Just a quick note on Paradigm, taken from a Stereophile review...
"Paradigm is one of the few speaker manufacturers with the resources to take such a "vertically integrated" approach to manufacturing. Virtually every part of every speaker bearing the Paradigm logo is made in their own manufacturing facilities. They even machine the metal molds that they then use to make the plastic parts. The manufacturing enterprise is supported by an extensive research lab that features a huge anechoic chamber, as well as a listening room for double-blind listening tests."
