Paradigm cc 390

gwh
gwh Posts: 1,451
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Picked up a 6 piece set of Paradigm speakers at an estate sale.....4 bookies, a center, and small sub the center is a cc 190 v6. I would like to give these a spin for a while with the biggest center in that version. I think it's a 390 I'm looking for.....if there is a bigger better option that will match educate me.
Their way of designating different lines/versions confuses me :smiley: but hey I'm old and the issue is probably mine.

Prefer black.

Thanks,


G
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    edited June 2021
    What version are all of them? The 390 is the largest as far as I know. I very much enjoyed my Monitor 7 and V2.

    But the newer versions..... v5 and v6 I think it was the cc390 as TOTL for the monitor series. A great center for sure. The vocals were crystal clear. Optimus Prime's voice was pretty impact full. I'd take one over my Polk cc704 any day.

    There is the middle guy. A CC290.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Paradigm-CC-290-Center-Channel-Speaker-CC290-V5-Single-Black-Speaker-/334008081702?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286




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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    This is making me really want to go back to a Adcom/Paradigm set up!

    Thanks! 😄
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    gwh wrote: »
    Picked up a 6 piece set of Paradigm speakers at an estate sale.....4 bookies, a center, and small sub the center is a cc 190 v6. I would like to give these a spin for a while with the biggest center in that version. I think it's a 390 I'm looking for.....if there is a bigger better option that will match educate me.
    Their way of designating different lines/versions confuses me :smiley: but hey I'm old and the issue is probably mine.

    Prefer black.

    Thanks,


    G

    I found one on Austin Craigslist: https://austin.craigslist.org/ele/d/round-rock-sansui-carver-paradigm-focal/7321990381.html.

    Pretty shocked to see sound and visions measurements though. That’s a gigantic center for -3db at 82hz!!!

    https://www.soundandvision.com/content/paradigm-monitor-series-v5-speaker-system-ht-labs-measures
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,474
    I don’t have a lead on one but to me the center channel is the most important of all home theater speakers. Go big!
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  • gwh
    gwh Posts: 1,451
    They are all version v6.
    That one listed in Round Rock is on the edge of striking distance but dang the pushed in dust caps. Can't remember what speaker I had that I tried all the tips & tricks on to straighten out the caps but I remember it did not turn out good :)
    If it was a v6 and no dents in the caps I'd be on my way with a slight detour to the Frio River for some float time. Thanks for the point out on that one.

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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,262
    I wonder if the drivers in the speakers and the center are the same specs??
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