Paradigm FOUNDER 100F Loudspeakers - does anyone have any knowledge

[rmcin626]

our local dealer in Brum has them , i think he is on here too .They certainly look lovely . keep us posted how you get on

Will do

[hifinutt]

seems they are not at cranage otherwise you could have heard some perhaps

[Macca]

They're a tough load, I'm not sure your amplifier will get the best out of them.

Also look like they will have a bright/toppy balance but that will depend on the room too.

https://www.hifinews.com/content/par...ker-lab-report

[struth]

graph goes up to 60khz... whats that about??

[rmcin626]

At the moment on hold, in case we decide to move house. Looked at another property this morning which was lovely, apart from where to site the hifi , the only possible place would be to take over the dining part of the the open plan kitchen diner.

[Macca]

graph goes up to 60khz... whats that about??

No idea. The measurements in that mag are seriously lacking in many respects, presumably to save space for the extensive cut and paste direct from the manufacturer's brochure and some rubbish about 'captivating highs.'

[kininigin]

The Paradigm FOUNDER 100F Loudspeakers have been suggested to me by a dealer as improvement to my current set up, just wondering if anyone as heard them in action?

Not heard any models in the current range but have a couple of pairs of the active range they did from the late 90's and have been very impressed with them. So if you do go for the Founders, i'd be very interested in your impressions.
I haven't seen many people with Paradigm speakers, which surprises me as they offer very good value for money, all parts are made in-house and have extensive facilities for research etc.

[rmcin626]

Not heard any models in the current range but have a couple of pairs of the active range they did from the late 90's and have been very impressed with them. So if you do go for the Founders, i'd be very interested in your impressions.
I haven't seen many people with Paradigm speakers, which surprises me as they offer very good value for money, all parts are made in-house and have extensive facilities for research etc.

Good to know will advise if i go ahead with the purchase, many thanks

[hifi_dave]

No idea. The measurements in that mag are seriously lacking in many respects, presumably to save space for the extensive cut and paste direct from the manufacturer's brochure and some rubbish about 'captivating highs.'

Looks like the tweeter is set too high, as with many modern speakers. The following peaks and troughs are tweeter resonances or 'captivating highs'.

[rmcin626]

Now on hold, as we are moving house