They are both very hard to drive in the bass with impedance and -phase angle for a transformer coupled amp as the MC500, it will work but you may not get what they’re "really" capable of in this area.

Cheers George
Easy. Stay well away from Marten ceramic drivers (accuton I believe). Get the Wilson. The sound of the Wilson Sophia 2 is extremely realistic - especially in the all important mid range.

Ceramic or rigid drivers suffer from the "ring like a bell" issue - lots of unrelated harmonics. Think about it - a drum set has cymbals - thin round rigid discs of hard metal - they sound great and have a long sustain with a multitude of vibrations after the initial hit - do you really think a cymbal would make a great speaker driver????

Easy. Stay well away from Marten ceramic drivers (accuton I believe). Get the Wilson.

 IMO,bad advise.Marten makes an extremely sophisticated speaker and the accuton driver is again IMO considered on the upper end of driver manufactures..having said that I don't think your amp choice is a good match with either.I would find the speaker you like and match the amp with it,Certainly not what your attempting to do

This speaker are day and night different can't compare you must choose the sound you like.
Re: Georgelofi- do you think using a pair of Zero Transformers would make the Marten's easier to drive?
Bob