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The Paradigm Premier 200B Speakers are no exception to this trend. While not really bookshelf speakers, they are truly bookshelf sized speakers. Like many speakers of a similar design, with a ducted port at the rear for bass, the Paradigm speakers need to be on stands and away from the rear walls. A long credenza or equipment cabinet would work well too.

This thousand dollar pair of speakers was putting out sound that was indistinguishable from much larger speakers on many kinds of music, like intimate acoustic jazz and smaller orchestral groups, and while there was no subwoofer in this configuration, there was good solid bass there except for the deepest octaves, and nothing prevents a buyer from adding a subwoofer to compliment the system. Imaging was excellent, with the speakers appearing to audibly vanish as point sources letting them provide a realistic curtain of sound across the room. This is aided by a design that makes the cabinets inert to resonances. With a wide variety of music, the Paradigm speakers acquitted themselves nicely on CDs, movie soundtracks, and various high resolution sources.

You can get detailed results on the testing in my upcoming review in Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, along with how the Paradigm speakers compare with the competition.

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