Will Paradigm *EVER* make a bipoler model in the Studio line? (1 Viewer)

[Kelly Scott Rickards]

So I finnaly got a chance to hear some Studio 20 and some Studio 40

speakers yesterday
The studio 20s sounded sweet and the 40s nearly made me create a tear in my foreskin
But I ask you:
WHY,OH WHY are there no bipolar studio surrounds??
I do not like the diffuse sound of dipolar speakers and the Studio ADPs are no exception.
I am sure plenty of people like me would like to mount a Studio "ABP" to the sides of the listening area, if only Paradigm would make them (pretty please?)

 

[Mike OConnell]

You could always rewire them to the phase position of your liking! Just switch the positive and negative terminals on the individual drivers as needed.

I believe that one of the sets of drivers are wired to be in-phase and one out-of-phase. (Dipolar vs. Bipolar).

I realize this may not be the response you are wanting, but it probably would work.

Mike

 

[Dave Koch]

I have the ADP's, and they have always seemed OK to me...

If I were to reverse the phase on one set of drivers, what would happen? would I want the reversed pointed forward or backward?

 

[BruZZi]

Kelly Scott Rickards wrote:
WHY,OH WHY are there no bipolar studio surrounds??

That's why I still use a pair of Definitive Tech BPX for surrounds.
Studio 40's for front

 

[Greg_R]

I thought I heard that the Studio ADPs were bipole & dipole (depending on the frequency being produced). They had some circuit that made this possible... perhaps I was misinformed?

 

[Chas_T]

Home Theater's Review on ADP's....

Take the same tweeter and midbass from the other models, one set on the front and the other on the back, put the connections on one side and a false grille (like on the CC) on the other, and you’ve got a Studio/ADP. The acronym stands for Adapted Di-Polar: The relative phase of the front and back is unique. At the top end they are dipolar, at the bottom bipolar. In this way, Paradigm gets the spaciousness of a dipole without the bass cancellation.

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[Dave Koch]

Chas_T;

Very interesting! Thanks!

 

[Greg_R]

Thanks Chas_T, that was the link I was looking for!

 

[Chas_T]

My pleasure!!! Always happy to help!!!

 

[Bruce Chang]

hey Glauco BRuZZi, where did you get your def tech stuff? I always hear about them, but never audition them.