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B&W 805 or Monitor Audio Silver for Creek 5350SE?
Update: I finally bought the MA RS6s from a fellow Agoner last week (for a third of the price of 805n loudspeakers), and love them. I'd switched from Home Depot speaker wire to Anti-Cables a year ago, and was disappointed with the sound, so of cou... 
MonitorAudioSilverRS6 vs ParadigmReferenceStudio60
Thanks, J stereo! It's great to hear from someone who's heard both. I suspect that I'd be happier with the Paradigms - I'm nervous the RS6s might be bright, regardless of the Stereophile review with my 5350SE. However, as you say, the difference i... 
B&W 805 or Monitor Audio Silver for Creek 5350SE?
Thanks for the silver wire tip: I'd come to the same conclusion myself. As another speaker option, how about Dunlavy Audio Laboratories SC-IV loudspeakers? According to what I've read, they're pretty neutral, have decent bass, and they're in the s... 
Anyone had hum issue with Creek 5350se Integrated?
I have a 1920 3-story house and a 1st-generation Creek 5350SE, purchased this winter on AudiogoN. It developed an annoying hum last month after I upgraded my cd player from a Sony PS1 (which I never turned off) to a Marantz SA8001. My solution, di... 
B&W 805 or Monitor Audio Silver for Creek 5350SE?
Thank you, Stanwal and Ryder, for your input. I suspected that the B&W might be a better speaker for my tastes, but that glowing review for the RS6 (powered by the same Creek amp that I own) got my hopes up. Is anyone else out there running th...