Making of Sophia Series 3

[amirm]

Good video in general on the process of creating a speaker using modern techniques:

 

[terryj]

hmm, curiosity made me go and look at a recently closed tab.

up to the third sophia already?? maybe I'm slow, but it was not that long ago it first made an appearance??

anyway, hope they managed (with all that computer modeling and testing) to improve on these measurements....http://www.soundstagenetwork.com/measurements/speakers/wilson_sophia_2/

how much are these puppies? (haha, little joke there) sorry, the predecessor does not seem that refined for what (I presume to be) a hefty amount of dosh.

no wonder there always seems to be a new model every year.

 

[amirm]

It is really well done as far as marketing material. Clearly professionally done given the high video fidelity.

Technically it is not all that great but a good introduction of people using both their ears and computers. What Harman does technically blows away anything they do by a huge mile. Their factory tour is more educational and fun than a trip to Disney when you are 12 .

 

[Nicholas Bedworth]

Sashas for half-price? Do they take credit cards?

These "conversational" videos are, in my view, a great way to "reach out" and establish a relationship with the consumer, keeping the discussion on message in the way that Dave prefers. He's certainly a seasoned (and successful) explorer in the wide, wild world of high-end audio.

Market conditions right now are however a bit odd. The MAXX3, Sophia 3 and Sasha all came out fairly recently. There are used MAXX 2s for sale at, say, $25K, while the Sasha is $27K list. And there's a pair of essentially new Sashas on Audiogon asking $20.5, 25% discount; probably a distressed sale. And it dos

The Wilson Sasha is priced about 10% less than the short-lived Watt Puppy 8 series (The WP line overall, according to reports, sold way over 10,000 pairs, which is pretty remarkable). However, it improves considerably upon the WP approach with new cabinet design, drivers, etc., which are shared with or derived from the MAXX3/X-2 class products.

Anyone with a pair of Sophias or Sashas is likely to be quite happy with the results Seems to me that the Sophia and Sasha represents somewhat of a new direction at Wilson: they've puting their latest technology right into the "entry level" of their range.

 

[Steve Williams]

not sure I would call the Sasha entry level.

 

[Nicholas Bedworth]

With respect to the rest of the world, definitely... Within the Wilson line, the Sasha is "just" 16% of the X-2s... today's lesson that a small portion of a large amount of money is still a large amount of money.

 

[Gregadd]

not sure I would call the Sasha entry level.

This entry level Wilson:

 

[Steve Williams]

Has anyone heard the Duettes?

For a shelf top speaker they arent too shabby

 

[Nicholas Bedworth]

I've heard them demo-ed by Dave Wilson, and they really are good in their intended role of being tucked into corners. For the ultimate den speaker, the Duette's are terrific. As Dan suggested, given the space, Sophias or Sashas will be a lot more satisfying and more adaptable.

 

[Gregadd]

Steve- I was not impressed. But the Sophia 3 was right next to them and they sucked too. When I went back the Sophia was in another room and sounded great.

 

[Nicholas Bedworth]

Nothing like the battlefield conditions at shows to make products sound poorly. In Wilson's room at CES, they had discreetly tweaked it... some acoustical pads here, careful positioning there, and the Duettes did their thing quite nicely.