We are Proud to Announce that the SE Series Won Platinum for "Speaker System of the Year" at the CEA Mark of Excellence Awards

Click here to see the full list of winners!

Cory Potts of Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity Reviewed our Rock Monitors!

 Cory Potts of Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity reviewed our Rock Monitors and was "blown away"!

"After setting these up outside and getting the balance adjusted where they were the same volume at my primary listening area on my patio, I was truly blown away by their sound." 

Potts set up the Paradigm Rocks in his back yard to test them out in their true environment and his overall impression of the them was more than favorable. 

"Paradigm pulled out the stops on these, and they sound better for an outside speaker than many more expensive indoor speakers. With the right listening material these speakers will really blow your hair back... without spending too much on the amplification. If you've got the cash, I doubt there is a better outdoor patio speaker out there."

To read the rest of Potts review click here!

AV Forums TV highlights the SUB 1 & 2

Phil Hinton of AV Forums TV, interviewed our very own Mark Aling, Marketing Manager at The Bristol Show and highlighted the Signature SUB 1 & 2. Check it out below, the Paradigm portion starts at 1:53...

"An Absolute Beast !" Our Very Own SUB 2 Steals the (Bristol) Show for UK journalist, Adam Rayner

Adam Rayner of Home Cinema Choice, UK's leading journalist of extreme audio, came to The Bristol Hi-Fi Show in search of one of the world's wildest subwoofers ... and he found it! Putting our very own Signature SUB 2 to the test, not only did it win Rayner's vote for highlight of the show, it blew him away... no pun intended.

"...Those woofers are phenomenal.  The SUB 2 from Paradigm is an absolute beast and was certainly the peak of my show, maybe even the whole of 2010 and we aren't even finished the first quarter. WOW!" 

Watch the video below to see what else Rayner had to say!

What happens in Vegas... ends up on You Tube!

Check out Camaron Ochs in the "Live in Las Vegas" playlist. She put on an amazing show at the Paradigm Press and Dealer event!

Reference Signature SUB 2 Rocks The Bristol Show

Paradigm & Anthem made an appearance at The Bristol Show, Bristol UK, February 26th - 28th.  We showed off Paradigm's new Reference Signature SUB 2 in our demo room and boy did we rock it! - and the feedback was incredible. Well not that there was feedback per say, but you get what we're saying!  Check out a few of the quotes below to see the post-show gossip in some of the UK forums...

"Anthem D2v, Paradigm 7.2 speakers & x2 SUB 2 - was great & it demonstrates how good the Anthem ARC room correction really is."

"The SIM 2/Anthem/Paradigm room was, for me, the most impressive - great visuals and better sound."

"Paradigm SUB 2 is just awesome, no other word to describe them, with 4500 watt amps & x6 10" drivers"

"The SUB 2 was insane!!"

"I went up yesterday. Sim2/Anthem/Paradigm demo was superb. First time I have seen or heard a high end system like that and boy was I impressed." 

Half the Price or Less: Paradigm Signature S2 Competes with the Best!

 

On February 1st Jeff Fritz of Ultra Audio wrote an opinion piece called "How Close Can I Get for Half the Price or Less?" in response to a common misconception in the audiophile world that the more you spend, the better the gear.  

"Audiophiles will sometimes spend what they feel they must spend because they assume that, in high-end audio, the ratio of price to performance is a linear one.  But if your breadth of experience is broad enough, you'll surely have learned that spending more doesn't always buy more performance.", said Fritz.

"I often see audiophiles decide how much they're going to spend on a stereo component before they've even considered what they need to spend to meet their goals.  The problem with this predetermined approach is one of a lack of context: The shoppers simply can't determine relative value without a more informed knowledge of what's available", he continued.

And so, Fritz decided to take it upon himself to answer his own question, just how close to the best could he get for half the price or less?  His goal - $10,000/pair maximum.  And so he went to work...

 On March 1st, just 28 days later, Jeff published his results.  And what brand did he choose to put to the test?  None other than Paradigm!  More specifically the Paradigm Reference Signature S2 v.3's in Piano Black at $2898/pair, (well under the $10,000/pair mark!), couple with our new ground-breaking bass pumper, the Paradigm Reference Signature SUB 2.

And what were the results?   Check out a few statements from Jeff's review...

Highs

"The Reference Signature S2 v.3 could compete in the highs with virtually anything I've heard at any price. It was neutral and extended, clean and precise, without being harsh or brittle. And I threw some hard tests at it."

Lows

"The bottom line is that Paradigm has optimized the drivers in the S2 v.3 for the clean, loud and linear reproduction of sound.  When you have the resources of a Paradigm, in terms of both technical talent and manufacturing efiiciency and capability, you have some strong advantages.  The drivers in the S2 v.3, it seems to me, would be right at home in products costing many times as much."

Conclusion

"There's no doubt that a system like the Paradigm Reference Signature S2 v.3 and Sub 2 can compete with many speakers costing twice or thrice as much -- or more. It will have the frequency extension in both the highs and lows to match any of them. It also can make magic between those frequency extremes that will compete with almost all, and destroy many, speakers with price tags dearer than ten grand. In fact, around the Paradigm's price range, I don't know of a better alternative.  The best speakers I've review that compete price-wise, such as Thiel's CS2.4SE, just don't have the ability to reproduce large-scale music with the sheer oomph of this Paradigm pairing. Even speakers with such excellent pedigrees as the WIlson Audio Specialties WATT/Puppy 8 and the YG Acoustics Kipod, both of which I've very positively reviewed, don't pay as low'n'loud as the Paradigm combo, nor do they outpace the S2 v.3s in the super-high frequencies.  The Paradigms compete commendably with products that they would not usually be compared with in a retail store."

So there you have it!  Paradigm proves accurate it's 'Best Price/Value' reputation, yet again.  To read Jeff's full review of the S2-SUB 2 combo, click here!