Focal Sopra no.2 vs Audio Physic Codex

[Axo1989]

Borrensen/Raidho and Aavik are all ‘high end’ in that sphere aesthetics often are more important than actual sound quality.
I couldn’t find any measurements for Borrensen but this is pretty poor especially considering the price.
Don’t the Aaviks use a class-d module, a Boxem amp is almost certainly as good if not better .

If you send me that Aavik, I'll send you a Boxem—bottom of the range in each case, so not the Arthur which looks rather nice, instead the new one, which is [no, our friend Fred is an elegant gentleman, I'm not going to type my opinion of the new aesthetic—I appreciate the cooling function though, perhaps it will grow on me]. But I'll trade aesthetics/haptics/industrial design for inaudible signal reproduction metrics most days.

 

[Svend P]

Borrensen/Raidho and Aavik are all ‘high end’ in that sphere aesthetics often are more important than actual sound quality.
I couldn’t find any measurements for Borrensen but this is pretty poor especially considering the price.
Don’t the Aaviks use a class-d module, a Boxem amp is almost certainly as good if not better .
Raidho TD3.8 loudspeaker Measurements.

Raidho TD3.8 loudspeaker Measurements

Sidebar 3: Measurements

www.stereophile.com

Keith

Apparently Aavik just use Pascal modules directly

McIntosh MC462 Stereo Amplifier Review (by ErinsAudioCorner.com)

It is 0.0014%. It is excellent re power capability, gain and input impedance. :)

www.audiosciencereview.com

 

[Purité Audio]

Yes like so much ‘high end’ you are buying a nice case and you hope at least reasonable performance.
Keith

 

[swindler]

I just like what I hear, not what the measurement graph says, and I know the Borresens don't measure very well, but everyone loves the sound of the Borresens. I can say the same about the B&W 800 series, most people like the b&w sound.

Before the Aavik, I had a Marantz PM-Ki Ruby + Pontus 2 12th Dac + Gaia DDC, and I like the sound of the Aavik much more than the sound of the components listed above. By the way, I bought an Aavik with a DAC and Phono for 4K, who didn’t buy this amplifier for this price?
I bought Borresen x3 for 8k (new).

I don't think I paid for luxury components, I primarily paid for the sound.

Eldar.

 

[Svend P]

Acording to Harman research, people prefer a flat response. And amplifiers all sound the same. You haven't read much on this site, have you?

 

[Purité Audio]

I just like what I hear, not what the measurement graph says, and I know the Borresens don't measure very well, but everyone loves the sound of the Borresens. I can say the same about the B&W 800 series, most people like the b&w sound.

Before the Aavik, I had a Marantz PM-Ki Ruby + Pontus 2 12th Dac + Gaia DDC, and I like the sound of the Aavik much more than the sound of the components listed above. By the way, I bought an Aavik with a DAC and Phono for 4K, who didn’t buy this amplifier for this price?
I bought Borresen x3 for 8k (new).

I don't think I paid for luxury components, I primarily paid for the sound.

Eldar.

As long as you are happy that is the important thing.
Keith

 

[JustJones]

Glad you like them. Two 4.5 inch bass drivers and it looks like 3 ports?

 

[Axo1989]

Acording to Harman research, people prefer a flat response. And amplifiers all sound the same. You haven't read much on this site, have you?
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None of those familiar preference curves are flat. Smooth, maybe, but not flat, certainly.

 

[hlinden]

Old thread so sorry for the bump. Just found this and thought I'd post my own opinions.

Having auditioned the Sopra No. 2 at home and now I own the Audio Physics Midex 2 I have to say the Midex' are the better speaker.

The Sopras are good but I never really got along with the highs, it felt sharper in a normal listening room than the curve suggests. Obviously this could be my room at work but I've got a fairly well managed room and tried them in various positions.

The AP Midex' are also on the brighter side but tend to work better in my room, the soundstage is simply "just there" and the sounds is easier and feels more realistic.
Listening to Dire Straits - Private Investigations, it's a much more realistic guitar and drum experience towards the end of the track, not sharp or tense.

Build quality is truly amazing on both, with a small advantage to Focal.

N.B. This is a solely subjective experience, with my memory of Sopra being about 6 months old and the AP recent.