Agreed with your assessment. Especially the point you made how the 100f matches or surpasses speakers costing significantly more! They are an extraordinary value.
Have had mine in midnight cherry for about 3 weeks now. Simply the best audio purchase I have ever made! They look stunning but the sound they produce is simply amazing! I loved my old speakers, had them for 20 years but just got the upgrade bug and am so glad I did! The 100f's continue too amazing me whenever I put on material I haven't heard through them yet!
I have heard that they can sound a bit "hissy" in the treble. Have had Klipsch for years and agree that they are fatiguing in the highs. Will I be "wanting" in the uppers here? Ready to take the plunge on either the 120H or 110 F all the same
In person these look utterly boutique, I saw cherry red I think and it was exquisite. Hrs right pics and even videos don't do justice. Very large impactful soundstage, detailed but not fatiguing treble, present mid range but not try too hard, v clear vocals, slightly warm. Good bass the room I heard it in had slight lack of grip perhaps. Might have been the McIntosh entry valve amp I don't know. The speakers have the 'mid range' crunch, not a V curve. They can rock out and are luscious with meat on the bone for days. They're high up on my list as I like rock/metal and electronic and I only heard the smaller 80fs.
The problem with most tower speakers is the lack of "quality" bass and the 100H is no exception. Pay the extra and buy the 120H which gives you plenty of CONTROLED base thanks to the on board amplifier for the low-end and ARC room correction. The 120H is a totally different speaker. I heard them both.
Hi, it's a good point, because bass modes in the room can definitely decrease perceived bass quality. That said, someone could add room correction by using an amplifier with a room-correction system built into it.
Depends on many factors -- including the Persona model(s) you're talking about. But before I made a choice between the 100F and one of those models, I'd listen very carefully. Like I said in the video, the 100F sounds so good, it can compete against more expensive speakers -- and preferences can often have a strong effect on the outcome.
It's really hard to say because the Studio 100 v5 is quite old, so any direct comparison is tough. But I really think the 100F is probably considerably better given how good its driver tech is, how powerful and deep the bass is, and how smooth that midrange comes across. They really made a clear step up with this series in many respects over what the company was previously doing. So, in a nutshell, I'm *guessing* it's better.
I had the Reference studio 100… then the Prestige 95 (which was good, but not value the change)… but now, the Founders is a significant improvement. Sound stage and medium to twiter far better (female voice and piano is now really better)… good bass. Plenty of sound.
What I should have asked you instead is do they play in the same league as your Revel Salon 2 ? I've listened to the Revel and to me they are top notch 👌
Good question. The answer is "yes." The Salon2 is a bigger speaker, mind you, and a pair seems to project a bigger, more room-filling sound. But my room is also HUGE compared to most. That said, at a fraction of the size, the 100Fs fill up the room pretty well, too. I'd say the 100Fs don't extend quite as low in the bass -- but come close. But where they step ahead of the Salon2s, I think, is in the midrange. Like I said about the 100F -- it's got an uncanny clarity there. All in all, definitely in the same league.
Yes, they have always been great, "for the money." They make ultra-expensive audiophile stuff quake in their boots a little. One question though: I read years ago that they are partially funded by the Government, OR the Canadian National Research Institute. There's nothing wrong with that, but I was wondering if you could answer that.
Hi. Obviously, I can't speak to exactly how each company operates, but Paradigm is privately owned by Scott Bagby and son John Bagby. Scott was one of the original founders. A few years ago they purchased it completely back (Scott was still a stakeholder at the time) from a investment firm that owned the majority shares. But I think where the government-funding idea comes in is from the CNRC -- Canada's National Research Council -- work done by Dr. Floyd Toole in the 1970s and 1980s. That work, which was government funded, formed the design basis for many companies, including Paradigm. So that work was government funded. But Paradigm then and till now was always a private company. In fact, I was told that of all the companies involved in that early research, Paradigm was the first one to set up their own anechoic chamber elsewhere, test elsewhere, etc. I hope that at least partially answers.
I’m new to this scene and appreciate your opinion! For the price and proven fact from data why does the treble lack performance? I honestly purchased them yesterday and feel for the price they should have a 5 star rating. 5 stars for looks 3 stars for treble.
