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<blockquote data-quote="joetama" data-source="post: 2423331" data-attributes="member: 564641"><p>Well bookshelves have their things that floor standers don&#039;t.&nbsp; Some guys who run tubes have to have the bookshelves because they are much more efficient than a 3-way floor standing model.&nbsp; They also, usually are much cheaper and take much less space.&nbsp; I personally would have to say, however, I have never heard a good 2-way design that could truly keep up with a good 3-way design.&nbsp; The separation of frequencies over certain drivers increases clarity but makes phasing and time alignment much more difficult, you can also get smearing if the cross-over isn&#039;t done just right.&nbsp; So there is a trade off.&nbsp; Again it all comes down to what you ears like.&nbsp; Paradigm is good, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t see how you say a Studio 20/40/60/100 competes with the 700 series.&nbsp; Maybe the lower end 600’s and defiantly the 300’s but the CM series up are much better speakers.&nbsp; For Christ sake the most advanced technological thing they got is Ferro-Fluid dampening and cooling, which they put in their mid-range too??????&nbsp; Their sound and build reminds me of a weird cross between Klipsch and Krell, and boo to both of those.&nbsp; I would put them into the lower Focal range too.&nbsp; But, some poeple swear focal sounds better than B&amp;amp;W but put the two speakers side by side and you can hear a BIG difference and it isn&#039;t a good one for the Focals.&nbsp; But, I’m done arguing this…. Just go out and buy whatever sounds good to you and don’t listen to a word me or anyone else says to you.&nbsp; Who knows BOSE might sound fantastic to you?????</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="joetama, post: 2423331, member: 564641"] Well bookshelves have their things that floor standers don't. Some guys who run tubes have to have the bookshelves because they are much more efficient than a 3-way floor standing model. They also, usually are much cheaper and take much less space. I personally would have to say, however, I have never heard a good 2-way design that could truly keep up with a good 3-way design. The separation of frequencies over certain drivers increases clarity but makes phasing and time alignment much more difficult, you can also get smearing if the cross-over isn't done just right. So there is a trade off. Again it all comes down to what you ears like. Paradigm is good, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t see how you say a Studio 20/40/60/100 competes with the 700 series. Maybe the lower end 600’s and defiantly the 300’s but the CM series up are much better speakers. For Christ sake the most advanced technological thing they got is Ferro-Fluid dampening and cooling, which they put in their mid-range too?????? Their sound and build reminds me of a weird cross between Klipsch and Krell, and boo to both of those. I would put them into the lower Focal range too. But, some poeple swear focal sounds better than B&W but put the two speakers side by side and you can hear a BIG difference and it isn't a good one for the Focals. But, I’m done arguing this…. Just go out and buy whatever sounds good to you and don’t listen to a word me or anyone else says to you. Who knows BOSE might sound fantastic to you????? [/QUOTE]

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