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Here is an objective and subjective look at the new Paradigm SE Atoms.
Before I made my measurements I contacted Paradigm and they said they "do not have frequency response graphs they can hand out"
RED FLAG #1.
This speaker is advertised as +-3db from 61hs-21khz
But my measurements of this model and Audioholics measurements of the Premier 800F tower BOTH show Paradigm is lying and that there is a major frequency response problem in both these models that are listed with the same tweeter (although there may be some unlisted differences).
Measurements were done in room using a studiosixdigital calibrated USB mic and it's built in output.
Gated to 4ms
Speaker on stand surrounded with melamine foam at 4ft high
in 13 by 16ft room.
EDIT- mic was at 0 degrees at 1 meter centered between woofer and tweeter, grills off.
Once again, I am not an acoustician but the high frequency measurements I took mirror the ones Audioholics took of the premier tower that is listed as using the same tweeter.
Here are each driver and then the FR
Here is a overlay of Audioholics measurement of Premier 800F tower and my Atome SE FR
Here are some Horizontal off axis measurements of the Atom SE at 0, 20, 30, and 50 degrees of axis
Well that's the objective stuff for now. I do have Fibro and CFS so I am doing the best I can. If anyone wants to see the window info or IR let me know.
The speakers sound like they measure, BAD, bad from all Listening positions, evenly bad. Such a large dip in the high end leaves the speaker missing air, liveliness, vibrancy.
Lesson learned, never buy a speaker based on +-3db specs when the manufacturer wont list a FR chart!
Before I made my measurements I contacted Paradigm and they said they "do not have frequency response graphs they can hand out"
RED FLAG #1.
This speaker is advertised as +-3db from 61hs-21khz
But my measurements of this model and Audioholics measurements of the Premier 800F tower BOTH show Paradigm is lying and that there is a major frequency response problem in both these models that are listed with the same tweeter (although there may be some unlisted differences).
Measurements were done in room using a studiosixdigital calibrated USB mic and it's built in output.
Gated to 4ms
Speaker on stand surrounded with melamine foam at 4ft high
in 13 by 16ft room.
EDIT- mic was at 0 degrees at 1 meter centered between woofer and tweeter, grills off.
Once again, I am not an acoustician but the high frequency measurements I took mirror the ones Audioholics took of the premier tower that is listed as using the same tweeter.
Here are each driver and then the FR
Here is a overlay of Audioholics measurement of Premier 800F tower and my Atome SE FR
Here are some Horizontal off axis measurements of the Atom SE at 0, 20, 30, and 50 degrees of axis
Well that's the objective stuff for now. I do have Fibro and CFS so I am doing the best I can. If anyone wants to see the window info or IR let me know.
The speakers sound like they measure, BAD, bad from all Listening positions, evenly bad. Such a large dip in the high end leaves the speaker missing air, liveliness, vibrancy.
Lesson learned, never buy a speaker based on +-3db specs when the manufacturer wont list a FR chart!
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