Paradigm or Monitor Audio's?? Any thoughts?

I would just get the Studio 40s - especially for a closeout price. The entire Paradigm Studio line is fantastic for the price - and I have tried several brands like B&W, Hales, Soliloquy, etc. I love my 100s to death. Good luck!

Agree with Aball. I've auditioned both and prefer the 40s. But, my tastes tend toward the smooth and neutral, maybe a tiny bit laid back. Both are good speakers. The Monitors are just a little brighter and forward. It's a matter of personal preference since any speaker is imperfect so you have to balance trade-offs. Good luck.

Paradigm and PSB are both wonderful values. Most of the Canadian speaker brands are not only first-rate, but have great price/performance ratios. I agree that the Paradigm Studio 40's will serve you well, particularly at a closeout price.

I recently auditioned Paradigm Studio 20s / B&W 603s / and ended up buying Quad 21Ls (would've got the 12Ls but got a great deal from www.canadianhifi.com on the 21s)

I was completely unimpressed by the Paradigms, the B&Ws were nice, the Quad's (11Ls / 12Ls / 21Ls) were all gorgeous.

I would highly recommend auditioning some Quad's if you get the chance I also am simply running the two fronts but (and i have run 2 channel in the past for dvd movies) I am not missing my center channel for DTS movies (DD movies a bit) I cannot believe how amazing these speakers are for dispersion and all dialogue is perfectly centered its incredible.

I picked up my gorgeous piano black 21Ls for $1200 CDN.... ;) (Ask for Rob @ Canadianhifi)

Hell, my girlfriend spent the day after the purchase telling her friends how much she loved my speakers (and she's not generally into that kind of stuff)

Those are my thoughts anyways.