I am using the 7semkIII as my mains, the cc300 for center on the Yamaha vsx-657. I am curious as to what Radio Shack speakers Slappy had used before--what his ears were used to. Compared to my Infinity Kappa 8.1, the Magnepan MMG, the little Advent Prodgiy towers, Pinnacle PN8+,6+ and even the Mach Two, the 7se mkIII are my favorite. (I record my own music and like to have a variety of systems to get the right eq settings.) The Paradigm sound is the most balanced, in my opinion. Not quite as revealing as the Kappa speakers, and not nearly as ear frying as the Advents but similar to the MMG with a lot more bass. The Paradigms have incredible bass management-huge without ever sounding loose or boomy like the Mach Two system did. The Kappas are a tad lean on bass for me. Anyone reading this shopping for used Paradigm speakers, hope this helps you. When it comes to money, all speakers I can own compromise somewhere in performance. Paradigms are the most satisfying in my opinion.
Paradigm 9SEMKIII... Dark Speakers?
Hey Folks
Welp, ive really had a decent chance to get aquainted with the Paradigm's ive replaced my radioshack speakers with.
Man these speakers are pretty dark.
Im running a Denon 3805 as a pre, a Denon POA2800 amp (200wpc), and typical lamp cord style monster cable.
I was never too sure what somebody meant when they referred to speakers as "Dark" but now i really know.
When i crank them they sound fantastic and really come to life, but with lower level listening they are so dark they come across as depressing!
Has anyone else owned a pair of these and had similar experiences? It is not the accoustics of the room as that room tends to be a bit bright.
Anybody have any reccommendations to brightening up the sound a little bit? Low Cost? They ARE bi-wireable and i was thinking of wiring up the upper end with silver cable. think that might help? im using copper for now, not bi-wired
these speakers were never intended to be a permamant fixture in my system, but as something to replace the Radioshackers untill i can get something better.
Also... Just curious, i dont have a lot of experience with paradigms, but i have noticed sifferent speaker brands have different flavors to them. Would this be the paradigm sound? Or is this something specific to this model?
Welp, ive really had a decent chance to get aquainted with the Paradigm's ive replaced my radioshack speakers with.
Man these speakers are pretty dark.
Im running a Denon 3805 as a pre, a Denon POA2800 amp (200wpc), and typical lamp cord style monster cable.
I was never too sure what somebody meant when they referred to speakers as "Dark" but now i really know.
When i crank them they sound fantastic and really come to life, but with lower level listening they are so dark they come across as depressing!
Has anyone else owned a pair of these and had similar experiences? It is not the accoustics of the room as that room tends to be a bit bright.
Anybody have any reccommendations to brightening up the sound a little bit? Low Cost? They ARE bi-wireable and i was thinking of wiring up the upper end with silver cable. think that might help? im using copper for now, not bi-wired
these speakers were never intended to be a permamant fixture in my system, but as something to replace the Radioshackers untill i can get something better.
Also... Just curious, i dont have a lot of experience with paradigms, but i have noticed sifferent speaker brands have different flavors to them. Would this be the paradigm sound? Or is this something specific to this model?