B&W 7NT vs. Paradigm reference 80 for plinius mkII


I am building a simple low budget (its all relative I guess)system. I listen to mostly rock (radiohead, coldplay, dave matthews, david gray), acoutstic (greg brown, chris smithers), and occasional dance (moby).

Which speaker would be better. I am also considering getting a sub if need be.

Please help and tell me what your expereince is with either these two speakers.

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Showing 1 response by mraybeck

Another vote for the Paradigm's. I previously owned the 7SE's and have listened fairly extensively to the 7NT's - and the Paradigms were much more balanced overall. I share very similar music interests to you and let me tell you, as a guitar fanatic, the Paradigms do an excellent job, especially with electric guitar. The upper mids did not seem quite as refined as the B&W's, but the brightness of the B&W tweeter took the magic out of acoustic guitar at times (the 7NT's have improved on this somewhat). As always, the proof is in the ossicles, and both of these brands are relatively easy to find for audition. Good luck.