I need to pick up a pair of speakers for music only and I am looking at two options:

Currently I am running Def Tech 2002TLs in my home theater and I enjoy them very much. I was considering moving the 2002s upstairs for the music and purchasing a set of Def Tech 7001SCs or 7002s to replace them. My theater speakers are run from my 950/7100 combo.

The other option is to leave the 2002s in my theater and pick up a pair of mint Paradigm Studio 100's (v3 I think) for $1000 from a friend. They are a couple years old, in perfect condition and still have some warranty left. They will be supplemented by a Velodyne sub. Unfortunately, I don't know too much about the Paradigms.

The room where the music will be located is large and fairly echo-y (is that even a word?), kind of a loft-style room with wood floors. The two-channel speakers will run off of a Denon receiver mated to a pair of Outlaw 200's. These speakers will be used primarily for parties and entertaining.

Any thoughts and opinions would be appreciated!

Thanks!

Brian

The Paradigm Studio 100's will be the v2 models - the v3's have only been out for a year or less now. I've been running v2 Paradigm Studios for several years now (Studio 60's, a smaller version of the 100's) and think very highly of them. If I remember correctly, the Studio 100's had a list price around $2400/pair, so you'd be getting a pretty decent deal on those used ones. Give 'em a listen, you might find them to your liking.

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