I care about sound quality, and not minor things like removable grills. This makes these my favorite speakers I own, and that is sayin a lot because I own so many.
However, I have heard stuff about well-kept and repaired pdr-10 subwoofers like mine sounding better than the modern equivalent Paradigm defiance v10 subwoofer. Not sure if the same is true about the atoms. I know they discontinued the Titans a while ago, probably because people realized that the atoms had a more neutral sound (less bass heavy) and took less space. I use these as rears with Titan v2 in front. The one real weak spot in my system is the cc-70 v2 center speaker. It is from the same line of speakers (matching tweeter), but it only has 4 inch woofers in a nearly air-tight box. Dialog is distant sounding, with too much emphaSiS on conSonanTS, especially male voices. I really, really want the cc-170 v2.
Great speakers, but they probably will need repair soon if they have not been repaired by the previous owner. The only reason many of these Paradigm speakers are still around is because so many people have discovered how easy it is to replace foam surrounds, because the old ones are 90 percent dry rotted at this point.
I made a video when I refoamed my set. My set were not super bad, but when you turned the bass way up you could hear the foam hitting against the cone, as the foam had weakened at the glue joints and came free of the cone in a few places. When they get really bad, they will disintegrate and fall away entirely. When this happens, there’s essentially a hole around the cone, and this changes the tuning of the speaker. It will not sound as good: boxy, with a lack of depth, and the tweeter will seem unusually loud in comparison to the woofer. On these speakers, the woofer is attached from the inside, and can be accessed by unscrewing the plastic cover on the back. The foam around the cone should be somewhat stiff, and should not fall apart when touched. If you rub the foam, you should not be seeing small foam particles falling off, which is an early stage of the problem. Hope this helps.
What are the other speakers that you have compared them to?
wow very nice!!!
Are you interested in the Monitor Atom SE? It looks like a pretty good speaker.
These are good enough, but I have heard good things about the new stuff. Maybe sometime in the future I could end up with a pair.
@@djijspeakerguy4628 It's worth upgrading my man. So many good speakers have come out in the past two years it's crazy.
However, I have heard stuff about well-kept and repaired pdr-10 subwoofers like mine sounding better than the modern equivalent Paradigm defiance v10 subwoofer. Not sure if the same is true about the atoms. I know they discontinued the Titans a while ago, probably because people realized that the atoms had a more neutral sound (less bass heavy) and took less space. I use these as rears with Titan v2 in front. The one real weak spot in my system is the cc-70 v2 center speaker. It is from the same line of speakers (matching tweeter), but it only has 4 inch woofers in a nearly air-tight box. Dialog is distant sounding, with too much emphaSiS on conSonanTS, especially male voices. I really, really want the cc-170 v2.
I just found these at a thrift store for $30.
Great speakers, but they probably will need repair soon if they have not been repaired by the previous owner. The only reason many of these Paradigm speakers are still around is because so many people have discovered how easy it is to replace foam surrounds, because the old ones are 90 percent dry rotted at this point.
@@djijspeakerguy4628 I have set of Atom v3, how can I tell if the foam has dry rotted?
just checked mine, it is actually a v2 with the non-removable grill.
@MD.2 Is there any sound test to see if the foam needed to be replace? Where can I get the foam replacement?
I made a video when I refoamed my set. My set were not super bad, but when you turned the bass way up you could hear the foam hitting against the cone, as the foam had weakened at the glue joints and came free of the cone in a few places. When they get really bad, they will disintegrate and fall away entirely. When this happens, there’s essentially a hole around the cone, and this changes the tuning of the speaker. It will not sound as good: boxy, with a lack of depth, and the tweeter will seem unusually loud in comparison to the woofer. On these speakers, the woofer is attached from the inside, and can be accessed by unscrewing the plastic cover on the back. The foam around the cone should be somewhat stiff, and should not fall apart when touched. If you rub the foam, you should not be seeing small foam particles falling off, which is an early stage of the problem. Hope this helps.