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Paradigm or B&W?

I am thinking of upgrading my speakers. I currently have a pair of Paradigm Studio 40, v.3. I use a Musical Fidelity a3.2 integrated amp with the a3.2cd player. I am thinking of the Paradigm S4 or B&W Signature 805. My room is 18 x 12. I listened to the S4's with Macintosh amplification. They were a noticeable improvement above the Studio 40's. I am going to listen to the B&W's when I travel to Chicago in early April.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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I first owned a Musical Fidelity A3 integrated amp and then upgraded to a A300 CR power amp and CD PRE 24 preamp/cd player. In the Musical Fidelity progression of integrated amps ... from the A300 to A3 to A3.2 ... the A3.2 is noticeably the brightest sounding of the three. I find that both the B&W's and the Paradigms can be bright sounding, so I would look to audition the speakers with a Musical Fidelity A3.2 amp and rule out a potentially too bright combination.

Regards, Rich
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