Hello! I am setting up a home theater, and planning to go with Marantz SR7002 Receiver.
I am considering Paradigm Atom v5 or Wharfedale Diamond 9.2 speakers together with their sub-woofer. But when I went to Paradigm website I read about their new line of Cinema series. Does anyone have any experience? I will be using this system mostly for video and some music.
My budget is around 800$ for speakers and 1K for receiver + blue-ray player.
Without hearing the Atoms to compare, I know how good the Wharfedales are. Unless the Atom setup is better than the guys say so far (not likely), then the Wharfes are the best of that lot.
I was unhappy with the sound of the cinema series when i heard them at a local dealer. I could hear a ton of cabinet resonance. They are a slight step up from htib speakers, and that is not really saying much.