spiffy,
100% worth the money....i just did an a/b comparison between the two last weekend for my buddy....i had never heard the phantom....the 7's absolutely destroyed the phantom in every way, high end much clearer and pronounced, and the bass was much more solid...i was shocked with the difference...plus then you won't be worrying about upgrading anytime soon....on a side note, the cc370 that goes with the monitor line is absolutely amazing, i like it almost more than the 7's, just sounds amazing for multichannel audio. go for the monitor line, you won't regret it.