My setup is all Paradigm, monitor 7's, cc350, and monitor 3's for the rear. I have had them for years; the only thing that gets updated is my receivers. I am yet to go into an audio shop and sit down in a room and hear something in the same price range that will make me switch or make me get rid of the old monitors. It is a matter of opinion and what your ears find to be pleasant, same as taste in women. I don't care so much for looks, as long as they CAN get down. Some just want the name B&W with pretty wood, blond hair, and that