VON SCHWEIKERT VR-1 OR PARADIGM STUDIO 20 V3

Merlin TSM-MM or MX ....You wont want to keep the Paradigms against these !

When you do upgrade, make sure it is a definite one, and not a side ways move. If you buy them used here on the audiogon or other places like the ebay, then you could resell them and not lose too much $ (incase it doesn't turn out to be a true upgrade...)

I am listening to the Studio towers with McIntosh gears, and, they sound good to me - liquid and transparent...

You know about all the good professional reviews they received, right?

I too would keep them. Sure there are better speakers out there, like the ones with scan speak woofers, but for the money, they are on the very top of what you can get (I would say - IMHO).

Also, they are pretty audiophile, and musical sounding and enjoyable, with the right gears.

Wow, 7 years since the question was asked. The OP has probably moved on by now.

Alf can finally go in with his life, thx to Gg3.