Are the Paradigm Founder Series really, really good speakers?

daaajester,The persona's are true destination speakers that thrive in a system built around them. The founder line is more affordable and will likely sound better in a multi purpose room/system.

Steve59, No disagreement from me. I listened to the 7f in their own room being driven by 1.2kw Mcintosh amps, and I forget the source(equally impressive). In a dedicated 2ch setup, for that price point they are some of the best speakers I have ever experienced, but at 26k I wouldn’t say they are worth 3x what the founders 120hs are.. or 6 times the 100f’s.

The founders line is really really impressive for its price point. You could literally have a 6 speaker founder 120h setup in 5.1 config for the price of 1 pair of persona 7f’s.

Overall: I just added the 40b's to my desk set up and have been blown away! They're paired with a Naim Uniti Atom and Paradigm Defiance V10 sub.

Bass: Bass was okay with just the pair of 40b's, but I have yet to hear any bookshelf speakers that don't cost $2500+ each that didn't require a sub in the system for proper bass response. Proper bass requires volume. The Defiance V10 was an easy addition to the system. My home theater system has dual SVS PB-16 Ultra's...so you could say bass is important to me!

Sound Quality: They sound great! Really nice soundstage too. Fills my space easily without losing any resolution or separation. I've been listening to them 4-8 hours a day as my desk and haven't experienced any listening fatigue either. I've been playing all kinds of music and enjoyed them for all of it. 

Appearance: They also look great in person, much better than in pictures. Since I have them on my desk just a few feet away from my face looks are important. Without the speaker grills they look really premium and interesting. The lower driver has a great geometric laser cut design that looks superb

Before buying I auditioned them against comparably priced Sonus Faber, B&W, and Focal speakers. To me the Paradigms were the best. 

I don't often like Paradigm, or agree with @audiotroy.

But I've demo'd the 100's a couple times now.  Easily the most impressed I've been with a Paradigm speaker in years, maybe ever.  Not perfect, but even the bass from those triple 7's - damn good.

I imagine those 120H's are awfully good.

I'm actually quite interested to somehow demo the active Legacy Signature XD and Focus XD vs the 120H.  

The founders did indeed have a huge soundstage which I like.  They are more forgiving than the Persona's also.

While my current speakers do not have active woofers, I'm pretty convinced it's the way to go in the future.

I am interested to compare soundstage size of the Founder 120H vs the Legacy Speakers. (I admit to liking a huge, almost exaggerated soundstage at times).

I heard the Paradigm 120H speakers at Axpona. I am now lusting after them. They sounded phenomenal to my ears. Just excellent.