Quote Originally Posted by Aldo WIngate
Couple of things. First of all, floorstanding is not ever overkill. Secondly, if you get a decent brand of speakers you won't be asking that question. Paradigm is not a terrible brand, but it sure is an overly expensive and relatively weak quality brand. You can get a much better value than any of their lines. And stay away from the their Reference Series which is a joke. Polk Audio, JBLs, and Sony all make a superior product (no, I won't mention Kenwood because I am biased).
So Aldo... exactly what do you find weak about the quality of Paradigm speakers? We're all entitled to our opinions/likes & dislikes, and speakers are about as subjective as you get when it comes to audio, but I'm curious what you find objectionable about Paradigm and what makes the Reference Series in particular a joke? Please be as specific as possible and do feel free to expound: Cabinet build quality, crossover design, driver quality, phase coherence/alignment...? What can you tell us about these speakers - good or bad?

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