I had compared the Monitor 7's with the NHT supertwos's, both towers. I thought the paradigms maybe had a little more bass extension, but overall in clarity and tighter bass, I liked the NHT's. SO I purchased a pair, along with the supercenter. For rears, I purcahsed cambridge soundworks, surround 1, has a dipole/bipole switch, good price and is seamless with the NHT's. You can't go wrong with the paradigms, they are a good manufacture, just my opinion..