I just got a pair of 3i and a pair of 5i and a 10i are on their way. Before I got them I when and auditioned about 2dz speakers including, b&w, revel, genesis, paradigm, psb, mission, mirage and nht. Out of all of these speakers I got the ma. They were not the best speakers I heard. The b&w cm series and the revel were slightly better. However they are not worth 3-4 times the price of the ma. The ma speakers are not bright at all. They were the most lay back of all the speakers I heard. They are very neutral speakers. I really liked the revel but couldn't get myself to spend 2G on a pair of bookselfs.
Having said all that you still have to listen to the speakers yourself. Speakers reviews are 99% subjective. All the speakers I auditioned got good reviews. Especially the paradigms. I heard the monitor series and think they are just horrible. The refence series aren't bad but for the money better speakers can be had. However many people like them. Just go and listen first. My .02, peace.
Stan
Having said all that you still have to listen to the speakers yourself. Speakers reviews are 99% subjective. All the speakers I auditioned got good reviews. Especially the paradigms. I heard the monitor series and think they are just horrible. The refence series aren't bad but for the money better speakers can be had. However many people like them. Just go and listen first. My .02, peace.
Stan