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In Reply to: About time for a Paradox Post! posted by Tromatic on July 31, 2002 at 09:48:02:
I think VMPS is the flavor of the month right now, replacing the Revel M20 and Paradox 1!! :)I have owned a pair for a couple months now and I really like them a lot. They have met at all my expectations and exceeded some as well. Based on some comments I was suspecting the P1's to deliver music in a very detailed, "here's your music!!" kind of way and may tend toward brightness. On the contrary, I find them to be very musical, with a smooth and linear treble. The presentation is detailed but not overtly so or in a etched fashion, the P1's can communicate music with emotion and be very involving. They possess a high degree of musicality and this kind of exceeded some expectations for me. The detail and staging is excellent, but they do have a soul too.
I have mine on very rigid stands (about 100lbs), and though I have not tried them on any other stands I imagine they need very rigid stands to reach their potential. I would guess a mediocre stand would compromise performance in some areas. As to tweaks, I am experimenting with using some felt around the tweeter which has brought a slightly sweeter treble and added more focus. As to placement, I have them firing right at me with an aggressive toe-in, about 3 1/2 feet in from the front wall and about 2 1/2 feet from the side walls. Danny told me that the P1's smoothest response is on-axis about an inch above the tweeter. It's great that it has such a smooth response on axis, this way you can reduce side wall reflections with the toe-in and you maximize soundstage depth and image focus. The P1's have very wide dispersion and unless they are in a room with treatments they will definitely cause major reflections so my advice would be to toe them in if you do not have a treated room. Firing them straight ahead in a lively room close to the side walls could cause brightness.
All in all very nice speakers. I hope to hear the new AV1's sometime.
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