Wilson Sophia vs watt3/puppy2 vs revel studio


I listen to mainly rock music. Soft to heavy metal. I have access to get a pair of watt3/puppy2(used) or revel studio (used) or sophia (new). I use Musical fidelity a308 amps and a Musical fidelity a324 dac. I have auditioned the watt3/puppy2 at home and liked the sound. I can't really find any revel studios to audition with my setup. Any insight on plus or minus for each of these speakers with my amps and musical taste?
wshields
I found the sophia to be a good speaker for lounge music...sax and stand-up bass, female singer type stuff.

You could almost see the speaker fall down with full-range classical :-0

All in what you want to play.

Best,

Paul :-)
I disagree with the post above stating the Watt/Puppies are better than the Sophia. That may be true with the Watt/Puppy model 6 or 7, but the Sophia blows away the 3.2s. The Sophia is more refined in every aspect. I also have read the reviews raving about the Hyperions,but I am cautious of new manufacturers without a long track record. I have owned several Wilson speakers and they have fantastic build quality, excellent dynamics and soundstaging and superb customer service.


Yes, the Sophia cannot recreate the scale and power of orchestral music in the same way any speaker of its size cannot. The Kharmas 1.0 and 3.2, Audio Physics Virgos, Avantis and ProAc 3.8 models I have listened with "fell down" as well in that regard.

The Sophias will play most music in a more coherent manner than the Watt 3.2 model. The Sophias drivers, crossovers and cabinet structure are more advanced than the Watt 3.2, and should offer better performance in most every regard. You might want to ask Wilson, as they will likely be forthright about what to expect from each. The Watt/Puppy 7 is a more powerful, dynamic and more detailed extension of the Sophias, but in an entirely different price category as well.
Sophias really need some low energy to break in that big driver. Crank em up and leave the house for a good while. Will sound completely different.