JMLab Utopia and Watt/Puppy 7.0 Comparsion

I beg to differ slightly. My Wilson experience tallies with Jtinn's on all accounts. But I have heard the Utopia come alive with YBA Passion electronics. The latter are surely not a unique choice... but the speakers lost the lifeless precision (as Jtinn notes) and started dancing.
Only, I wasn't emotionally transported by the music either of these speakers produced -- objectively excellent as they may be, and there's no doubt in my mind that they are top-class...
Note: the room was large in both cases, there were dedicated lines, transparent & valhalla cables, I usually judge by classical, the Wilson electronics were the big Krells (pre + 500-600? never remember).

me too,i would highly suggest the watt/puppies(by a wide margin)

I am biased I live with Utopias but I auditioned both the watts and JM before buying.The wilsons are very dynamic and"spectacular" but I found them irritating and causing fatigue.The Utopia I auditioned with Boulder amps sounded great. I now drive them with the GryphonSignature Antileon and they are alive dynamic and provide a very rich non fatiguing sound.I listen to primarily classical music.

I never heard the Puppy 7 but heard the previous model... The sound was VERY dynamic (very in your face sound) but I couldn't listen to them for more than 30 minutes at a time... In my opinion, the puppies are very fatiguing. On the other hand, the Utopias were more delicate. They sounded more laid back (compared to the Wilsons). I auditionned both speaker sets with the same equipment (Classe Omega amplification with Wadia 861X CDP).

I guess it comes down to which coloration you prefer.

If I had a choice, I would go for the Utopias.

Note: I don't own any of this equipment...