To Roger Kanno,
Thanks for your great review of the Paradigm Reference Signature series speakers. I do have a question for you. If someone were using the system for multichannel rather extensively, would you recommend the C3 or C5? center-channel speaker ? I ask because I just bought a Studio 60 system and opted for the larger CC-690 (like the 100) over the CC-590. As far as I could tell, going with the full-size center makes lots of sense given the duty that speaker performs. I know the Signature series is not the same as the Studio series, but given the commonality, I am curious of your opinion here. Thanks!
Jonathan Schalliol
I have not had a chance to listen to the latest Signature C5 v.3 center-channel speaker, but I did compare the original C5 to the original C3 and found it to indeed be a better speaker. That being said, the smaller Signature C3 is still an excellent center-channel speaker and, like the Studio CC-590, has a vertically arrayed tweeter and midrange driver that are flanked by two bass drivers, which I prefer to the typical MTM arrangement of most center-channel speakers. I doubt that anyone would be disappointed by the performance of either the CC-590 or the C3, but if you can stretch your budget and find the space, the larger CC-690 and C5 should provide even better performance . They are very large center-channel speakers, but their performance is very, very good . . . Roger Kanno
