Posted by Jim Willis on March 29, 1999 at 08:38:23:
In Reply to: Help with my Paradigms posted by Distressed on March 28, 1999 at 20:12:20:
It is really really difficult to help without some information about what it is you don't like. About all I can figure is that it doesn't sound the same as the store. I'll make an assumption that what is wrong has something to do with the setup, although it could be anything from room to defective component.
Can I suggest "backing up" a step or 2 to the very beginning. Strip the system to its essentials. That means unwiring everything and having the instructions in hand.
I suggest having only receiver speakers and source to start with. Do not biwire the speakers (yet). Put the jumpers back on. Connect the speakers to the receiver, and connect the source to "CD" or "AUX" if it's a CDP, or to "phono" if it's a TT. Double check all of the connections, and double check all of the settings (vs. the instructions if need be). Place the speakers in their approximate listening position. Turn on the system.
At this point, it should sound more or less OK, but maybe not perfect. If so, fiddle with speaker placement and roum acoustics until you get things as best you can under the circumstances. Then proceed, stepwise, with biwiring and adding additional sources (etc.) listening critically with the introduction of each change.
If it still sounds bad, and you're 100% satisfied that all of your connections are OK, then your problem is likely either room acoustics or defective or audibly unacceptable component. If the latter, I would suspect wires first (assuming you heard the same system in a store and liked it). Try swapping your interconnects with another pair (can be cheap - it's just a test for defective components). If that doesn't do it, try the same with speaker wires.
But I still think it would be easier to help if you said why you were unhappy.
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