My upgrade process over the years has been pretty slow, to say the least. I wish I knew then what I know now, and I say that because I wish I chose a center channel first. I bought my Paradigm Studio 100 v.3s new, however long ago that was, and waited on the center because it was all I could afford at the time. Paradigm upgraded to v.4 and I missed the bus. I was going to settle on a 590 v.4, but i ran into a financial crunch and was put on hold. More time passed, and I finally settled on a 490 v.5, because my local vendor had one returned, so the price was way too tempting, and it fit perfectly into my credenza. Then, I upgraded my receiver to seperates. I definitely need a bigger center. I've been watching Audiogon for a CC 570v.3 for a long time, and finally found one. It was delivered damaged. Urgh! It was insured, so I didn't lose anything, thank goodness.
My problem is this: Eventually I want a matching front three, but can't afford to buy them all at once. I'm currently budgeted well enough for a monster CC 690, but I can see frustrations down the road when I try to match my mains to it, because word has it that Paradigm is about to upgrade again. I was wondering what centers other members are using, and any stories you folks may have. Maybe I should just start over and go out on an auditioning spree. What do you think?
My problem is this: Eventually I want a matching front three, but can't afford to buy them all at once. I'm currently budgeted well enough for a monster CC 690, but I can see frustrations down the road when I try to match my mains to it, because word has it that Paradigm is about to upgrade again. I was wondering what centers other members are using, and any stories you folks may have. Maybe I should just start over and go out on an auditioning spree. What do you think?