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Wilson Sofia 2 vs marten dajango L

I have narrowed my selection to the two speakers Wilson Sofia 2 vs marten django.  I currently run all mcintosh mc 500 amps and I also need a speaker where I can match with a center speaker . I haven't heard any Martens speakers so how will they compare to the wilsons ? My room is 14 x 20 stereo/home theater room....I listen from acoustic rock to Pearl Jam mostly from my VPI turntable ....any input would help before I pull the trigger budget around 5k give or take .....thank you
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georgehifi
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http://www.stereophile.com/images/912marten.fig1.jpg

http://www.stereophile.com/images/211Wilfig01.jpg

They are both very hard to drive in the bass with impedance and -phase angle for a transformer coupled amp as the MC500, it will work but you may not get what they’re "really" capable of in this area.

Cheers George
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Easy. Stay well away from Marten ceramic drivers (accuton I believe). Get the Wilson. The sound of the Wilson Sophia 2 is extremely realistic - especially in the all important mid range.

Ceramic or rigid drivers suffer from the "ring like a bell" issue - lots of unrelated harmonics. Think about it - a drum set has cymbals - thin round rigid discs of hard metal - they sound great and have a long sustain with a multitude of vibrations after the initial hit - do you really think a cymbal would make a great speaker driver????
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Easy. Stay well away from Marten ceramic drivers (accuton I believe). Get the Wilson.

 IMO,bad advise.Marten makes an extremely sophisticated speaker and the accuton driver is again IMO considered on the upper end of driver manufactures..having said that I don't think your amp choice is a good match with either.I would find the speaker you like and match the amp with it,Certainly not what your attempting to do

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