I auditioned a few different speakers today. First there was the Paradigm Studio20's..very nice..clean highs and excellent mids. LAcks punch, but of course its a mini-monitor. Also listened to B&W's 303 and 601's. Both were ok, but i think a little pricey for what you get. The Paradigms are a better value at $600 a pair.
I also had a chance to listen to Energy C3's with C1's. These were ok, I would compare them to Paradigms monitor series.
So as of right now the leading 3 systems is the Axiom set up, Paradigm ref. 20's and the totem dreamcatchers. I think the 2 receivers that I've liked are Pioneer Elite 42 and the Denon 1603 or maybe the 1803 when it comes out.
