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Would these speakers be an upgrade in terms of audio fidelity compared to something like Paradigm Studio 20 v5? I have the Studio 20 v5 and CC690 center. Thinking of upgrading - primarily for home theater (have subs) and occasional music listening. I don't think the Studio 20 v5 are terrible...

Would be interesting to compare the Deep Sea Sound Mariana 24SC 24" subwoofer to the RHB model.

Gene, if you reading this, will you be reviewing the XT B100 model at all? I ask because I'm looking to upgrade from my Paradigm Studio 20 v5 bookshelves and these speakers could be a great option.

Has anyone bought these bass traps and how effective are they really? I know Gene has floor to ceiling panels in his room - I would love to know what the before/after results are with these in place. I used to own GIK Tri-traps floor to ceiling in my two front corners many years ago and I...

I wanted to know from those more experienced what their thoughts are regarding this feature. AV processors and receivers have a pure direct mode to bypass visual / DSP modes but the thought is that one need to purchase two separate preamps, one that is dedicated to two channel and one dedicated...

Thanks for your response, appreciate it.

Thank you Gene, appreciate your input as always! I'll definitely consider upgrading... I guess the only remaining question is regarding the center speaker. In your review, you had a few nitpicks regarding the smallish center - I'm not sure if the larger center in the line up would have been a...

Your suggestion wasn't helpful. If I trusted my own opinions then I would never need to consult with anyone other than myself. Had I known in advance that I would need to pay $150 to get an answer to my question I wouldn't have bothered asking it in the first place. I didn't know asking a...

It's really NOT the same thing and I don't appreciate you patronising me. I'm not asking for an acoustic analysis of my room, or for room design, or some kind of turn-key solution. Asking if one speaker is more accurate or has a more neutral response shouldn't cost someone $150 so your analogy...

I don't need an hour consultation, was hoping he might be able to shed some advice on the speaker. Wasn't aware there was a consultation service even available, but sadly I'm not going to pay $150 for a consultation. Otherwise I'll just ask other members for their advice. I didn't know Genes...

Hi Gene I need your advice. I read your review on the Paradigm Premiere series. They seem to offer a lot of bang for your buck. I have the Paradigm Studio 20 v5 with a massive CC690 v5 center and Dipole surrounds. I'm using 2 SVS PB1000 Pros currently. Would the Premiere 800 series be an...

I bought these ear buds and am having sound stutters when connecting to my windows 10 notebook. However, my mom has the Jabra Elite 75 (non-active) and when connecting to my notebook there are no stutters whatsoever. I tested this 5 times. Listening to music on Youtube, the sound stutters...

I would love to see a comprehensive double blind test shootout between an AVR and several integrated amps just to shut up the naysayers. :) I've heard too much "AVR's can't do stereo" or "you have to be tone deaf not to hear the difference". An actual shootout might not be definitive proof, but...

But didn't you "hear", Steve failed the test due to test pressure? :D Listening to music on his stereo was just too stressful on his mind that it masked the "night and day" differences between his equipment. Poor Steve. :eek:

To be clear, this is a straw man position of your own making. If an amp is operating within its proper operating range (that is, if it is operating safely below it's rated power) said amplifier can still sound different to another amplifier operating within it's proper operating range. The...

Sure, but there is no evidence that the switch "which claims to improve signal purity or whatever" actually does improve signal purity in any audible way. Since audibility is all that actually matters.

Okay, so where is the real world evidence that well designed amplifiers sound different if used within their capabilities (ie not clipping), carefully voltage-matched (same volume levels) under double-blind conditions (for parity's sake)? Please show us examples (make, model) with corresponding...

I'm not expecting any radical improvement over the previous models. I own the Marantz SR-7011. :D

They certainly are cutting edge, but you can have a unit that measures far worse (like perhaps 10 times worse) and it would still exceed human hearing thresholds and not by a little. Every year (or every few months it seems) a new DAC is launched. Technical performance will improve and will...

Absolutely. Economies of scale of mass production is probably the number one reason for the high price/performance ratio of AV receivers. Looking through Genes reviews I've noticed far less expensive AV receivers often outgunning integrated amps in 2 channel mode (power-wise) and offer either...