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Upgrade for Paradigm Prestige 75F?

I've had a pair of Paradigm Prestige 75Fs for about 3 years now and I really like them.  Great detail, soundstage, bass and they look fantastic too.  However, I've always been irritated by the high midrange.  It seems a little harsh and nasal to me.  I listen to A LOT of jazz and I really notice it in saxophones.  There is a lack of body and warmth to the sound of the instrument no matter who is playing it.  It gets a little fatiguing especially at higher volumes

I'm wondering if folks have a recommendation of a speaker that retains the characteristics that I enjoy in the Paradigms but improve upon that upper midrange?  I wouldn't mind recommendations in a higher price-point as I don't mind buying pre-owned

My other equipment is a Peachtree Nova 300
Rega P3 with all groove tracer upgrades and an Apheta cart
Cambridge Audio CXC transport

thanks
adam8179

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gongli3
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   I would visit all the hifi shops you can and audition dark sounding British offerings perhaps like Spendor and let your ears be the judge. If you can, try to audition the speakers at home for a few days, if the shop allows that, since you want to hear them mated to your front end electronics. 

   It's good starting point to get recommendations, but in the end, you got to love it, and so since you seem to have very good ears, I would just try to hear as many speakers as I can, and go with the one that does it for you.

   I love my Paradigm Studio and don't have your particular complaint. I have mine mated with McIntosh front end, and they sound superb for my classical music ambitions.

   
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