Difference between Paradigm Studio 40 v. 2 and v.3

I use to have Studio 40 v2's and have listened to the v3's. Paradigm addressed the harsh/bright tweeter but there is still some there. I would buy the v3's over the v2's. That is the only difference I could tell. Some people say the v3 does not have as much bass as the v2 but I think it is just a matter of break-in. My v2's took about 200 hours before the bass opened up. If you go to www.paradigm.com you can find the spec's on the v2's and v3's I believe.

Good luck,

Burton

One other thing to keep in mind is that the v.2's are rear ported, where as the v.3's are front ported. I own a pair of the v.3's. They are good for rock but lacking for Jazz with a lot of piano and for Classical.
I am eventually going to replace them with a pair of Dynaudio. I just got a used pair of Audience 42's last week for my bedroom system. They are a fine pair of small monitors.

Hi,

The V3 Studio 40s are without doubt a step ahead of the V2s.

I once was a strong Paradigm Studio version two series fan; but after both owning the version three Studio 40s for a several months now, and doing side by side comparisons, I would choose the version three Studio 40s over the version two hands down.

Overall, I believe most die-hard version two owners are thrown off by the version three’s transparency. I now think Paradigm's goal in designing the version three series was improved transparency and imaging rather than expanding on the somewhat colourful sound version two Paradigm owners sought after.