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PSB Stratus Goldi vs Paradigm Studio 100 v2

Just thought this would be an interesting thread.

In an exhausting search to find a loudspeaker that could make me happy I made my way to the purchase of a pair of PSB Stratus Goldi's. Along the journey I tried many fine loudspeakers from manufacturers such as B&W, KEF, Energy, Mirage and of course Paradigm. Although I have read many articles comparing the Goldi's to speakers from B&W (including the 802 which I also auditioned), I have yet to read a detailed head-to-head comparison between the 2 Canadian speakers that seem to just beg for comparison.

My findings where that the Goldi's were just much more a refined speaker than the 100, I did enjoy my time with the Paradigm's, but they just didn't seem to match the level of articulation the Goldi's are capable of (please remember, these are MY opinions). The 2 other area's that I found the Goldi's to excel in were bass power and definition, and most important to me, soundstage.

Please don't take my comments in a negative fashion, we all hear differently, I think this thread will be fun if we keep it to our honest opinions.

My system:

Classe Audio CDP.5 CD player
Classe Audio DR-6 preamp
(2) Classe Audio Ten amps bridged
All interconnects and cables are Monster
PSB Stratus Goldi loudspeakers

Fire away...
rjhalla
rjhalla OP
47 posts
 
I often read similar opinions of the Silveri, that it is a more refined speaker then the Goldi. Having had both the Silver and the newer "i" in my home my findings were that the Goldi was a better performer all around if you had the power amplifier to make it so. As an example, running a pair of Silvers with a single Classe Ten definitely impressed me, so much so that I did at one time consider the purchase of a pair. But head-to-head with (2) Tens bridged (400 watts per channel and enough current to do some welding) the Goldi's opened up in a fashion that to my ears was far superior to the Silvers.

This thread is starting out just fine, but can we get some direct comparisons between the 2 Canadian heavyweights that started this thing.
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phasecorrect
2,013 posts
 
FOr that kind of money...I would try to audition a phase correct make...such as Thiel,Meadowlark, or Vandersteen...an entirely different sound and coherency level...maybe not as initially exciting as some...but very non-fatiguing in the long haul...Paradigm or PSB is really a lateral move in my estimation...good luck
krelldog
326 posts
 
Having owned the PSB Stratus Golds(not the i's). I personally think they are one of the greatest audio bargains available. They sound incredible,and are a beautiful piece of furniture to boot. I wouldn't second guess your decision. You have purchased a true audio masterpiece. I recently purchased Martin Logan Ascents,and I'm hooked on electrostatics. If I didn't own my Ascents I would of bought another pair of Stratus Golds in a heartbeat.
alpha_03
39 posts
 
Well in my humble opinion my legacy focus's sound far better than the gold's. The gold's are indeed a nice speaker, but as I stated in another thread- they require far to much power (inefficent) to equal the dynamics and spl of many other speakers at a lower and/or higher price, esp. when one considers the size of this speaker. but again IMO. :)
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