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Paradigm Studio v2 VS. Vandersteen 2Ce Signature ?

I've recently been "auditioning" a pair of Studio 60 v3's and found their sound to be much more suitable to my taste in music over my current pair of Triangle Antal XS. I've not heard the Vandersteen speakers but heard they sound pretty good. Some negative comments I heard about the speakers is that they lack transparency and extention in the treble. Switching from a pair of Antals to these speakers sounds like it would be a complete opposite, but how do they compare against the Paradigm Studios? Who owns a pair of these 2Ce Signatures and how is their value rating? I'm using a pair of NAD C 272 mono blocks with an NAD DVD player. I listen to a range of music including rock, classical, electronic, folk, and more.
jwglista
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swampwalker
5,138 posts
 
VERY different souding speakers. Much less forward, but IMO, more tonally balanced. Paradigms image great but, IMO are not nearly as musical as the Vandys.
eldarado
381 posts
 
The Vandy's are a league above the Paradigm's. I use to own a pair of the Studio 40's v2 and I have a buddy that has the 2 Sigs that I listen to about once a week. The Paradigm metal dome tweeter will run you out of the room if not matched with the correct components and/or your room has less than adequate treatments. The Vandy's are better in every aspect other than looks and sensitivity. Vandy's are 86 and 7ohm and the Paradigm's are 91 at 8 ohms. I don't know the spec's of your NAD mono block's but, I would assume they have more than enough to drive the Vandy's. If you do more than 75% HT I would say go with the Paradigms but, if you are looking for the better music speaker, it's a no brainer, go with the Vandy's

Good Luck,

Burton
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
During the past three years I have owned the Vandersteen 2CEs and Stodio 60 V2s. The extended high frequencies of the Paradigms wore me out. They came across as brittle while the extended bass response was a plus. Unfortunately when I moved my system into a small dedicated audio room the 60s bass was too much. In fact I sold the Paradigms to try monitor speakers.
The Vandersteens were more to my taste sonically; smooth liquid sound but their overwhelming size was way too much for my listening room. The are extremely large and being oriented the way they are they look larger than they should.
If I had a large room and had to chose between these two models I'd go with the Vandys. My two cents. Good luck.
zkzpb8
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I'm familiar with the Vandys, but I haven't heard them side by side with the 60s. I did recently hear an old pair of Meadowlark Kestrels next to the Paradigms, and experienced what has been mentioned above. The 60s just drew attention to themselves, trying to sound hi-fi, where as the Kestrels just chilled out and played music. If I put a pair of Paradigms next to any pair of Vandys, I'm sure I'd have the same experience.
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