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Russ, I don't see how Derek's line of work could be relevant to this debate. From the tone of your message, you seem more interested in discrediting him than contributing to the debate. If I'm reading this wrong, I apologize. Derek, I do share your view that every industries needs...

Thanks again Yee-Ming, I did read all the document you provided - I got the feeling that to achieve the best sound field for my room I'll have to experiment. To do so, I'll purchase a pair of studio 20, and will start moving stuff around... Two last questions: - Would the move from a 5ch...

Well let me throw another wrench into the equation... I find it quite peculiar that Paradigm's speakers are sold in Canada for *about* the same US MSRP. It means that for some lucky individual, crossing the border provides an instant 30-40% discount. When shopping for speakers, I did faced...

Thanks for your reply Yee-Ming. I must admit that I'm a bit confused about the sound differences between bipoles and dipoles. The sound is probably less difuse with 'bipoles'. However, to stay in the Paradigm line, my only option is to go with monopoles. Let's assume I get a pair of Studio...

Brian, From the reading on this board, the Studio 100 are very nice speakers, but are power hungry. Although the Sony 444ES looks like a nice receiver, I think most people here would recommend mating them with an external amp. IMO if you like the Studio 100, don't hesitate to buy...

After living for about a year with the following setup, I'm growing unsatisfied. Surround effects, especially front/back pans stay mostly in front of the main listening position. I believe this is caused by the combination of dipole located near ceiling and lack of back reflective walls...

Daniel, Could you describe the sound a bit more? Is it comming for the woofer or the enclosure ? Some PW2200 heatsink grills on the back loosen during transport or over time. When loose they will emit strange vibrations during loud sections. You can easily identify this by applying...

This is an interesting thread. I've been looking at upgrading my PW2200 for months now and was researching which SVS subs would be best to replace it. To their credit, Tom & Ron always gave good feedbacks for the PW2200 both on the net and in private emails. Certainly one of the 'worthy...

Alex, My understanding of how dipoles works is that they create the surround sound field by "diffusing" the sound around you. If you have too many shelves or obstacles, you may end up breaking the sound field or making sound more directional. I would explore three options: a) try placing...

Alex, Since direct radiating speakers were out of the question in our family room (WAF), I had to opt for dipole speakers. We have an odd shaped room, open wall on one side, closed L shape wall on the other. Although the wall is blocking one surround about 3' behind it, I did not notice any...

I do own a PW-2200 and although it performs well with movies, I not satisfied with it's music performance. To my ears, it seems to lack control and is boomy with several CDs (like Crimson Tide's sound track). My listening habits now are ~60% music/40% ht. I haven't done a sound sweep yet...

Scott, For what it's worth, we did a (single) blinded test at home between an Onkyo 696 and Marantz 7200. After all I read about the Marantz being more musical, I really expected we would hear a difference. Playing with them before the test, I had already selected a winner... it was so clear...

Barry, I compared the studio 20, 40 and 60 models before choosing the studio 40 as my main. Each model sounded really different to me in a music setup (cd + amp + front speakers). The studio 60 had a lot more perceived bass than either the 20 and 40. Both are smaller units and are stand...

Anthony, If you are living near Canada, you might want to make a trip to a dealer there. You can usually save 30-40% off the the same equipement sold in the US. There are no duty fees, and the sales tax is refundable (the GST). I do own a pair of Studio 40's. They are very good speakers...