Originally posted by mkozlows:
I think it's far more accurate to say that you preferred the Paradigm Reference speakers to B&W Nautilus speakers. The difference in the speakers would totally and thoroughly overwhelm any possible different you'd get from the electronics.
That's very possible, especially since I didn't get to hear the Nautiluses with the previous electronics (older Spectral gear) to know if there were similarities. I haven't noticed the same sort of harshness from other B&W's (older B&W's used temporarily in my den), but even that doesn't rule out the B&W's as a significant contributor.