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    Question Anyone A/B Paradigm Studio 20 against B&W 705??

    I'm in the market for a new system, preferably a bookshelf/sub combo, and have 2 sets of speakers I want to audition. The only problem is that both of the speakers mentioned above are at seperate dealers. I haven't heard the B&W's yet but heard their bigger brothers the 703's. They seemed to disappear quite well but were a little too forward in the midrange for my taste. They weren't honky or nasal they just sound well...very flat through the midrange. I listen to a lot of classical music and like the midrange just a wee bit recessed. I currently own the Paradigm Monitor 7's and while I love what they have done for $550.00/pair I paid for them I'd like better performance even if I need to spend around $2,500 for a good bookshelf and sub combo. My question is this. Do the B&W's sound less boxy to me because the tweeter isn't in the box but a sepereate enclosure? I have these cheapy Cambridge Soundworks speakers for my pc that have a great "openess" and non-boxiness to them and the only reason I can imagine that is is because theyre little tiny cubes reproducing only the high frequencies. I've heard some of Paradigm's bigger Studio brethren including the behemoth Studio 100 v3's. While they were ok to me they still sounded "confused" or "boxy" I guess is the best way to explain it. Anyways my main question was how does the Studio 20 fair againts the 705? Thanks for any info. The 20's are $800/pair compared to the price of the $1,500/pair 705's however. Am I comparing apples to oranges?
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