Focal Sopra 2 vs Wilson Sophia 3

[JGlacken]

If you have compared these two, would you be good enough to describe the sound differences, the shortcomings and anything else that comes to mind please?

 

[KeithR]

I can't answer your question - but the Sophia 3 seems long in the tooth and probably will get revised soon with the new tweeter.

 

[Etunes]

If you have compared these two, would you be good enough to describe the sound differences, the shortcomings and anything else that comes to mind please?

Hi Jeff,

The Sophia 3 has been discontinued for what that's worth. I've had the Sasha 1 same tweeter and now own the Sopra 2. The Sopra's are easier to drive and sound more natural and less fatiguing to my ear's.

I prefer the Sopra's

 

[JGlacken]

Thank you E!

 

[Zero]

I'd take the Sopra's over any metal-domed Wilson speaker. On the flip side, I'd take any soft-dome Wilson over the Sopra - ironically for the same reason that Etune states.

 

[Etunes]

I'd take the Sopra's over any metal-domed Wilson speaker. On the flip side, I'd take any soft-dome Wilson over the Sopra - ironically for the same reason that Etune states.

Even Sabrina?

I auditioned both and Sopra won. Honestly it's hard to judge unless both are in my listening space.

 

[Zero]

Agreed. It's difficult to genuinely assess gear like this without a tremendous amount of first-hand experience to draw upon. That being said, I'd take a Sabrina over a Sopra.

It's not that the Sopra's are bad speakers. Far from it! The Sabrina simply appeals more to my personal bias. That, and I can't effing stand the tweeter in the Sopra. It's a has a very "Hey!! Look at me!! Look what I can do!!" kinda sound.

 

[Mikado463]

I can't effing stand the tweeter in the Sopra. It's a has a very "Hey!! Look at me!! Look what I can do!!" kinda sound.

Good point, anytime ANY driver calls attention to itself that's not a good thing, especially the tweeter. With that being said when I made my move away from di-poles I settled with Revel (Studio 2's), one of the most coherent 'box' speakers I've listened to.

 

[Anatta]

The Sopras should be positioned without any toe-in to avoid listening to the tweeter on axis as it has a peaky resonance above 16kHz; they'll sound more balanced firing straight ahead.