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post #26161 of 28071
12/22/12 at 7:31pm
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I could always just buy it and worry about it later.
Well, they do say that it's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask for permission... wink.gif

FWIW, the CC-590 didn't sound bad...it's just that the CC-690 sounded MUCH better. Bigger, fuller, better balanced.

IMHO only, of course, and YMMV. smile.gif
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post #26162 of 28071
12/22/12 at 8:42pm
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What he said.

I had a 590 and later upgraded to a 690. Big improvement!
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post #26163 of 28071
12/22/12 at 8:51pm
I have a set of Studio 60's version 2 hooked up to a brand new Pioneer Elite SC-68 AV receiver. One of my studio 60's sounds a lot less "vibrant" than the other one.

I switched them around and still same results. I also tried them on friends system with same results. I did buy these speakers as a floor model but they have worked well for past 5 years.

Does anybody know if Paradigm can evaluate and then repair back to original factory specs? I don't see any physical damage to drivers or speakers at all.
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post #26164 of 28071
12/22/12 at 9:21pm
Ok will try plugging ports this holiday. On a side note, a friend is building his system. Local hifi store recommended Martin Logan Dynamo 700w. I then asked for a level higher on his behalf and the rep said the Seismic 110. I have not kept up with Parsdigm gear. What level is this sub at? I used to know Servo-15, pw2200, ps series, pdr. Where does the seismic sit and what Paradigm equivalent sub should he check out? He is Canada, can't get HSU or other popular brands mentioned on this forum.
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post #26165 of 28071
12/22/12 at 9:38pm
True a nice dinner would prob do he trick and I would get some good food as well along with the speakers.
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post #26166 of 28071
12/23/12 at 12:02am
Just listed my C5. That makes my S8's and C5 now up for sale.

*sigh* .......I'll live on I suppose frown.gif
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post #26167 of 28071
12/23/12 at 3:58am
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Just listed my C5. That makes my S8's and C5 now up for sale.
*sigh* .......I'll live on I suppose frown.gif

How much for the C5?
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post #26168 of 28071
12/23/12 at 4:19am
EskimoPie & redlin65: I was in the same position earlier this year. Bought 60 v3's, CC470, and ADP470s. My couch is against a partial wall with the dinette open behind. I did not like the sound of the ADP470's as surrounds. I experimented in many ways (placement, height, loudness, etc), but still could not get them to my liking. I exchanged them for 20's on speaker stands. In my opinion, the 20's were a big improvement. Others here swear by the ADP470's, so I would suggest to go do some critical comparisons. The 20's on stands are about the same cost as the ADP470's; both less than $1K/pair.
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post #26169 of 28071
12/23/12 at 5:37am
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True a nice dinner would prob do he trick and I would get some good food as well along with the speakers.
That's the spirit! biggrin.gif

Kidding aside, best of luck with your upgrade, and I hope you enjoy whichever speakers you end up buying. smile.gif
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post #26170 of 28071
12/23/12 at 1:19pm
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EskimoPie & redlin65: I was in the same position earlier this year. Bought 60 v3's, CC470, and ADP470s. My couch is against a partial wall with the dinette open behind. I did not like the sound of the ADP470's as surrounds. I experimented in many ways (placement, height, loudness, etc), but still could not get them to my liking. I exchanged them for 20's on speaker stands. In my opinion, the 20's were a big improvement. Others here swear by the ADP470's, so I would suggest to go do some critical comparisons. The 20's on stands are about the same cost as the ADP470's; both less than $1K/pair.

Dipoles are a purchase only if you have the right room configuration. The salesman should have told you that at the time.
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post #26171 of 28071
12/23/12 at 1:42pm
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Originally Posted by eljaycanuck View Post

That's the spirit! biggrin.gif
Kidding aside, best of luck with your upgrade, and I hope you enjoy whichever speakers you end up buying. smile.gif

Thanks this is my first speaker purchase and I hope to make the right one but just getting into it and all the choices make it hard. The forum has been great with all the help.
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post #26172 of 28071
12/23/12 at 9:01pm
Just finished building my Paradigm Studio Ht (studio 100 v5,cc 690 v5, adp 590 v5 and xv-15). I'm loving the paradigms so far but don't think my marantz 7007 are doing them justice. I'm going to order a xpa-5 tomorrow because everything i've read on avs so far say the studio's are power hungry. I was having problems with my setup in the beginning and finally realized my mid range on my cc 690 was defective. Called paradigm and they shipped me a new midrange that arrived in 1 day no questions asked. Amazing customer service. Happy holidays!







Edited by Lebreeze - 12/25/12 at 9:37pm
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post #26173 of 28071
12/24/12 at 3:59am
Even my little Studio 10v5 woke up when i added a 200w amp. My signature 2's really love the power.
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post #26174 of 28071
12/24/12 at 4:39am
I just upgraded my system. I used to have Titan Monitor fronts, CC-290, and Atom Monitor surrounds (all v5). I was driving these with a Denon 3808CI.

Now I have Studio 20 v4 for fronts, a Studio CC-490 v5, and a pair of Mini Monitor v3 for surrounds. I also added an Emotiva XPA-5. I'm using the Denon as a pre-pro.

I am loving the Studios! So much more detail without the harshness in the high-end that my Monitors had.


Edited by tboe77 - 12/24/12 at 5:14am
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post #26175 of 28071
12/24/12 at 5:08pm
Nice lebreeze and tebo. Rooms are looking great. Congrats. I'm so pumped to get mine all setup. Just gonna take some time. Gotta get thru Xmas here
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post #26176 of 28071
12/24/12 at 8:18pm
Hey Breeze, You aren't going to regret the XPA-5. BTW: Beautiful HT

Merry Christmas all! smile.gif
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post #26177 of 28071
12/26/12 at 9:25am
Bought a new house and it's now clearly time to upgrade our family room. I am looking at the Studio 20s (L/R), CC-590, and SA In-Ceilings (Rear). I was going to power them with a UPA-500 (80W/channel). Is there a benefit to going to XPA-5 with these? I don't want to risk damaging the speakers, but do want plenty of power to drive them well..
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post #26178 of 28071
12/26/12 at 11:16am
Look at the CC690 center instead as that has been mentioned numerous times thruout this thread.

As far as the amp goes, its always nice to have headroom and the output when you need it.
A good, well powered amplifier are usually a one time purchase and altho other components are changed/upgraded over time, that amp can always go along for the ride.
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post #26179 of 28071
12/26/12 at 11:38am
Well crap. It looks like I may have blown the midrange driver or tweeter on my Paradigm Monitor 9 v3 speaker. I have the dreaded high midrange buzzing that I experienced in my CC-290 when it had a faulty midrange.

I've had this speaker since 2002 I think, and some stupid classical song "broke" it. Volume was at -15 on the Marantz SR5005, the only thing I can think of is to why this happened is there is a loud and very sudden dynamic start to the song. It's Joshua Bell Essentials disc 1 track 1.

Wonder if it's even possible to fix this speaker, seeing as how the drivers are probably NLA, and how much it might cost. It's annoying because it's just certain frequencies that reveal this issue.
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post #26180 of 28071
12/26/12 at 12:42pm
Probably best to contact Paradigm and see if a replacement driver is available.

I recently replaced the tweeters in my V2 Studio 100's so for your V3 Monitors, I would think they should have something.
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post #26181 of 28071
12/26/12 at 12:52pm
Does anyone know if there are generic binding post jumpers that I can buy for my Monitor 9s? I'm not sure which version they are, but I bought them used back in 2002.
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post #26182 of 28071
12/26/12 at 2:30pm
Unless you need the jumpers for aesthetics reasons, two short lengths of speaker wire per speaker will work as well as any jumpers.
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post #26183 of 28071
12/26/12 at 8:22pm
Ok, I'm asking vague pricing information(not specific) just to make sure I'm in the right ballpark of expectations.

I had intended on purchasing this stuff a year ago and had a little setback that made me nervous about employment. Now with the current gun price craziness, I unloaded a small amount of equipment for absolutely ABSURD prices, and have completely financed my delayed purchase of a front stage lol.

I have a Denon AVR 3310CI. Main interest is a set of Studio 60's. I've seen enough posts to indicate I'll only eventually resent any option other than a CC-690 so let's just assume that'll be the center.

I have no sub right now and from my listening session a year ago, I'm tempted to bump to the Studio 100's if the price is right.

My issue is limited dealers local and none were willing to come off MSRP more than like $200 last time. My understanding is Studio 60's go for around 2k normally and Studio 100's are about $2900? Can't recall the 690's price.

All I'm trying to confirm is if these local dealers(3 to choose from, all really are oriented towards Home Theater installations, not reselling for Paradigm) are taking me to the cleaners. I can drive a little over 2 hours and there's a few more dealers in the Columbus area, but since no one gives price quotes over the phone, I'd rather not make the drive if I'm expecting a price that I'm just not going to get.

Is my pricing expectation totally skewed?
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post #26184 of 28071
12/26/12 at 8:49pm
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Originally Posted by tullnd View Post

Ok, I'm asking vague pricing information(not specific) just to make sure I'm in the right ballpark of expectations.
I had intended on purchasing this stuff a year ago and had a little setback that made me nervous about employment. Now with the current gun price craziness, I unloaded a small amount of equipment for absolutely ABSURD prices, and have completely financed my delayed purchase of a front stage lol.
I have a Denon AVR 3310CI. Main interest is a set of Studio 60's. I've seen enough posts to indicate I'll only eventually resent any option other than a CC-690 so let's just assume that'll be the center.
I have no sub right now and from my listening session a year ago, I'm tempted to bump to the Studio 100's if the price is right.
My issue is limited dealers local and none were willing to come off MSRP more than like $200 last time. My understanding is Studio 60's go for around 2k normally and Studio 100's are about $2900? Can't recall the 690's price.
All I'm trying to confirm is if these local dealers(3 to choose from, all really are oriented towards Home Theater installations, not reselling for Paradigm) are taking me to the cleaners. I can drive a little over 2 hours and there's a few more dealers in the Columbus area, but since no one gives price quotes over the phone, I'd rather not make the drive if I'm expecting a price that I'm just not going to get.
Is my pricing expectation totally skewed?

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post #26185 of 28071
12/27/12 at 3:16am
The Studio 100's are like $3900 now.
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post #26186 of 28071
12/27/12 at 5:43am
For about the same money: I'd recommend Signature S2 + Sub over Studio 100.
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post #26187 of 28071
12/27/12 at 6:17am
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Main interest is a set of Studio 60's. I've seen enough posts to indicate I'll only eventually resent any option other than a CC-690 so let's just assume that'll be the center.
I have Studio 60 v4s w/ a CC-690 v5. Great combo. cool.gif And, you're right, you will resent any option other than a CC-690. wink.gifsmile.gif
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My understanding is Studio 60's go for around 2k normally and Studio 100's are about $2900? Can't recall the 690's price.
This is why I advocate for buying speakers gently-used. With a bit of patience, you should be able to snag yourself a pair of minty-mint Studio 60 v4s for ~$1K, and a CC-690 v5 for ~$1,300 (w/ a v4 running a couple hundred or so less).
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post #26188 of 28071
12/27/12 at 9:41am
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The Studio 100's are like $3900 now.

That's what I'm getting from a few messages that were sent. I guess prices went up a bit on the 100's.
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This is why I advocate for buying speakers gently-used. With a bit of patience, you should be able to snag yourself a pair of minty-mint Studio 60 v4s for ~$1K, and a CC-690 v5 for ~$1,300 (w/ a v4 running a couple hundred or so less).

Well I'm being quoted about $1200-1300 for a brand new set of Studio 60's as the going price. So for that much, I think I'd just buy new if those prices are actually obtainable.
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post #26189 of 28071
12/27/12 at 9:50am
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That's what I'm getting from a few messages that were sent. I guess prices went up a bit on the 100's.
Well I'm being quoted about $1200-1300 for a brand new set of Studio 60's as the going price. So for that much, I think I'd just buy new if those prices are actually obtainable.

Pricing for the Studio 60's is more like $1200-$1300 each. If you can find a new pair for that price jump all over them as quick as you can, doubtful that's going to happen though.

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post #26190 of 28071
12/27/12 at 10:36am
So I feel a bit foolish posting about used Monitors in the middle of a Studio/Signature conversation, but it's the Paradigm thread so here goes....

I just got a pair of Monitor 9 (no V on the back so I'm assuming V1) to replace my 7SE's as fronts. I'm currently using one of the 7's as a center channel until I can find a used CC370 on the market.

My question is whether or not the 370 is in fact the center I should be searching for, or if a CC270 would work. There's a 270 on craigslist right now for $100....would that be a better stop gap center than the 7se until a 370 surfaces?

I've loved every Paradigm speaker I've listened to or heard, but damn do I hate how they name their products. Makes it very hard to find data on older gear when they use the same/very similar names over and over.
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