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I had a few drinks and bought some speakers, I've now sobered up

Ok, so I purchased some Sopra 2's two weeks back and was throughly excited to own them. They came in a few days ago and look just beautiful. The problem is, I don't feel like sonically they are that much "better" than my 1028's. Visually I'd take the Sopra's any day. Sonically they sound good but:

 Sopra 2's sound (too) laid back compared to the 1028. I'm honestly perfering the 1028's as they have snap and feel a little more in your face. The higher mid bass frequencies feel better blended with the upper frequencies. 

The upper frequencies did feel harsh at first but settle down and some placement helped satisfy that. But it still it doesn't feel blended. The top frequencies are more clear and the mid bass is more pronounced and clear, but not as blended. 

I'm listening to punk, classic rock and experiential music and feel the 1028 is the better performer. I feel wrong for saying it, but it's true. Any help or advice or are these to be put up for sale as I'm expecting?

(Gear: PL Dialogue Premium pre/power, Clearaudio Concept Wood, Hana EH, Musical Surroundings Nova III, nice cables. 13x9 small bedroom with first reflection treatment)
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j-wall OP
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@karl_desch have you heard the analog mastering pressing? It's pretty damn hifi if you ask me! 

I upgraded to Audioquest Robin Hood Zero so we'll see how they do when they get here. I've been experimenting with less whiskey and toe in and I think I'm happy with where they are headed. I will say these have less to do with break in and more to do with settling in as they werent brand brand new. 
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Yeah that's what sucks about drinking at home alone.But at least you bought new Speakers. You could of been in a bar listening to music or at a concert. God for bid, driven home drunk and wiped out your car or your life.
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I have the AAA vinyl of Loveless and it is wonderful.  Using familiar recordings is a great way to gauge changes in your systems sound. I think I was trying to subtly advocate for recordings that might be a better way to hear the improvements in your new (used) Sopras. My bias is to use recordings of unamplified music as well as old favorites.

The AQ Robin Hood's are fantastic, an excellent choice.
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j-wall OP
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@karl_desch I definitely know what you meant. I for once got to call alternative music high fidelity so I just wanted to capitalize on the situation! I should probably try familiar music from here on out. 

I have Rocket 88 on loan right now and the Robin Hood's on order. There isn't much info on the Robin Hood in the forum, Rocket 88 and William Tell have decent info on them, but the WT were too expensive so I'm taking a leap of faith with the RH. 


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And I'm happy that there are audionerds like you and me that listen to interesting music, not just the typical hifi demo discs. 

They are similar speaker cables.  I use William Tells and have listened to the Robin Hoods too.  Both are probably better than AQ's older and more expensive speaker cables!
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