The rep is a good starting place for me. If he's willing to work for his dollar, I tend to support him. I have had excellent results from Tannoy, Wide product line $200 - $25000. They have straightened out their delivery problems (Eyris). Super to deal with. Paradigm was going to be my next choice if the Tannoy delivery thing didn't get squared away, but all is well. The Anthem looks good, I too did a handful of the Parasound and am looking for that middle area as well. The Parasound product treated me very well.