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Old 08-29-2018, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by jakegt3 View Post
I have the Sopra 3's and drive them with the ARC Reference 150 (150W/channel). It works wonderfully in a 24x14 foot room but I would not skimp on power. The Sopra's can project a big, wide, deep soundstage with a lot of weight behind it and that takes power.

I chose the Sopra 3's over the 802D3 because I thought it was a more musical, emotionally engaging speaker, at least for classical music which is what I listen to 90% of the time. I would characterize the B&W's as more clinical and cooler sounding but with outstanding bass response. To my ears the Sopra 3's sounded more coherent and transparent, with superior soundstaging.
I generally prefer warmer myself. How sensitive are Sopras to room placement ? Thats my big concern because I have no wiggle room .
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