Are Revel and Paradigm Stuck?


My question is not pejorative. Actually, it may be complimentary.

Not sure how long the Revel Ultima Salon 2 or the Paradigm Signature 8 (v3) has been on the market. Maybe over 6 years??? But that is what begs the question.

About a year or so ago, I thought I read somewhere that Revel is working on a Salon 3, but I haven't heard or read much since. Similarly, the Paradigm S8 (versions 2 and 3) have been around for an even longer time, maybe since the mid-2000s.

So the question is ... how come? I would have thought Revel and Paradigm, like many high-end companies, would be rushing new models out every other year or so.

Looking forward to reading some insightful posts.

Cheers,

BIF
bifwynne
My opinion is that if the designer is really good, they don't have to keep upgrading the models so often. Also, some types of speakers are more difficult to design than others. That should be factored in as well.
FYI: I called Paradigm customer tech support. Here's what I learned:

Paradigm has no current plans to change the Signature 8 (v3) ... period. The tech guy said that Paradigm did show a prototype concept speaker not too long ago that featured a BE tweeter and BE mid. But that's it. No plans to take it to market ... yet.

If anyone knows what Revel plans to do with the Ultima Salon 2 or Ultima Studio 2, please post the info. I'd be interested in learning what Revel has coming down the pike.

Thanks

BIF
"If anyone knows what Revel plans to do with the Ultima Salon 2 or Ultima Studio 2, please post the info. I'd be interested in learning what Revel has coming down the pike."

They won't give that information out.
it's funny because so many question ARC's updates, but when companies don't update they are stuck
The theory that Paradigm or Revel should be updating their top of the line models every other year or so is at odds with the marketplace and economic reality of the situation. The industry as a whole doesn't replace/update speaker models every other year. The only sector that does that is the theater receiver, for obvious reasons.