The Sophias are easier to drive, a little less difficult to place and feature a more recent manifestation of the Wilson sound (i.e. greater vibrancy of tone with, perhaps, a bit less leading edge impact). They would be my preference.
The Sophias are more "sophisticated" with significantly less bass hump and an overall more refined presentation. If you want exhileraton then go for the WP's. Another way to think of it is - if you have a big room and want to fill it with big punchy bass then go for WP's otherwise Sophias will be a better choice..
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