With speaker buying, it is always good to listen to different speakers before buying -- speaker preferences are to some degree a matter of personal taste. If it is possible to demo NHT's and Paradigms locally, that would be the best bet. Having said that, both NHT and Paradigm make good speakers. I've been very happy with my Paradigm Reference speakers and a 950/750 combo.

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