Heard new paradigm signature series and seismic subs
Just wanted to let everyone know that the new line from paradigm is out. I got a brief listen and was blown away by what I heard. I heard the new s8's and s2's for the signature series and I was impressed by how wide the soundstage was. There was also intense detail with precise imaging. At the time there was very little bass present on the recording, thus I was unable to determine how good the bass was. To go with the sound I heard, the looks were equally as impressive. The downside was the price, it was more than my dealer originally guessed. The bookshelf s2 were $2900.00 Canadian that was $900.00 dollars more than I was originally told(s8 $7900.00Can). I also got a listen at the new seimic 12. This little beast was one hell of a performer. When watching Lord of the Rings this sub shock me to death. So much so, I'm considering trading in my two pw2200's for it. It was fast, tight, articulate, and reached low levels. I must also mention this sub was tiny in that a pw2200 dworfs it. Thus also a reason im considering switching. The amp in this sub is rated at 1200 watts rms, with peak power at 4500 watts. There is one powered downfiring woofer, this is accompanied by two passive radiators on the side. Has anyone else heard this sub or speakers. If so what did you think? Like I said, my listening was brief and therefore what I heard may have been good recording and not the speakers themselves.
Only heard the S2s, but...
...they were REALLY nice. As you say, giant stage, quite neutral, easy to listen to and simply a feeling of "completeness". Bass suffered in the room I was in, but would rather deal with that and get the mids/highs correct.
Yup - expensive, but honestly I haven't heard another $2K speaker thet "blows it away". In certain parameters, sure - not all.
Haven't heard the subs, but I wanna Revel B15...lol... that thing is a monster. I have always thought the Paradigm subs sounded a bit disjointed and bloated... at least in the rooms I have heard them.
I'll go as far as to say the new S2 is more laid-back than the N805, and better looking (preference). The B&W has better bass, but the Paradigm is more cohesive, IMO.
A really good speaker, to be sure.