Premier features Paradigm’s patented Active Ridge Technology (ART) surrounds, made in-house and overmolded directly onto each woofer and midrange cone. This design achieves greater excursion, for a 3dB gain in output and 50% reduction in distortion. Crafted from injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer, ART surrounds are more durable and more reliable, ensuring a lifetime of superior sound.
Crafted in Canada
Premier Series speakers are designed, engineered, and made in Paradigm’s state-of-the-art 225,000 ft2 Canadian facility. We chose heavy duty, non-resonant 3/4-inch MDF, with optimally placed interior bracing, and reinforced front baffles to ensure an audio performance beyond any other in this price range. Smooth front baffles, enhanced with 1-inch MDF, reduce diffraction and improve sound radiation characteristics. You can feel the Premier build quality that comes from true handcrafted manufacturing. Beautiful, furniture-grade finishes complete this new standard of performance and value.
Partnered with the NRC
Paradigm is partnered with Canada’s world-renowned NRC in ongoing research to reveal the true nature of sound and human hearing. Findings influence design and performance specs, resulting in a uniquely realistic listening experience, backed by sound science.
Technical Specifcations :
| DESIGN |
4-driver, 3-way bass reflex, floorstanding |
| CROSSOVER |
2nd-order electro-acoustic at 2.5 kHz (tweeter/mid) and 700Hz (mid/woofers) |
| HIGH FREQUENCY DRIVER |
1” (25mm) X-PAL™ dome, ferro-fluid damped / cooled, Perforated Phase-Aligning Tweeter (PPA™) Lens |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE ON-AXIS |
±3dB from 43 Hz - 25 kHz |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE 30° OFF-AXIS |
±3dB from 43 Hz - 20 kHz |
| MIDRANGE FREQUENCY DRIVER |
6-1/2” (165mm) Surround with Carbon-Infused polypropylene cone. Perforated Phase-Aligning (PPA™) Lens |
| LOW FREQUENCY DRIVER |
Two 6-1/2” (165mm) ART™ Surround Carbon-Infused polypropylene cones |
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SENSITIVITY ROOM / ANECHOIC
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92 dB / 89 dB |
| LOW FREQUENCY EXTENSION |
27 Hz (DIN) |
| SUITABLE AMPLIFIER POWER RANGE |
15 - 250 watts |
| MAXIMUM INPUT POWER |
180 watts |
| IMPEDANCE |
Compatible with 8 ohms |
| FINISHES |
Gloss Black, Gloss White, Espresso Grain MK 2 |
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DIMENSIONS HXWXD
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41.5" × 9.125 × 13.75" (105.3cm × 23 × 35cm) |
| WEIGHT |
53.4 lbs. (24.2 kg) |