Paradigm PS-1000 (1 Viewer)

[John H]

I am thinking of adding discrete L/R subwoofers to my surround channels for multichannel full range DVD-A. I high pass all channels for movie material.
I am using 2 pairs of Def Tech BPVX's for surrounds and am looking to extend the lower end a bit.
I am tring to stay below $1000 for the pair locally.
How does the PS-1000 perform with music.
I can also pick up the Mirage FRX-S12 for roughly the same price.
Are these 2 models good canidates for the job?
John
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[Matthew Anderson]

I have had the PS-1000 for several years now and I am very satisfied with the quality of bass I get for music and HT. It is fine for a regular size room or bedroom. It blends fine with my other Paradigm speakers. The sound is clean and smooth.
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[Carl Philip]

first of all i must say i don´t have a PS-1000...i have a PS-1200, but however they are quite similar except that the 10" model is a little better for music.
i really don´t like my 1200 while listening to music. it´s too slow, but for movies it´s excellent. it shakes the room when it´s in action
i would consider something 'faster' if i where you, since you were interested in DVD-Audio..
good luck!
[Edited last by Carl Philip on September 15, 2001 at 07:47 PM]

 

[Chad Isaacs]

John,why not throw the subs you have up front and get a set of svs's to put in the front?...just a though
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[Trevor Schell]

Avoid the PS-1000 for Music..
Not accurate at all,,actually a very slopy sub.
Lots of Boom and distortion.
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[John H]

quote: John,why not throw the subs you have up front and get a set of svs's to put in the front?[/quote]
Chad,
I have a pair of Velodyne HGS-18's due any day now for front replacement.
I wanted something with a little smaller cabinet due to space restrictions to use on my surrounds.
Trevor,
I see you are using a PS-1000 on your surrounds. Do you run your rear stage full range? How does it perform on movie material?
Would I be better off spending the extra for a pair of PW-2200's or just save some money and squeeze in my PF18's like Chad suggests?
John
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[Trevor Schell]

John..
I am no longer using the PS-1000 in the rear.
My webpage will need to be updated.
I now have an array of 4 ADP's across the back for my rear surrounds and have them set to small. The Denon drives all four of the rears.
Invest in a set of 5 matching direct speakers and you will be set for DVD-Audio.
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[John H]

Invest in a set of 5 matching direct speakers and you will be set for DVD-Audio.

That is not an option in my setup. My system is heavily geared towards HT. And I am very pleased with the performance of my bipolar speaker configuration.
I was just looking to add some low end to my rear stage for occasional music listening.
I believe I will just squeeze my PF18's to the rear when my Velodynes arrive.
John
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