Originally Posted By: Ken.C
Yeah, I haven't heard any complaints about the VP180 other than that one guy with it installed in a console.


Okay, that's good to hear. I'm thinking more and more, given the price difference between the comparable Paradigms ($1,599.00 for the Studio CC-690 and $1,199.00 for Studio CC-690) that I'm better off going with the VP 180 and an amp for about the same price. I'm thinking this one:
http://emotiva.com/xpa3.shtm
and I would use it to drive the front three speakers cleanly and powerfully, and then let the system run the rest of the four surrounds and the sub until I can upgrade this fall to the Onkyo or Intregra A/V or Pre/Pro 11.2 setup.