Paradigm or Vandersteen

I agree with the above about his comparison but the 2ces if I remember are almost twice the price of the 1s, and I may be wrong but isn't a passive speaker in the $1500 range and a powered in the same range an unfair comparison, in other words a powered is more expensive to make than a passive so you have to cut corners to fall in the same range, btw how much are you selling the paradigms for?

When I bought my Paradigm Studio 60s I listened to many loudspeakers, including the Vandersteen 1C. I thought the Vandersteen had the most involving sound of *all* those I tried. My requirements where for both HT and two-channel music reporduction. In music reproduction the Paradigms came in second to the Vandersteens. But I felt that in HT they were the best of the lot. Two things helped make my decision. The first, is that tonally the Paradigms matched my existing center channel, surrounds, and subwoofer better. The second, is that I found used Paradigms for $600. I haven't looked back since. Don't get me wrong, if I could have afforded to replace all my speakers with Vandersteen I would done it in a heartbeat; and maybe someday I will. But for now I am quite pleased with the Paradigms.

Thanks bought the Vandersteen 1C. I listened to the Vandersteen but there is no Paradigm dealer in my area. Ken

Hey good deal. I'm sure you will get many years of enjoyment out of the Vandy's. I am looking foward to completing my Vandersteen setup soon. And in response to the inquiry about my Active 20's, they sold this morning. Best regards, Thestryder