I have a pair of the Paradigm Studio 20's for my video system speakers. (My magnepans and main stereo components are relegated to the basement listening room due to the Maggies low WAF). My friend got some Coincidents, the Triumphs. I borrowed them for a week and was impressed. I was so impressed that now I'm toying around with the idea of buying the Coincident Super Eclipses. The Paradigms did not have the presence, musicality, or sound stage of the Triumphs, especially in the mid-range. Both speakers are accurate and have only moderate bass, but the Triumphs are just more musical, even when hooked up to my old SS amp and preamp in my video set up. (Bi-amped Amber Series 70 circa 1982). With my better tube amps the Triumph even sounded more musical. Instruments have their own space and air. In comparison the Paradigm soundstage is cloistered,sounding Japanese -- tight and constricted. I may end up using the Paradigms as rear speakers in a surround sound system. I feel they aren't bad speakers, just no match for the Coincidents. If you have the opportunity, do a side-by-side and see for yourself.
