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Paradigm Introduces Founder Series
Loudspeaker Lineup
VENERABLE CANADIAN
audio manufacturer Paradigm
recently introduced its
Founder Series loudspeakers,
with six models comprising
the premium product range.
The new Paradigm Founder
Series product family runs
from $1,100 to $4,300 per
speaker for its standmount/
bookshelf, LCR, center and
floorstanding loudspeakers.
That puts the Founder
Series below Paradigm's flagship
Persona lineup ($3,500
to $17,000 apiece) and above
the Mississauga, Ontario,
company's Prestige Series
($1,300 to $2,500).
Note the Persona and
Prestige Series also offer subwoofers
and the Prestige has
surround speakers as well,
so perhaps Founder will add
those down the road.
At launch, the Founder
Series includes:
Founder 120H: 5-driver,
3-way hybrid floorstanding
with active bass (the
only model to implement
a hybrid design); MSRP
$4,300 each
Founder 100F: 5-driver,
3-way floorstanding;
$2,600 each
Founder 80F: 4-driver,
2.5-way floorstanding;
$1,850 each
Founder 90C: 4-driver,
dual passive radiator,
3-way center channel;
$2,600 each
Founder 70LCR: 4-driver,
3-way LCR; $1,700 each
Founder 40B: 2-driver,
2-way standmount;
$1,100 each
The floorstanding and
standmount models feature
ported enclosures, while
the center and left/center/
right speakers have sealed
enclosures. Paradigm states
the speakers are suitable
for both high-performance
two-channel or multichannel
audio setups.
Paradigm says new patented
technologies were
developed for the acoustic
platform of Founder Series
products.
Among the technologies
Paradigm incorporated is its
Advanced Shock-Mount Isolating
Mounting System. The
Founder Series midrange and
bass drivers are mechanically
decoupled from the front
baffle using this approach,
the company explains.
This special mounting
hardware uses an elastomer
suspension to prevent any
transfer of vibration from the
driver to the cabinet, and
from the cabinet to the driver,
according to Paradigm.
Meanwhile, the Founder
Series speakers sport a new
coaxial midrange driver on
the center channel models,
which uses OSW's oblate
spheroid shape with a
coaxially mounted tweeter,
according to the company.
Cascade-Fusion Bracing
inside the floorstanding models'
faceted cabinets improve
rigidity and break up standing
low-frequency waves, benefitting
bass in particular with
more clarity and accuracy, the
company says.
In terms of aesthetics,
Paradigm will offer Founder
Series in four premium-grade
finishes: walnut, black
walnut, midnight cherry and
piano black.
The first two options
feature a smooth satin
finish and " distinctive wood
figuring, " while the latter two
are high-gloss designs, the
company notes.
With hardware designed
for both carpet and hard
surfaces, the Advanced
Shock-Mount Feet decouple
the cabinet from the floor
- twice, according to the
company.
EPOS Study
Finds WFH
Audio Needs
Improvements
UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS
(UC) and gaming
headset manufacturer EPOS
has just released its " Understanding
Sound Experience
2021 Report " that examines
the WFH audio experience,
and key findings show
productivity can be aided by
better audio.
The data was collected in
the spring of 2021 from men
and women who worked
for companies employing at
least 50 people.
According to EPOS, over
the past 12 months hybrid
work environments in which
people are either working full
time or part time from home
is now a part of the workplace.
A result of this hybrid
work environment is the
audio quality of WFH video
and audio conferencing sessions
may not be to the level
necessary to enable workers
to remain productive.
EPOS states the average
audio solution end user loses
31 minutes per week due to
poor sound quality during
audio calls. Fifteen percent
of the employees polled in
this survey stated they lost a
key bit of information during
these calls to negatively
impact their employers.
Another nugget from the
The product family features floorstanding, center, LCR and standmount models.
study is that 60% of decision-makers
believe better
sound will help them retain
clients, and 71% believe that
quality audio will help prevent
lost pitches.
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