Quote Originally Posted by audio_dude
i can hardly agree with you kex, I have a pair of atoms, and they are not bright whatsoever, I listened to many speakers, and none of them sounded too bright...

energy brand speakers sound WAY bright, thats what pursuaded me not to buy 'em

IMO, give paradigm a listen to see if you like em, you'll be happy you did!
There's a difference between "bright" and "too bright". I actually like the "brightness" and I don't use that words as a negative discription at all. It just is what it is. And of course, that's relative to other speakers. Paradigm is known for being towards the bright side of the spectrum. They may not sound bright to you depending on your hearing characteristics, but on that note, most other speakers would sound less lively in the highs to you.

Some people like bright, some people don't.

Interesting what you said about Energy - they sound very similar to Paradigm to these ears.