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Andrea
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Beethoven: Violin Sonata, Op. 96 – Enescu: Violin Sonata, Op. 25 / Wilson Sasha V https://www.wilsonaudio.com/wilson-audiophile-recordings/08-01-2013-beethoven-and-enescu https://www.wilsonaudio.com/products/sasha/sasha-v
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matthewb
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sasha v are excellent loudspeakers, second only to alexia v as the "can fit in a normal domestic space but still high-performance" category
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Andrea
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They should be as big as the B&W 801 D4, and I think the tweeter's sound signature is more similar to Focal, many say it's bright and aggressive.
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matthewb
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yes, very similar in dimensions and weight. Sasha V uses silk dome tweeters and overall are voiced very differently than B&W, though. both are punchy/dynamic but B&W is way brighter and lit up in the treble.
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Andrea
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B&W 801 are my dream speakers, I hope to hear them someday. Now they are out of my budget 😆 but maybe I could look the vintage model from the early '2000s, which are still in use in some studios like Stockfisch.
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matthewb
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what do you like in particular about the B&W 801?
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Andrea
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I really like the head and the separate tweeter above. I wonder how the flagship Focal model sounds, since the consumer hi-fi models use horn-loaded tweeters, which I fear might color the sound, whereas the studio models do not. I guess the horn-loaded design is meant to provide wider treble dispersion in the room, so you don’t have to sit exactly in the sweet spot, at expenses of less accuracy.
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matthewb
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I've heard Sopra 2 and 3, a couple Utopia models as well. wouldn't describe them as coloured really. if anything they are just too bright i.e. not enough low-end to balance out the sparkly highs. B&W is better in this respect imo. even though Sopra and Utopia use beryllium tweeters, I personally much prefer Rockport's implementation which is darker and more natural to my ears.
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Andrea
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Some people say the same about B&W. I think I must try or listen somewhere to decide if I like more B&W or Focal implementation. I would prefer something closer to the tonality of my current headphones. Focal say their headphones are similar in tonality to their speakers, so I should not be disappointed.
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