Paradigm or Monitor Audio's?? Any thoughts?

A word of caution. The Paradigms like a good amp with lots of current. I have the Studio 100's v.2 and love them. Be aware that Paradigm has come out with the v.3 of the Studio line. If you do get them, get the real wood veneer - that is my biggest regret. If your amp is of more modest means then consider the PSB's. Although I haven't heard them I have heard that some of their line are well regarded and perhaps don't have the same amp needs as the Paradigms. Good luck. I might consider selling my 100v2's down the line and getting the v3's.

I made my decision I am going with the Paradigm 40's now for a receiver/Amp any suggestions? I listened to quite a few speakres and read about them. I have to say I didn't listen to the Quad's I sort of wished I did, but I don't know where to listen to them around here (Boston). For the money I liked the 40's better than the MA's however, I have read they are hard to drive and I have to maek that decision next.

Thanks for all the input.

hello, i have the studio 60's and am using a denon pma 2000ivr integrated amp that is rated at 80 watts but is high current it brings out goobs of bass from the 60's. give it a listen.

In your message you stated that you are going to add the center and backs later. From this I am assuming that you are interested in speakers for a home theater set-up? I am sure you will also be listening to music too. Anyway, I guess I am a rare breed over here on Audiogon (not much disscussion about MA) and I would say that I would go with the Monitor Audios. I started out with a pair of S8 about 1 year ago and then I purchased a pair of Gold reference 60 from MA. In my opinion these are fantastic speakers for their price. They are very easy to drive and work extremely well for both music and home theater. Some people feel that MA in general are bright. Maybe at first but after they have been burned in they sound fantastic especially if they are connected with a good pair of cables such as the Zu Cable Wax which I use. I am not sure that "bright" is the correct way to describe them. My opinion is that they are very detailed with a very tight bass response. When I was auditioning speakers I listened to the Paradigm Monitor series and the PSB stratus golds. In my opinion these speakers were not as revealing as the Monitor Audios I auditioned. I am not sure how much you want to spend but I would look here on Audiogon for Monitor Audio. If you want a bookself speaker you might want to look at the Gold Ref 10 and if you want a floor stander the S6 should work very nice or you could check out the Gold Ref20. Good luck

You might look into Anthem for your preamp/amp. They are the sister company to Paradigm. I think they are even made in the same building as Paradigm. When I got my Studio 40's I had a Yamaha receiver. There was much less bass when I got them home than when I auditioned them. (I did try several different speaker placements) I am still trying to decide what to upgrade my components to. I am thinking about Rotel, Outlaw Audio and NAD. Do you have a price range? Any space restrictions?