Welcome!Take your time and listen to as many speakers as you can before making a choice.Dont limit yourself to one brand.Monitor Audio also makes some very nice sounding speakers .Ask yourself what you want soundwise,how loud you listen,size of room,trust your ears,make sure speakers are compatible with your room and rest of your system.Try to alieviate any major room issues before blaming equipment,,,tackling your room early on will save you a ton of money!And have fun!Ray
Paradigm Monitor series vs Studio series
I'm very new to this hobby so I don't want to go full force quite yet.I just recently started looking at speakers and went and listened to some Paradigm Monitor 9's.The dealer told me they were the new series and sounded great.I did inform him it was for 2 channel listening only.A few days later, at a hime and garden show, the same dealer had some home theater set-ups.I waited for a slow period and went over to talk to the guy. It wasn't the same guy I had talked to already, and he had a different opinion.He told me the Monitor Series was basically designed for home theater, I should look at the Studio series.Due to room issues, I started looking at the Studio 20 and 40.My concern is bass, and if the Monitor series is not a good choice for 2 channel.Any advice is appreciated.