I went and listened to the Paradigm. The dealer did not have their full line available to demo, but had a good setup in my price range. I listened to the Reference Studio 60 front towers, Servo 15 subwoofer and a pair of their lower end Performance ADP surrounds. I did not have time to "tweek" their system to my prefs., but they sounded pretty good. A nice warm sound for music. I would like more highs and a bit more punch in bass for HT, but that may just be the setup at that store. I looked at Klipsch at another store and never listened to B&W which they also carried. I think the B&W may get a bit pricey, but I'll try and give them a listen this coming week.

Man, listening to speakers is a slow process when everyone is an hour + away.

Keep that speaker advice coming. I think I'm getting closer.