Speaker upgrade question - Wilson vs Focal


Hey audiogoners!

Thinking of upgrading and need the community/expert input.

Thinking of upgrading from a set of usher mini ones that I've had and loved for a few years.

I listened to a bunch of speakers, Focus Audio, Martin Logan, B&w, higher end ushers, Wilson audio, and Focal.

The ones I liked the most were the Wilson Audio Sasha DAW and the Focal Sopra 3. 

Loved the forward and detailed instrumentation on the Wilson's, especially the Sasha DAW, but liked the vocals slightly better on the sopras, though instrumentation on them was not as crisp as on Wilson's. But the two are very close.

Music is mostly jazz, classical, light rock, electronic and occasionally symphonic metal / European metal (night wish, sonata Arctica, dream theater). Mostly jazz though, vocal and instrumental. 

Trying to decide between getting the Wilson audio yvette, ( Sasha is too expensive and Sabrina's don't deliver enough) and Focal Sopra 3. Though I can wait a few years and get the Sasha then second hand.

I won't be considering other brands since I already did that research run around. These two brands work best for me and synergize well with my inwall home theater speakers (origin d87s).

I will be powering them using a McIntosh mc452 /C2600 for 2 channel, mostly LPs (McIntosh mt10) and tidal streaming and a anthem 1120 for home theater. 

What you guys think? Go for the Yvettes, wait for the Sasha's or go for the focals? 

Thanks.


128x128mepstein10
Thanks for all the help. I found a great set of Sasha Daws for an amazing deal so I went with that.

enjoy the new Daw they are the best Wilsons we have heard in a long time. What will you be using for the rest of the system?


Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ
enjoy the new Daw they are the best Wilsons we have heard in a long time. What will you be using for the rest of the system?

McIntosh mc 452 for power
Preamp McIntosh c2600

Sources -
1) McIntosh mt10 with clearaudio talisman v2 cartridge
2) Sony Hapz1es with modwright truth mod 
3) McIntosh t450 transport
4) Allo one signature for tidal ( to be replaced by lumin or ayrender later)

I mostly use the turntable.

 A couple of years ago I was shopping for speakers and found myself at Paragon sight and sound and managed to listen to three sets of the smaller Wilson speakers all powered by Mac gear. I thought they all sounded very good. I didn’t like the B&W’s, the Sonus Faber’s I heard we’re pretty nice too. The best I heard we’re the Wilson Alexia 2’s with the D’Agostini amps and other very high end gear and cables in a great room. My budget was around 10k and I ended up buying Aerial 7t’s, because of the price, the sound and the look.