GlennT;219568 Wrote: > I don't consider myself an audiophile, but even I believe I didn't spend > enough time auditioning speakers when I made my purchases. I just > couldn't wait any longer, and I'm still very happy with my decision. > The two shops I spent most of my time in were very accommodating and > let me sit and "soak" it all in. My decision was slightly complicated > by the fact that these were for a dual task rig for music and HT > purposes, and I had a Paradigm CC-270 center that I bought with very > little auditioning, but wanted to match. I even brought my center in > for comparisons. > > At any rate, I ended up with Paradigm Monitor 7 floorstanders v4. For > my novice ears, they do good justice to good music, while having good > range for movies. They're certainly good enough that I can find faults > I hadn't previously heard and breath life into music where I never > realized I was missing anything. The Studio 20 bookshelves would have > been just $100 or so more. My uncle has those, and they sound > absolutely fantastic. Besides the fact that I really wanted > floorstanders (looks + cats + curious newborn), they were just out of > my budget and I decided the 7s would be better for movies. My amp for > my sub died 6 months ago, and even I often forget it's missing at times > (music has always sounded better without it). But, the 20's are > certainly worth looking into if you can afford it. My uncle's are on > his dedicated 2 channel rig, without a sub, and he LOVES it. > > FYI, I'm running a Yamaha RX-V1300 behind those towers. > > Also, see if your dealer will allow you to take speakers home to > audition, once you've narrowed down your options of course. If not, > find out about their return policy. I believe most are pretty > forgiving, but once you buy from them, either their policy or your > conscious may dictate that your money stay there. My 7s sounded > completely different in our home, and were a little bright until I > found an arrangement (both the speakers and the furniture in the entire > room) that gave satisfactory results. That's a huge plus for Axiom, > though shipping is often a killer.
You might reconsider using a sub with your HT application as some of todays movie scores and especially added sound effects can be hard (even to the point of damage) on speakers designed for 2 channel listening. . -- haunyack Transporter -> B&K Reference 200.2 -> Vandersteen 3A Signature. (Listening room) RWA (Analog) SB3 -> Rotel RB 1070 -> B&W Matrix 805. (Bedroom) Fridgidare -> Mirror Pond pale ale -> easy chair w/remote -> irritated neighbors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37143 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
