I currently have a set of Paradigm Studio 40 v4 with a B&K Reference 200.2., 225wpc@8 ohms.I bought the amp used for $650.0 and the speakers were $1400.00 with stands and ixos cables. You can surely get them cheaper used. The studio's were a little harsh with the grills off and hooked up to my Carver amp. The B&K is a little more laid back (to me) and when I swapped my Carver pre amp for a B&K Reference 5 s2 it really calmed down. Better imaging than I had imagined. Of course my first system was audio feces, so I don't have much to compare my new gear to.I went to look at the Paradigm Monitor 9's, but the salesman actually said to me "save your money and get what you want, don't buy something you'll regret in 6 months". He spent 2 hours with me listening to cd's and swapping out speakers, turning sub's on and off, and just bs'ing with me.
need help in spending 1500 on an amp and speakers
Hi. I just came into some hobby money. I'm going nuts looking at all the combinations on the site. I'm running a AES tube preamp, kimber silverstreak interconnect, a new cambridge audio magidac with an old micromega transport. I'm looking to get a kick ass pair of monitors that were way out of my price range a couple of years ago and mate them to a big ss amp of least 150 watts. Again, the amp being one I could only dream of a few years ago. Any help from my fellow AudioGonners would be really appreciated. I have bought all my gear from this site over the last eight years and trust the advice given to me, so thank you.