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Paradigm Studio 60 vs. PSB stratus silver i

I am about to upgrade my 11-year-old PSB 500 speakers to provide (hopefully) more refined treble, better imaging and tighter bass. I am looking for opinions on two the models above. Because of the limited number of audio shops in my area, it is difficult for me to find speakers to audition. My room size is 16' x 20' and fronts of the speakers can be 30" max from back wall. I listen to jazz music primarily. The rest of my gear has been upgraded within the last year:
NAD C370 integrated amp (120W, high current)
Marantz st6000 tuner
Sony CDP-CA70ES CD changer
Van den Hul D-102 III hybrid interconects
Kimber 4pr cables

One concern I have is whether my amp will have enough power to drive these speakers. Thanks for your help.
9hcp

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wizard454
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Hello 9hcp,
I'm currently running the 60v2's using a 10 year old NAD7100 receiver at 50wpc. At 50wpc the speakers do at times seem to want more juice and I have been told that they would in fact do better with more "clean" power. If your going to feed them 120wpc you should be pretty happy with them. I sure have been happy with mine so far. One thing to beware of with the Paradigms, they will not sound great right out of the box. These take time, lots of time, 3 months of normal listening should do it. They will start to sound better after about 100 hours and will continue to get better for awhile after that.
If your going for the new V3's you would be even happier I'd think.
Good luck and happy listening
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