Help! Need $3000 Five Speaker recommendations (Don’t like my Klipsch RB81 II system)

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scattershot

Audioholic
So I'll put this out to anyone out there who has heard these speakers.

Does anyone know how

• PSB's Imagine and Synchrony series
http://www.psbspeakers.com/products/bookshelf-speakers/Imagine-B-Bookshelf
http://www.psbspeakers.com/products/bookshelf-speakers/Synchrony-Two-B
http://www.psbspeakers.com/products/bookshelf-speakers/Synchrony-One-B

compare to

•Paradigm's Signature and Studio series
http://www.paradigm.com/products/products-by-category/bookshelf/signature/signature-series/signature-s2
http://www.paradigm.com/products/products-by-category/bookshelf/paradigm-reference/studio-series/studio-20
http://www.paradigm.com/products/products-by-category/bookshelf/paradigm-reference/studio-series/studio-10

and any similar priced

• Tannoy speakers which I believe would be the Tannoy Definition DC8 Bookshelf:
http://www.tannoy.com/ResidentialSummary.aspx#&&2R+umSqJKymTK/d6oIUmusfzbjw3Lue1hhLdEl1gPDRRkHvNWIyabgUn+xa9H8nrgxJVxUOGjucQq33Vj4+8G7TwDqWZv+SondgvGfRV2Q10NNHa552nfHOyjazNldmC18AtwnVgeOz9tKP15JNXtQ==


(e.g. which company's speakers in the below price range is known to sound better musically while offering a warm and not bright type of sound?)

Someone I know may have access to PSB, Paradigm, and Tannoy's entire line of speakers and may be able to get me a significant deal on those 3 brands (and only those 3 brands) but I might not be able to hear them beforehand... (E.g. it would be a 'blind' purchase).

I am curious if anyone has a definitive opinion on the PSB, Paradigm, and Tannoys Bookshelfs in the $1000-$1500 MSRP (per pair) range which one's sound the best musically.

(Keeping in mind any low-end bass performance issues / deficiencies doesn't both me because they will be mated with a SVS PB13 Ultra so any bass deficiencies below 80 Hz doesn't concern me).

From what I've found by lurking other threads I think the PSB offers better "bang for buck" then the Paradigms (which are also VERY good) but I am curious as to what others think, and then Tannoy is a bit of a wild-card since I can't seem to find much information on them.

Thanks.
 
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scattershot

Audioholic
Please ignore the above message, I think that message is better served in its own thread:
http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/loudspeakers/76872-psb-imagine-synchrony-series-vs-paradigms-signature-studio-series-vs-tannoy.html#post839550

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this thread, all your shared information is appreciated.

If anyone feels like they should ad to this thread, let's keep the topic to what the subject is --- e.g. 5.0 system recommendations for around $3000 or similar price points so future thread lurkers can find some useful information.

(e.g. I should have left the general comparisons of different brands to a different thread)

Thanks guys!
 
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