I don’t have the experience of Dave and Troy, I just want to comment on the Montis. I have heard others also say that they do not have great dynamics, but unless dynamics are really important to you, they will probably be good enough. They will not flap your pants legs when there’s a big bam in the music.
If you have to place them really close to the front wall the dipole pattern would probably be a problem but if you can get the panels out about 3 feet you should be OK. You can also experiment with diffusion panels behind them. I tried absorption and it deadened the sound. Box speakers radiate sound 360 degrees around themselves so you will also have to deal with room interactions with boxes.
The Montis is a very transparent and resolving speaker. It will let you know how good or bad your electronics and recordings are. It throws a big soundstage completely free of the speakers themselves. I don’t know how they compare with the Paradigms in that respect, but they do that better than most box speakers. Maybe Dave or Troy can tell you how they compare to box speakers in that area.
The Montis is very coherent. I have listened to cellos and clarinets go back and forth over the crossover point (it’s about in the middle of their ranges) and could not hear any change in the sound. I’m sure somebody can though.
That’s my experience. I think the Montis is a really good speaker but I can’t say how it compares with the many other good speakers out there.
If you have to place them really close to the front wall the dipole pattern would probably be a problem but if you can get the panels out about 3 feet you should be OK. You can also experiment with diffusion panels behind them. I tried absorption and it deadened the sound. Box speakers radiate sound 360 degrees around themselves so you will also have to deal with room interactions with boxes.
The Montis is a very transparent and resolving speaker. It will let you know how good or bad your electronics and recordings are. It throws a big soundstage completely free of the speakers themselves. I don’t know how they compare with the Paradigms in that respect, but they do that better than most box speakers. Maybe Dave or Troy can tell you how they compare to box speakers in that area.
The Montis is very coherent. I have listened to cellos and clarinets go back and forth over the crossover point (it’s about in the middle of their ranges) and could not hear any change in the sound. I’m sure somebody can though.
That’s my experience. I think the Montis is a really good speaker but I can’t say how it compares with the many other good speakers out there.