Wilson Watt Puppy, which version?

Vdosc,

I personally would try to stretch a bit and get the W8. IMO it is smoother on the top end and has a more natural bottom end. it is a more coherent speaker.

If this is not possible then I would go W7. The Sopia 2 could also be a possibility but I have not had any experience with this speaker but I have read great things. I have auditioned the Sophia 1 and I would go W7 over Sophia 1.

One more thing. You may want to upgrade your CDP as the W7's will let you hear all of the good and bad of your upstream gear.

My biggest suggestion is that you try to by these speakers through an authorized dealer and and have them professionally installed. Proper instillation of these speakers is key and you most likely will not get optimum performance if you do it yourself

Bjbcab - With the better dealers you are absolutely correct about assistance in set-up. Though I know there are some dealers that don't do nearly as good of a job. If you talk to most dealers (assuming decent proximity), they are willing to perform this service for a fee. Just something to keep in mind.

Do the W8s still sell from the dealers? If you find a dealer that still has some, maybe you could get a good deal from them.

Well I doubt any dealer will stock prior W/P series speakers but they do have a customer base and from time to time their customers will want to trade up to another Wilson speaker. You would be helping facilitate this move. You may pay a premium to what you can find on the Gon but I think it would be well wort the investment.

Vdosc, where do you live?

If you want to stick to the ten figure go with the 7's. The eight's might be a little better but your going to pay $3 to 4g's more for them.

And yes some dealers get refurbished 7's and 8's for sale. You can even get a warranty and set up. Personaly I think the set up thing is over rated. You can do it yourself. And beside most rooms will dictate within a few feet where you will want to put them. I had the 6's and then bought the 7's from a dealer. they came and set them up and they were put exactly where I had the 6's. I did a little clap test and moved them around for a few hours and accomplished everything the dealer did without the expense.

Thank you for all your responses. I am very seriously researching The Sophia vrs. the WP 6 or 7 (again looking at used below 10K). I have an Audio Research VT100MKII. One of you said that the Sophia was easer to drive, but I see that the WP is more efficient (87db vrs 90 or 91). I could of course look at a bigger power amp but I am trying to keep the whole thing somewhat manageable :) Where as I like to occasionally "crank it" I mostly listen to music at lower comfortable levels, lot of late night listening. So it is important to have a speaker system that can play and sound full at lower volumes! I listen to a lot of classic rock (ie Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, etc. ) Thank you