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#34052 - 01/08/04 02:21 PM Paradigm Speakers and the 7100?
Bytor Offline
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I have Paradigm 70p fronts, cc-350 centre and Titan rears. I'm considering ordering the 7100/950B combo, and I'm concerned about the power output. Is the 7100 going to be enough, or do you think I'll require the 770?

Any thoughts are welcome.

Thanks!

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#34053 - 01/08/04 02:46 PM Re: Paradigm Speakers and the 7100?
gonk Offline
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I've driven some larger Paradigms (the Studio/60, Studio/CC, and Studio/ADP) with an Outlaw 1050 (65W/channel) and an Outlaw 750 (165W/channel). Based on that, I suspect that the 7100 is sufficient for your needs.

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#34054 - 01/08/04 06:06 PM Re: Paradigm Speakers and the 7100?
Bytor Offline
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Registered: 01/08/04
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Thanks Gonk. I realize I gave pitifully little detail, but unfortunately I'm a newbie at higher-end audio and didn't want to over qualify my question.

Cheers!

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#34055 - 01/08/04 11:02 PM Re: Paradigm Speakers and the 7100?
Garrett Adams Offline
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Registered: 09/03/02
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Not as large but my 7100/950 combo handle nicely my Mini Monitor fronts, CC-370, and Atom surrounds.

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#34056 - 01/09/04 01:49 PM Re: Paradigm Speakers and the 7100?
Jeff Mackwood Offline
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Registered: 12/19/02
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I think you are going to find that Paradigm speakers, as with many other similar brands like Energy, psb, etc., will sound great with a very wide range of receivers / integrated amps / power amps.

I have a pair of Titans in my kids' home theatre as the front mains, driven by a 100 Watt Yamaha receiver and they (the Titans) love it. I also installed a pair of Titans in a conference room at work where I show the occasional noon movie, and there I drive them with a 30 year old Yamaha 15 W/ch receiver - and they sound just fine as well.

Bottom line is that, except for perhaps a slight increase in perceived output level (on top of already high levels), making the jump in amps is not going to net you an awful lot. Mind you I also believe that if you can get it cheap, there's never anything wrong with having more clean power available to drive any speaker.

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#34057 - 01/19/04 05:15 PM Re: Paradigm Speakers and the 7100?
Alex Prosak Offline
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Registered: 01/07/03
Posts: 43
Loc: Eagle River, AK
The 7100 is a SOLID amplifier and should have no problems getting your Paradigms to earbleeding volumes. I'm running a full Rocket package which aren't quite as efficient as the Paradigms on my 7100 and I'm exceedingly happy with the performance.

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#34058 - 02/04/04 02:56 PM Re: Paradigm Speakers and the 7100?
CluelessInChicago Offline
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Registered: 05/18/03
Posts: 15
Loc: Chicago, IL 60616
I have Paradigm Reference Studio 100s, and CC-570, and the 7100 does a fine job. I set the crossover to my powered sub at 80Hz so that I do not ask too much in terms of bass power from the front speakers.

The 100s are rated down to 28Hz, and I have suspected, though not proven, that 100 watts might not be enough for loud bass-heavy output from the 100s. (Yeah, I find it odd that I treat the 100s as "small" speakers, but that is what seems to work.)

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