The finest speakers in the world are a medium for the music, an open window on the original performance. They take us from the mundane to the magical, beyond the ordinary to the extraordinary. They are a reflection of character. Not the sonic character of the speaker, since speakers claiming to be the finest must be devoid of acoustic personality. Rather, the finest speakers are an intimate unfolding of the songwriter's mood, the composer's message, the director's vision. They allow us to feel the music, hear the magic and see through the mind's eye into the heart of the performance. Paradigm ® Reference Signature. A higher level of transparency.