Paradigm Monitors

[Fowl]

Ok Guys here it is, about 6 months ago I bought a pair of paradigm phantoms (floor standing) to replace the titans book shelves. To be honest I was never pleased with the sound of the phantoms, to see if I could get better sound I even went and bought a Behringer A500 amp to power them.

The sound improved somewhat but I still did not hit nirvana. So today and friend of mine came over and he love the phantoms, so I said why not buy them so he said "YEAH" So it’s a done deal.

I called up my paradigm dealer and told him I had US$800 to spend on a pair of floor standing speakers, he suggested the Monitor 7 for $550 and the 9 for U$800.

What would you guys suggest that get as a pair of floor standing that would go with my Paradigm CC170 front channel.

Does the Monitors 7’s sound good and if I opt for the Monitor 9’s are they really much better than the 7’s?

Let me know.

 

[blackfly]

Ok Guys here it is, about 6 months ago I bought a pair of paradigm phantoms (floor standing) to replace the titans book shelves. To be honest I was never pleased with the sound of the phantoms, to see if I could get better sound I even went and bought a Behringer A500 amp to power them.

The sound improved somewhat but I still did not hit nirvana. So today and friend of mine came over and he love the phantoms, so I said why not buy them so he said "YEAH" So it’s a done deal.

I called up my paradigm dealer and told him I had US$800 to spend on a pair of floor standing speakers, he suggested the Monitor 7 for $550 and the 9 for U$800.

What would you guys suggest that get as a pair of floor standing that would go with my Paradigm CC170 front channel.

Does the Monitors 7’s sound good and if I opt for the Monitor 9’s are they really much better than the 7’s?

Let me know.

Bro.

I actually have owned a set of Paradigm 9Se MkIII that are the predecessors of the monitor 9. They are excellent. I would spend the extra and get the 9 over the 7 as the bass will be a bit lower and the volume a bit better. I had the same choice when I bought mine and took the 9 just on the fact I was getting a bit more.

Not much difference in the high end (use the same tweeter) but the low end extention is worth it.

 

[Fowl]

Blackfly,

Thanks for the reply, I have another question. How is the head room on the monitor 9's. Would you believe me if I tell you that the titans has more head room that my plantoms.

I switched between them both for about an hour and I was astonished. I must admit though that the highs on the titans are harsh comparing to the phantoms.

 

[gchanjam]

From my listening the v.5 9's are much, much better speakers than the 7's. They have a much fuller sound and are much more dynamic so I say the 9's for sure and you are getting a great price on them anyways.

 

[brulaha]

Honestly, I'd step up to the paradigm studio 20's before spending a lot on their monitor line. I think their studio line is a HUGE step up from their monitor line. If you have a sub, it shouldn't be a big deal that they don't have the kind of bass you get from a tower speaker.

 

[nick1000000]

About your center channel...if you are listening to movies more than music I would definitely upgrade the center channel. The CC 390 would be a good fit with the monitor 7's or 9's.

 

[3db]

Ok Guys here it is, about 6 months ago I bought a pair of paradigm phantoms (floor standing) to replace the titans book shelves. To be honest I was never pleased with the sound of the phantoms, to see if I could get better sound I even went and bought a Behringer A500 amp to power them.

The sound improved somewhat but I still did not hit nirvana. So today and friend of mine came over and he love the phantoms, so I said why not buy them so he said "YEAH" So it’s a done deal.

I called up my paradigm dealer and told him I had US$800 to spend on a pair of floor standing speakers, he suggested the Monitor 7 for $550 and the 9 for U$800.

What would you guys suggest that get as a pair of floor standing that would go with my Paradigm CC170 front channel.

Does the Monitors 7’s sound good and if I opt for the Monitor 9’s are they really much better than the 7’s?

Let me know.

If you want to stay within the price bracket mentioned and looking for a better sound, I suggest you audition PSB's image series. In my opinion, its a better performing series than Paradigm's monitor series. If you want better, then PSB Imagae series, you need to step up into Paradigm's studio series.

 

[ParadigmDawg]

I would also look at the PSBs or a number of others before "upgrading" to the monitors.

The suggestion of moving up to the Studios is another good one. I paid around 1k for my 40's and I would suggest you have a listen to them and see if you can talk them down.