Paradigm Reference Signature S1 v.2 Loudspeakers

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Paradigm Reference Signature S1 v.2 Loudspeakers
Price: $1499 USD per pair in cherry; $1699 in bird’s-eye maple or high-gloss piano-black finishes.
Warranty: Five years parts and labor.


Review Summary

Sound
"An exceptionally pure-sounding speaker." "Through the mids and highs, the S1 v.2s were ultra-revealing, ultra-controlled," and "the stage they cast defied their small size." " They had great articulation down low -- for as low as they go, anyway" -- "about 60Hz or so." "The S1 v.2s required some power to reach loud levels," but give them "enough juice and you should be astonished at what kind of performance you achieve given their size and price."

Features
"The tweeter has a 1" beryllium dome, which might have some people drooling as soon as I mention it…. According to Paradigm, whereas well-designed aluminum-dome tweeters break up just above 20kHz, which is uncomfortably close to the audible range, beryllium goes past 50kHz before trouble sets in." "The mid-woofer uses Paradigm’s Co-PAL cone, which is made of cobalt-infused pure-aluminum, has a solid-aluminum phase plug and an inward-rounded rubber surround. " "The cabinet isn’t made of MDF or some other kind of thick wood. Rather, it’s die-cast aluminum that’s just 5mm thick."

Use
"The S1 v.2 is a sealed-box design. One disadvantage of that is the loss of the port contribution in the low end (about 3dB). One benefit is that the speaker can be placed close to a wall without concern for the output of the port."

Value
"Something of a benchmark at $1500. Many speakers priced much higher can’t match the midrange and high-frequency transparency and detail of these little fellas."


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