Is it Unwise to Buy a SOTA Two Channel System at This Time?

[witchdoctor]

Measurements most likely won't tell much.

Besides that, some-to-many will claim active speakers "work for them" because they generally think "hi-fi" sound is the cat's meow. Including the manufacturers of active speakers.

Here is a review of the Paradigm Reference Active 40's I use as bed channels. The review pretty much describes my experience. I use the Active 20 as height channels:

http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/paradigm_active40.htm