I'm considering Buying These! Paradigm Founder 100f

[@iainrobertson6867]

I just listened to these vs the Dali Rubicon 6 and KEF R11. I'd never heard Paradym before but am set on changing from my old Dynaudio standmounts to these. Awesome sound with my Hegel H190!!

[@stevenbullock9276]

I love Barney Miller! And Fish, Wojo and Harris, too! 😉 I was at my local dealer yesterday, and they had these, the 120's, and a demo pair of B&W 804 D3's for $6500. I'm semi-interested in the 804's- wonder how the 100f's would compare for a similar price. Didn't want to ask my salesman to hook them up until I was serious. Thanks for the video!

[@bkrhino1]

I run the Paradigm Founder 100F’s, 90C and 40B’s. They are powered by the Anthem AVM70, MCA325 and MCA525. Subwoofers are the Perlisten D215S and D15S. Endgame for me. All Midnight Cherry. We all have our vision for our systems. Good luck in your search. If you ever get to the Chicago area look me up as I would love your feedback on my three systems.

[@Kpaceguy]

@@bkrhino1 you're not too far from me. Could make a trip out of it

[@bkrhino1]

@@Kpaceguy- Let me know. I will arrange for a couple of systems you could experience.

[@curtc.6914]

I have Paradigm speakers since the early 2000’s. Love them!

[@ubacow7109]

You should look into trying brands like Ascend Acoustics, Philharmonic, Arendal, & Marchaudio. They're more underground audiophile brands that are extremely high value and all measure insanely well. Arendal's 1528 series is like budget Perslisten. Ascend Acoustics also has a 30 day satisfaction guarantee & on Black Friday they have solid discounts every year. You wont find speakers that measure as well as well as Ascend Acoustics per dollar, they also post all their klippel measurements publicly.

[@sheek1982]

Aesthetically pleasing!

[@stevebaxter3300]

I was a monitor audio fan for 15yrs plus, then I heard the 100F! Wow, they certainly sound bigger and fill the room like I've never before! Only if you spend another 5/6k on speakers, so I felt they were punching above their weight! I've 100f, 90c, and 4 70lcr, with MRX1140, Mca325, and mca525. And I'm blow away!!! Now saving for AVM90, and two more subs! 😊

[@Kpaceguy]

That's a killer system

[@iNeverHadMercy]

I am an Audophile....on a budget. $6000 for a pair of front mains is a lot of money. I have the POLK S50's. Compared these to the Klipsch level of mains and was blown away by the audio perfection the POLK speakers have and made the choice. Glad you stuck with your current speakers because there may have been some regret if you didn't

[@kkenmmac22]

The Martin Logan Motion XT F200 towers are around $2,200 per speaker. The Polk R700 towers are around $1,000 per speaker on Amazon. These are both great speakers and better than the Paradigms that were demoed in this video imo.

[@hurkamur1]

​@@kkenmmac22 Not even close

[@psyphonyxaudio]

They are a good speaker for the right person. I was working there during their launch .. It was a fun time. I find these are very capable .. I find Paradigm .. neutral .. and I think KEF are more forward.

[@scslite5206]

Speakers as so personal and subjective. I demoed the 100Fs against the KEF R11s, Sonus Faber Sonetto VIII G2, B&W 804 D4s, and even with the Persona 5Fs and the 100Fs sounded the best to my ears and most importantly across multiple tracks that aren't mastered all that well. It made music across the board much more enjoyable without lacking anything in detail and imaging. The bass is spectacular for their size. I really was expecting to like the Persona 5Fs as I was honing in on them as my next speakers. They we're absolutely amazing with their Beryllium tweeters but only for the best recorded tracks. Otherwise, we're overly fatiguing for poor recordings where the 100Fs made these same tracks enjoyable. The Founders are incredible for the technology and price no matter how you cut it.

[@Kpaceguy]

@@scslite5206 i personally would take the persona's over any of what you named. I love those speakers but are currently outside what I want to spend

[@scslite5206]

@@Kpaceguy That makes sense. I believe the KEF R11s can make bad recordings sound bright as well. You seem to like speakers that are tilted up which the Personas definitely are. I see why the 100Fs didn't sing to you and absolutely nothing wrong with that. Cheers!

[@kenyongough3327]

Great video very informative

[@Kpaceguy]

@@kenyongough3327 I appreciate it!

[@chebrubin]

You need to vertical and horizontal bi-amp those amazing speakers.

[@TheMojito100]

Suggest speakers suitable for hegel h300 integrated stereo amp please..

[@donjaun540]

Very cool 😎 Nice speakers but very expensive.

[@jamescampbell3110]

What do you think about the SVS Ultra Evolution Pinnacle speakers?

[@Kpaceguy]

@@jamescampbell3110 should have some svs stuff in for review very soon and will be able to tell you my exact thoughts!

[@Spad3193]

Good now I won’t feel weird getting them!! lol

[@Laissez_Faire]

People are sleeping on Dynaudio. I got a set of R11 to possibly replace my Dynaudio C2 and not even close. The good thing is I put my Dynaudio in a dedicated music setup and I'll use the Kefs in the home theater.

[@mattgiunt]

Wish you would take a look at the Philharmonic speaker line and visit the AVR forum thread to see what others say. I had the Polk LSIM line and sold it for the philharmonic HT Towers, center and Monitors. The wide dispersion of the Philharmonic is amazing and they are my endgame speakers for sure. I bought them after reading Audioholics review of them and talking to owners.

[@Kpaceguy]

@@mattgiunt shoot me a link

[@mattgiunt]

@@Kpaceguy kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXWkin1njZyXfdE

[@samuelcain5426]

Which Polk towers did you have

[@moneyzonetrader]

Plzmake a vdeo how to treat a bedroom with minimum acoustics

[@candoslayer]

Kef Does look at the Kef Reference 4 Meta its just expensive though

[@Pete.across.the.street]

Those speakers aren't going to image very well slammed up against the wall like that. You have to move them out a few feet to see what they can do.

[@Kpaceguy]

@Pete.across.the.street right in my room I would have pulled them away and little bit. And I wouldn't of had them so wide.

[@Sly_Kaw]

They are downported so you could actually get away with placing them there

[@Pete.across.the.street]

@@Sly_Kaw it shouldn't matter where the port is located. You can get good imaging with front, side, and bottom ports. It's extremely unlikely you can get proper imaging with them that close to the wall.

[@kkenmmac22]

@@Sly_KawPlacing any speaker near a wall is not good, see below. Speaker boundary interference response (SBIR) is a common issue that occurs when speakers are placed near walls or other boundaries in a room. It's caused by the interaction between the direct sound from the speaker and the reflected sound from the boundary, which can lead to an uneven frequency response and reduced volume.

[@eddietours3728]

great speakers i demo them too but went with the MA Platinum

[@tavarisjones551]

I was really considering the paradigm founder's. Ended up getting the Arendal 1723. Been very happy with the Arendal.

[@justkiddin1980]

Arendal has a better pricepoint and it better value for money..Paradigm sound expensive but they cheap out on parts…Really sad at that pricepoint

[@thembaallendlamini4777]

My brother, make we see you on video than that dark area.

[@Kpaceguy]

@thembaallendlamini4777 i usually have lighting but I didn't want to bring all that

[@sammy10001]

Good stuff man. Beauty speakers. Also entertain martin logan electrostatic speakers.

[@Kpaceguy]

@sammy10001 not a bad idea. I really like the electrostatics

[@renechristiansen645]

You need too here Arendal the new speakers

[@Kpaceguy]

@@renechristiansen645 You're absolutely correct

[@wendellwendellb339]

That center channel is a toy compared to the Arendal 1528 center speaker!

[@Kpaceguy]

@@wendellwendellb339 You're right!

[@danemoreno88]

Yea and it cost 5k 😂😂😂

[@Music.Movies.67]

Your Kef Speakers are all you need

[@Kpaceguy]

You might be right

[@willworld3007]

I say keep the kef r11 not point of chasing your tail spend your money in some other part of your system for a upgrade. Those speakers are still joyful Belize!!!😊😊😊

[@justkiddin1980]

Before buying i would like to direct you to the KZbin channel of GR research he took apart a couple of signature speakers and he wasn’t too pleased at what he found inside and how they measured…Might want to reconsider before blowing all that cash on sub par parts…

[@Masterslessons]

K SPACEY GUY

[@Kpaceguy]

👋

[@paulcanniff4308]

@10:00 looks like he mouths "Arendal" and then a few seconds later he mouths "1723". I'll find out if I guessed right later on.

[@jp_booi7791]

😏😏🌝

[@stephanneron9191]

Farme ta yeule

[@Pete.across.the.street]

Check out the GR Research video on Paradigm before you buy. Not the same model, but it would give me 2nd thoughts.

[@Kpaceguy]

Definitely will

[@Sly_Kaw]

What was it that gave you second thoughts?

[@Pete.across.the.street]

@Sly_Kaw that the model that this replaces was so bad that they wouldn't even upgrade it. Also the spikey treble. Wondering if it's still just a pretty box with sub standard parts comp to others at that price.

[@justkiddin1980]

Huh just said the same thing i was very very disappointed at the lack of quality for 5000!! Dollars..

[@AllAccessConstruction]

1528s Those are clean tho

[@AbsoluteFidelity]

Listen, listen, listen carefully... Something is calling you... Listen... Perlisten.

[@renechristiansen645]

Tjek out Arendal first