Add the cheaper Paradigm's and PSB's to the list, don't think either is bright, based on limited hearing of them or reviews.
Of the other recommendations, the Sound Dynamics RTS-3's would be my choice, and the B&W 302 a little less so, but still up there....
Of the other recommendations, the Sound Dynamics RTS-3's would be my choice, and the B&W 302 a little less so, but still up there....