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Paradigm Studio 60 v2

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Tadlo

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I certainly didn't need new speakers, but the house down the block was having a garage sale, and they were selling a pair of Paradigm Studio 60 v2 speakers for $60. So I brought them home. They sound pretty similar to my Infinity Primus 360's. According to Stereophile measurements, the Infinitys have a flatter frequency response, go a little deeper, and are a little more sensitive. The Paradigms are a little scratched up. Which ones should I keep? I don't really have room for both.

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RE: Paradigm Studio 60 v2 - Pat D 16:45:48 06/25/12 (0)
As I recall, I liked the Paradigm Studio v. 2 line better than some of the subsequent ones. I couldn't find any measurements for the Studio 60, v. 2, but then I didn't look very hard.

The measurements for the Infinity Primus 360 are quite outstanding. I don't think the Studio v. 2 line has horizontal dispersion quite that good. As Kal suggests, which ones you like is the criterion. If you like them about equally, I'd suggest staying with the 360.
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"A fool and his money are soon parted." --- Thomas Tusser
What do you like better? - Kal Rubinson 15:32:07 06/23/12 (4)
There are no other relevant criteria.

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- RE: What do you like better? - Barry_NJ 09:22:00 06/27/12 (3)
  Exactly! Why don't people understand that from the begining(?)
  
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  - Yeah, - Kal Rubinson 13:47:44 06/27/12 (2)
    I can understand such a request if it is about a prospective purchase but not if the guy already has both of them in house.
    
    Kal
    - RE: Yeah, - Tadlo 07:37:34 06/29/12 (1)
      The problem is that it is not so easy to figure out which one I like better. First of all, the sound of the two is very similar and there is very little to prefer about one over the other. To the extent that they sound different, the difference seems more dependent on what amp is driving them. I have tested them with four different amps. I like the Paradigm better when driven by the Onkyo and Denon, but the Infinity better with Harman Kardon. The issue is also complicated by the fact that the system must due double duty with HT, and I already have Primus center and surround speakers. On the non-musical front, the Paradigm spent 9 years in a house with pets and kids and has obviously been knocked around quite a bit. Obviously it is ultimately my decision, but I was curious about the opinions of others about these two speakers. Incidentally, I read your review in Stereophile.
      - Yup. That is the real world for you. - Kal Rubinson 09:35:02 06/29/12 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Yeah, posted by Tadlo on June 29, 2012 at 07:37:34
        
        Any comments you get from me or others will be based on the conditions in which we heard the speakers. For example, all my reviews are based on auditions in one of my listening rooms with the amps I had on hand at the time, none of which may be similar to your situation.
        
        All our choices are based on complex and multiple parameters, some of them subconscious. Good luck.

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