paradigm HTIB...

[nusiclover]

...and pretty soon B&W HTIB and soon after that Dynaudio HTIB...ohh what a mess this will turn out to be!
but, since i have not heard paradigms HTiB i can only speculate. this is consumer-targeted marketing for sure. but, who knows, i may even look into it

btw, i have been away from here for a few days, mostly because when i try to access audioreview.com i get a message saying "service being repaired" i was only able to get in today by accessing a link via consumerreview.com - anyone else had this problem?

[3db]

I understand where your headed but there has been some decent HTIB released, NAD/PSB Alpha's spring to mind ... I'm quessing that Paradidm would be careful to release a decent enough package as not to damage their reputation.

[kexodusc]

It's probably just those Cinema series speakers or whatever...Yeah, I would suspect Paradigm's would be decent...Athena and Energy both make decent sets too.

[nusiclover]

ive read about the athena micra6. have you heard it? if so, how do they sound?
i have only heard m&k, mirage, and definitive tech sub/sat systems. i thought that they all sounded decent with movies, terrible with music, and lacking in refined bass. i think that sub/sat systems, for the most part, lack good subs. but, you may prove me wrong.
have you heard ventriloquist? since hsu does make a good sub for the money.

[kexodusc]

Hmm, the Athena micra's sound good for what they are, better for HT than music, but I suppose you could live with them...if it was me I'd use christmas to get a set of decent speakers a bit later and use the "B" channel for music. But I'm curious...what Mirage speakers did you demo? I really doubt the Athena's are as good as the Mirage's...

[nusiclover]

to be perfetly honest, i was expecting more out of tha mirage. it was the new omnistat micro system. the sound was just not forward-striking enough for movies imo. they actually work better for music-dvds i thought.

[Woochifer]

On the Paradigm HTIB, it looks like nothing more than a relabeling of their Cinema series package. (last time I checked, it sold for around $800, which is in line with similar offerings from Boston, KEF, Klipsch, Polk, and Energy, among others) I'm not even sure I would call it a HTIB, given that packages going by that title typically include a DVD player and/or receiver or integrated unit.

[lbhkilla]

IC, I was at a dealer and listened to a Cinema 90 setup and I liked it for movies, didnt try music on it though. He said a setup with Atoms would cost about the same, so I'm thinking of going that route.