Had my Studio 100's about two weeks now. Had to replace two drivers, in one of the towers. Happens again and Paradigm says it will send new tower. Been powering the 100's with a rb 1090. Been taking it easy with the speakers, to give them time to break in. Speakers must of been banged around during shipment. Hope theres no more problems. I like the sound of the 100's.
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Two of the same driver?
Which one(s)?There are some things which are impossible to know, but it is impossible to know which things these are. :scratchhead:
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First driver to go was the bottom. Second to go was the third up from the bottom. Dropped in the second replacement today but have not tried it out yet.Comment
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Sounds odd to me.
I'm trying to visualize a big enough impact that would not damage the packing material or cabinet but would wreck drivers that inherently move a fair amount.There are some things which are impossible to know, but it is impossible to know which things these are. :scratchhead:
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Beats me what happened, all I know is that I'am putting the hammer down on the speakers and if that tower blows then I'am either getting a new one or switch to B&W.Comment
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Well, putting the hammer down may be the issue. The amp you have is pretty powerful...There are some things which are impossible to know, but it is impossible to know which things these are. :scratchhead:
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never thought that iron butterfly would be too much for these paradigms, maybe i should drag out some wayne newton. In all honesty, these were never put to the acid test nor will they. Very unusual for paradigm to have driver problems. I know that it isnt from cranking the volume, because it hasnt been done, regardless what amp I'm using Ive always taken care of my toys.Comment
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Yup, very interesting. I drive my Studio 100's with 200wpc (a very conservative 200wpc, IMO) and it's been cranked pretty good with no driver failures.
Very odd failures indeed....
BTW - no Wayne Newton for me.
There are some things which are impossible to know, but it is impossible to know which things these are. :scratchhead:
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Hi again all!
I built a pair of Nat P's a couple years ago which I am still using and very happy with but speaker building must be a bug and I could not resist the chance to design and build some new speaker cabinets to house some Paradigm drivers I won at auction for cheap!
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I'm also new to the forum and must say..."Rotel or bust"...
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Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and rotel seperates
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