Thanks for all the replies guys!!

I cant go with maggies my wife would kill me!

Tekdredger thanks for the link to the review, I missed that one. Nice to know I am not off my rocker to consider the Beta line.

Jason J you bring up a good point about the Paradigm's! I have heard the studio 100's and LOVE them but they are out of my price range. But you made me revisit investigating Paradigms and I realized I have overlooked the monitor line! I have discovered that the Monitor line is in my price range at about $900 for the 11's and $750 for the 9's, so now I will need to give them a try!

Since you live in NY do you know any place in northern NJ other than 6th ave electronics that carries them, I don't want to go to them I had problems with that chain in the past!

Dirty:

I'd have to agree with you about 6th Ave Electronics. I won't go into details, but let's just say I won't be shopping there again. 8-)

As for the Maggies, yeah my wife was a bit "overwhelmed" with the size at first. UNTIL...she bought some concert DVD of a couple of Irish women doing an Enya-esque concert singing traditional Celtic songs and such. She sat down to watch and after a few minutes her mouth just began to drop. Before, she used to just abandon the area when I hunkered down with some music to listen while the kids were at school. Now she makes a pot of tea, a couple of snacks and sits down next to me. 8-)

Cheers,

www.paradigm.com

Go to the website and find an authorized dealer. The higher initial cost over some of the chains will pay dividends in better service and warranty.

I worked for Sound City on 45th street in Manhattan. They don't have a great showroom for listening but they are very knowledgeable salesmen with great Paradigm contacts. They will work with you as much as Paradigm allows them to.

Are they related to the Sound City in Denville, NJ?

I went to the Sound City in Denville to checkout a demo Anthem PVA 7 about a year ago, and really liked the guys there! I couldnt pull the trigger on the amp because I was still leaning toward outlaw(by taking so long to decide I missed the Anthem and ended up with the 990/7100 combo)

I didnt realize they carried Paradigm speakers, they did have Infinity and Monitor Audio speakers from what I remember. I also recall they had sunfire subs and electronics, which I was drooling over.

When I go the paradigm site and type in my zip code all that comes up is 6th ave electronics, they have 2 stores within 4 miles of my house.
I went there today to test the monitor 11's but they dont have them on display just the monitor 9's so I left.

Thanks for the info Jason J I will give them a try

Actually, I believe it's a different company. "Sound City" is such a common name that a company can't trademark it. Good luck trying to find the speakers you want to listen to set up in a store. Retailers only have limited floor space, plus you have no idea with the electronics behind it. If you're nice, dealers can sometimes work out a deal for you to get an in home trail. Hey, it never hurts to ask.

Thanks Jason J I found the "sound city" that you are talking of. I work on 34th st and will try to get over there and check them out!!