Hello everyone,
I have spent several nights reading most every post on this forum (have the red eyes to prove it <grin>) and have a few questions that I could not find answered. Thanks for all those informational post!
I am replacing a crappy low powered Yamaha receiver and Polk Audio RT55 speakers. On the A/V receiver side I have done all my analysis homework and have decided I am going to go with the Marantz 8002 A/V receiver. This one here:
http://us.marantz.com/Products/2204.aspI live in Houston Texas and have been auditioning speakers, such as Monitor Audios, Vienna Acoustics, Vanderstines <sp>, Klipsch and Paradigms Studio 20s and 40s. Of all these I liked the sound of the Studios 40's best.... but due to a WAF, I will need to find something more like the Studio 20s. The Studio 20 sounded pretty good and if I had to go purchase something from a store tonight, I'd go with those. From the reading I've done, I am certain all of you would say the 1801bs would blow away the Studios 20s.
1st question, could someone describe how the 1801bs would sound in direct comparison with the Paradigm Studio 20s?
2nd question - is the Marantz up to the task for these speakers?
I am not after stratosphere performance with separate amps, mono blocks or tubes....just looking for something as high performance I can get out of the A/V receiver line with quality speakers. My source gear is not the greatest, Sony PS3 for CDs and streaming WAVE files. My wife an I listen to POP, Jazz, Rock, Alternative and some Christian Contemporary on Sunday.
Just to let you know where I am going, later I plan to add some Murphy CAOW1s for a surround sound system a maybe a sub or two.
Thanks again, Greg