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That's what I told HIM when he asked if I wanted to audition a pair of Diluceos back when I bought mine...:D "If I listen to those, I will want them and never be satisfied until I can afford them..."

Did you notice the new towers? http://www.gr-research.com/kits/ob-5.shtm http://www.gr-research.com/kits/ob-7.shtm

Looks like a nice setup to me. IMO, you will get diffusion from the RSs but still having it be a single source, it would still be somewhat directional. I'm not sold on no center. I like having 3 identical speakers across the front.

I haven't heard the RSs, but I had A/V-1s for a while for surrounds and I was very happy with them. I have all A/V-2s now. The RSs work by firing upward, so it will depend on your room if the will work for you as rears. I don't really have a rear wall, amd tje ceiling is sloped, so I can't use...

I've owned the 5s too, and had 20s and 40s in my room. The 20s with plenty of power will give the 5s a run for their money :) They aren't as sensitive, but they can handle more power.

His room is approx 30x40 with 10ft ceilings (kitchen, dining, living area all one big open room). They don't have the kick that a larger speaker would in this room, but I was honestly surprised at how good they sounded - I recommended 40s at least to him, but he went with the 20s + 470 for size...

My friend has 20s in a MASSIVE room, and with a sub, they do fine. He is however, powering them with a Marantz 9300V (140wpc).

Make sure you spend time tweaking the placement of the speakers relative to you, as that can play a HUGE role as well.

There are much better stands than what Paradigm offers for less than what Paradigm dealers rake you for.... DEFINITELY the stands they offer for the Studio line are not worth the price IMO. With the Monitor line, I can see stands being a factor (5s vs 7s), but not the Studios.

They don't sound better than the 20s, but they ARE more sensitive and do extend a little lower, so they far more easily fill a room than the 20s do. Given a choice, I would go with the 40s every time if it was a medium to large room. 20s with a good sub is still a formidable combo too though...