For most consumer speakers, you either design the speaker to have deeper bass with lower sensitivity or a speaker to have less bass with higher sensitivity (more dynamics).
So it’s a speaker engineering compromise - You want more dynamics or you want more bass?
So in the case of the big speaker, they wanted more dynamics - the ability to play at higher volume with less distortion and higher efficiency. My kind of speaker. I like big speakers and I ain’t gonna lie. Let the subs do all the heavy lifting because that’s what subs do. Let the speaker have more dynamics.
It's undoubtedly the finest center channel I've ever experienced. Initially, I planned to remove it from my system due to its mismatch with my fronts and its considerable size, which doesn't quite aesthetically align with my setup. However, upon reconnecting my SVS Ultra, I was immediately underwhelmed.
The Paradigm surpasses it by leaps and bounds, prompting me to reinstall it despite the aforementioned concerns. It actually does deliver deep bass when necessary, with male voices resonating powerfully and female voices coming through with clarity, articulation, and nuance.
With a DIN rating of 40Hz, it's likely to produce bass levels significantly lower than its rating in most rooms, but as you rightly mentioned, that's of little consequence... Without a doubt, I'm keeping this gem!
