At Audio Advice Live 2026, Paradigm's Blake Alty talks about the company's new Premier series gear in this room at the show, including the 820F v2 floorstanding loudspeakers and 220B v2 standmounts, in an interview with Ken Micallef that's now posted on our YouTube channel.
This Paradigm system at Audio Advice Live 2026 was geared toward home theater use with movie soundtracks in mind, so I couldn't get a true handle on its music performance, per se.
Still, music sounded largely neutral, and the Paradigm system avoided the exaggerated, "whiz-bang" artifacts I associate with typical home theater fare—i.e., histrionic vocal spew from Broadway musicals, the bombast of the Jurassic Park universe, or the cheesy drama of Harry Potter scores. Thankfully, I got none of that here.
Instead, I was treated to quite the fine premiere of three new members of Paradigm's Premier line: the 820F v2 floorstanding loudspeakers, 620C v2 center channel, and 220B v2 standmounts.
Equipment list: A/V sources: Stewart Filmscreen projection screen; Kaleidescape player/server. A/V receiver: Anthem MRX 1140 8k ($4199). Speakers: Paradigm Premier 820F v2 floorstanding loudspeakers (Black Walnut, $1299 each); Paradigm Premier 620C v2 center channel ($1299 each; black walnut finish); Paradigm Premier 220B v2 standmounts ($549 each; walnut finish); four Paradigm CI Pro P80R v2 in-walls ($499 each); two Paradigm Defiance S12 subwoofers ($1599 each). Cables: AudioQuest.
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