Wilson Sophia 3 vs Sabrina

I have auditioned the Sabrina's twice, once in a small show with Constellation amps and once at a dealers with quite a simple system of ARC LS17 and ARC Ref 75. On both occasions I was very impressed indeed and I am not a Wilson fan. On neither occasion were other Wilson Speakers available as a comparison, though Sasha's were in another room with different amps. They held together across the frequency spectrum, played loud, but at low volumes to, without the soundstage collapsing. In short they were excellent.

The Sabrina was very favourably reviewed in the UK magazine HiFi News. The reviewer suggested he could happily swap them for his Alexia's. He also said the sharp impedence drop to 2.4 at 146hz, made them unsuitable for tube amps. I have to say they sounded pretty good with the ARC REf 75's

I am in your situation to evolve my current speakers.
I heard Sabrina just two days ago and Sophia 3 two months ago, with my favourite music but in two different contexts, so I prefer to speak about emotions they gave me and not with audiophile therms...
For what I auditioned,in my opinion Sophia 3 is far better than Sabrina, and the difference in cost means there is no story for me.
But, my room is approx. 50 square meters and maybe the Sabrina will sound better in smaller rooms than the Sophia.
Good Luck!
Max

Not questioning Max's experience, but the first time I listened to the Sabrina's, was in a really large hotel conference suite. The system did not seem to have a problem filling the room with sound.

Precisely guys-

the Sabrina was built/designed to go into a smaller space then the Sophia/Sasha. Yes, both the Sasha & Sophia are better in a larger room, no doubt. All Wilson speakers do well w/ solid state and tubed gear. Keep me posted & Happy Listening!

Today I demoed both speakers side-by-side in smaller then optimal treated room with ARC gear connected with Transparent cables. Sabrina was positioned closer to rear wall sounding little heavy in mid-bass. Midrange sounded buttery smooth with highs detailed and airy. Sabrina handled vocals beautify, same time with all Wilson strengths; full-body sound with respectful dynamic. I tough Sophia3 will be even more overkill but since it was position more forward in my surprise bass was excellent. No boomy mid-bass with greater authority, speed, pitch and extension compare to Sabrina. Actually, Sophia3 sounded clearer throughout the spectrum with better resolution in mids and highs. Vocals lost warmth to some degree, but didn't sound cold. Same goes with tweeter; not harsh whatsoever, just with different character. I was so impressed with this set-up (witch I thought it's not possible in small size room) that I continue to listen Sophia3 few hours not desiring to switch back to Sabrina. I found both speakers are great, but Sophia3 is my choice so far.