Who knew that a moderate investment in a (at the time no-name) $400 kit would outlast three amplifiers to become the foundation of a pseudo 5.1 system that sounds phenomenally good. Just a few years after I got the the Paradox 1's, Danny offered a series x-over that made an already great pair of speaker into something all together indescribably smother, and point source like. Only vintage Tannoy's convey the point source image better, but cost much much more, if you can find them. Of coarse the P1's need assistance to match the LF performance of even the smallest Tannoy,
The "Eaton". An NHT powered 10" sub provides this duty. This year I added an open baffle MTM center channel for video vocal imaging (Peerless mid bass drivers + a Morel tweet), along with surround satelites (NHT Super Zeros). All this powered by an NAD C715 and an ADS PQ8. Not exotic by any means but the Paradox 1's are easy to drive without high-end cost prohibitive gear. I recently had a "Bourne Legacy" movie night where the sound was jaw droppingly terrifying. My normally chatty guests were deer in the headlights quiet. They're still trying to figure out how a $1.2K system could sound so high end. One of my friends was stairing at his shoes, shaking his head, disbelieving that these Paradox 1's out perform his $14K high end speakers. There's something to be said for an optimally designed speaker that makes it so difficult for other manufactuers to match, no less improve upon, no matter how much money they thrown in to the mix. Of coarse taking the initial chance on these speakers was a true stroke of luck. The fact that sound of these speakers haven't changed is astounding. I think these are the only 'vintage' speakers I know that are IMHO "Better Than New".
