anyone heard the v.3 Paradigm Studio yet?

Neither the Studio 20 or 40 v.2 are ported in the front. These are the only two bookshelf speakers in the Studio v.2 line. I would try to talk your wife out of putting any speaker in a bookshelf/wall unit. These speaker need to be on stands. I own a pair of the 40 v.2's. I think that you will need a sub to go with the 40's or 20's. I have not heard the v.3's but have read there are significant changes. The new line coming soon is called the Signature series. If you go to www.paradigm.ca there is a pretty lame intro that plays about the Signature series but has nothing of interest.

Our local dealer said he expects the v3 Paradigms to reduce sales of B&W CDM series.
Apparently, they're significantly better than v2 in some respects.

Personally, I'm interested in the new Paradigm Reference series, which will be competing directly with the B&W Nautilus series.(the current Studio series will be relegated to 2nd notch I guess)
No other info from the dealer yet, except the vague reference here.

I'm guessing they'll feature real wood veneers(studio v3 is vinyl-only AFAIK), more advanced tweeters(umm, how 'bout a high-end Paradigm with a copy of the VIFA ring radiator?!), and active amplification/electronic crossovers.

Bookshelf is a bad idea. Play around with placement and you will soon prove it to yourself. But with a wife.... BTW, the older Paradigms are probably getting discounted and I think they all have front ports. My 100.2 are fantastic.

I listened to them for a little while.They sound pretty good.If you are already a Paradigm fan you will love them.I don't think they will sound too good inside of a bookshelf. Even being front ported they need some room to breath in order to sound their best.

Good Luck!