Whenever these names come up, I perk my ears. My home theater used to be a Paradigm speaker system, along with a Harmon/Kardon receiver. I’ve since upgraded my Paradigm speakers to the Reference series, and then again to Linn speakers. The receiver I’ve upgraded a couple times through my dealer’s upgrade program, and it’s still a Harman/Kardon. One day it’ll be gone, to be replaced by separates. But now that I have a house and family, my upgrades are much fewer and farther between.

Anyway, I still like to hear about Paradigm and Harman/Kardon. Home Theater Magazine recently published a review of the Paradigm Cinema 330 speaker system and the Harman/Kardon AVR 340 receiver. Good things were said about both components, not suprisingly. I hope that they’ve fixed a really annoying feature of my H/K receiver. You can turn off the OSD, which is nice. But you have to do so every time you turn on the receiver.

Paradigm Cinema 330 Speaker System and Harman/Kardon AVR 340 A/V Receiver