Quote Originally Posted by AZHT
Currently I have Paradigm Monitor 9's, about 12 years old. I'm considering upgrading to the Paradigm Studio series. Would I lose a lot of midrange/bass going with a smaller, but superior speaker like a Studio 20 or 40?
Look I may not be the biggest Paradigm fan but losing a ton of volume capability and bass response is not exactly an upgrade is it? What are you looking for? You obviously like your speakers so it's understanable to look to Paradigm for un upgrade. Just make it count - I mean upgrade EVERYWHERE bass, treble, midband, life like music etc.

Do your Paradigms have the soft domes? If so the new ones may in fact irritate you a bit.

And when you spend MORE money don't assume that the speaker maker is king at all price levels. While I like X brand at one price range say fro 0-$300. I might think G brand is king from $300.00 - $700.00 and J brand is king from $3k-7k etc.

And contrary to what the other poster said you can in fact get bass from smaller speakers - it's costly but the Audio Note E for example is about half the size in volume of the Studio 100 uses just one 8 inch woofer and produces far superior bass response and bass depth - is far easier to drive is more dynamic and basically sounds better in every conceivable way. But it costs twice as much too.

Simply put there are always exceptions if you look hard enough. You will probably gain in sound throughout the midrange with the new Paradigms but you may very well miss having the bass response you currently get - and bass is tougher to give up once you're use to it than you might think.

The 100V2 is a very good sounding speaker and you might be able to find some on close-out as the new V3 models are out - or just wait until you can afford the 100V3.

And when you get to this price range look at other brands as well to be sure.