In this corner: Paradigm Cinema vs. PSB Alpha Intro vs Energy Take5.2 vs JBL NSP1 (1 Viewer)

[Jeff_Fitz]

I second Jeff Lam's comment on the upgrade to bookshelves being worth the money. Often the difference in price is very small.

A prime example of this is illustrated on the buyer's guide I linked to above. The Axiom Epic Mini uses small bookshelves for fronts instead of the satellites in the Epic Micro. There is a significant performance improvement and the MSRP for the whole package only jumps from $869 USD to $922 USD.

 

[Chris Hosfield]

Hey Everyone,

Thanks for all your help. I am starting to think about going with at least bookshelf speakers now. I listened to Mission M72, M702E and M73 and was quite impressed, especially with with the M702E towers, which seem to have a might better bass response than the M73's. I think I will have a budget of roughly $1000 canadian...so something like $550 for the mains (M702E's), $225 for the rears (M70's), and $225 for the center (???). I will probably skip out on the sub for the time being. Any suggestions?

Thanks again,

Chris

 

[Brian Burgoyne]

I was interested in the M series Mission myself, but have not had a chance to listen to them. How is the center channel? Is that the one that is kind of curved and hi-tech looking?

 

[Chris Hosfield]

Hi Brian,

Actually, the dealer I was at didn't have a great setup and I didn't get a chance to listen to the center channel. Next time I am calling ahead so that can get everything setup for me, and I will be going equipped with DVD and CD's. Sorry I couldn't be more help.

Chris