Paradigm or Energy?????

i've been asking around..because i don't live close enough to a dealer to listen to ANY of these units...so until then...
i'm looking for front floorstanding speakers..with a price of no more than $850--i've heard a lot of good things about PARADIGM (monitor 7,phantom,legends--WHICH?), ENERGY (Connoisseur-7), and ACOUSTIC ENERGY (aegis)..
anyone with any experience or thoughts would be appreciated.
GFM