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Model: Studio/100 Category: Speakers Suggested Retail Price: $2,200/pr. Description: Double 8 Manufacturer URL: Paradigm Model Picture: View
Review by aball ( A ) on December 16, 2002 at 09:54:49
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for the Studio/100
Well I agree with Tuneman 100%. I have owned these speakers for over a year now and just adore them. I had Vandersteen 2ce before and then (briefly) B&W N804 before settling on the Paradigm 100.2s. The Paradigms are simply amazing for the price. I got the black laminate because I wanted black speakers and see no sense in painting wood black. You cannot match them with just any amp - they need quality power in order to sound good. My dealer had them paired up with the top-of-the-line Onkyo receiver when I first auditioned them. Not impressive at all. Then on a business trip in Fort Worth TX I auditioned them again with McIntosh MC602 and C42. I could not believe the difference. The images were tangible, the soundstage was super-well defined and solid, the highs were sweet without any bite, the mids were liquid and so smooth I was drooling, the bass was superb (although not quite the B&W N801 next door but the $6000 difference just could not make up for it) with excellent definition, extention, and detail. I bought them 2 days later. I have them paired up with my McIntosh MC7100 amp and C712 preamp and the combination has the synergy that can make (or break if lacking) a system, regardless of price. I find myself bored at audio stores except for those systems that are prohibitively expensive. I didn't think I would be saying this already but... I am very satisfied with what I have. I still audition a lot but haven't found anything that is worth the change. Arthur
Product Weakness: the cabinet is a boring shape and its quality is not extraordinary - but the sound is what counts for me. Product Strengths: sweet, crystalline highs, goose-bump-inducing mids, blow-your-hair-back bass, hallucinogenic imaging
Associated Equipment for this Review: Amplifier: McIntosh MC7100 Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): McIntosh C712 Sources (CDP/Turntable): Sony CA80-ES CDP Speakers: Paradigm Studio Reference 100.2 Cables/Interconnects: MIT T2 biwire and balanced int. Music Used (Genre/Selections): Electronic, classic rock, jazz, techno Room Size (LxWxH): 14 x 15 x 8 Room Comments/Treatments: hardwood floors, paintings on all walls Time Period/Length of Audition: 1.5 year ownership Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner
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Topic - REVIEW: Paradigm Studio/100 Speakers - aball 09:54:49 12/16/02 ( 14)
- Paradigm Studio/100 Speakers - tuneman 20:19:36 12/18/02 ( 0)
My $0.02 on Paradigm, B&W, and value... - bondmanp 10:59:41 12/18/02 ( 0)
Waving a paradigm in front of an audiophile is like waving a cross in front of a blood sucking beast - Nano 13:52:17 12/17/02 ( 0)
Paradigm Studio/100 Speakers - ARAM 10:39:42 12/17/02 ( 0)
Paradigm Studio/100 Speakers - ARAM 10:03:21 12/17/02 ( 0)
Paradigm Studio/100 Speakers - fortysomething 20:37:47 12/16/02 ( 0)
For the price is right - Omega14:6 10:39:03 12/16/02 ( 6)
- Re: For the price is right - Pat D 09:22:55 12/17/02 ( 2)
- Re: Depends on the Amp - Omega14:6 16:57:00 12/17/02 ( 1)
- try the paradigms with your classe amp. - fortysomething 19:13:35 12/17/02 ( 0)
O.K., I wanna play... - Jimmy C. 14:14:48 12/16/02 ( 0)
Re: For the price is right - NapTime 11:49:26 12/16/02 ( 0)
Re: For the price is right - samzx12 11:09:53 12/16/02 ( 0)
Paradigm Studio/100 Speakers - Merle 10:22:26 12/16/02 ( 0)