PARADIGM REFERENCE SPEAKERS

I purchased a pair of Studio 60's when the REFERENCE line first appeared several years ago. I am presently running them with an Adcom 545II and a Theta Digital Pre Basic II. Due to limited funds my system is probably a little strange,but it works for me(you know the deal, buying what you can when you can). I find every aspect of the audio picture that these speakers presents to be in contention with speakers costing three and four times the price. If your musical tastes lean towards classical and jazz Paradigm Reference speakers are probably this best speakers on the market for under 4k.

I recently purchased a pair of 100 v2's and they sound great. I am currently running them with a Bryston 9B ST amp. I am in the process of purchasing either a 4B ST or a 8B ST only because I have a hugh room 28 X 20 X 18 and I love it loud!!! You can't go wrong with the Bryston Paradigm combo.

I have a set of Studio 80s that I purchased used off this site and I am very satisfied with their sound. They are driven by an Adcom 6000 (5 channel amp, 100 x 3 and 60 x 2) mated to an HK Signature 2.0 preamp/processor and an HK DVD50. They are hooked up using some *original* Monster Cable speaker wire (the horror, the horror) that I got from the hi-end store where I used to work in early 80s. The sound is smooth, detailed, well-staged, and they can play LOUD when required - like when when my wife and kids are outta the house [smile].

The cabinets are very well made and look terrific, mine are in the rosenut wood. I know there are better speakers out there - but for what I paid I cannot complain. In fact, these will just have to do for the next 5 years or so - and, to tell the truth, I ain't suffering much [big smile]...

Hi:i have a pair of ref 40 v-2,i have them hooked up to a sim audio moon i-5 and resolution transport and dacs,i'll tell you that these speakers are very,very good,i know some people call them mid-fi,well heck i've been trying to replace them for the last 6 months,i brought over a pair of talon khites($4000),pro ac 2s(2,500) and a couple of other brands in the 2 to 3k price range and not only could i not justify the price difference but in my room(20x15)the paradigms sounded much better than all of them,go figure i ended up rewiring them w/dh-labs t-14 wire which made a noticeble upgrade now they're hi-fi i guess?
highly recommended.AL
Al

I own a pair of Reference 60s (used for home theater) and recently for fun I decided to hook them up to my Sim W5, Wadia CDP all Cardas wiring, and wow! They sounded amazing. Bass was tight and well defined, mids were clean and the music just sounded so good it amazed me that I was getting the sound I was, very easy to listen to with great dynamics and good pace. For under 1500 dollars it does a nice job with 2 channel, no question, and betters stuff I have heard costing much more. If I was to give one critisism it would be they are just not as refined as some of the more traditinal 2 channel speakers available. I am sure this might be system dependent to a degree, but IMO ultimate clarity, especially in the vocals and highs in general they fall short to speakers like Dynaudios and Proacs just to name a couple examples. Nonetheless they are very musical and again for the price hard to beat and simply amazing for home theater, just my 2 cents. good listening.