RESPECT FOR THE ORIGINAL SOURCE…
For over 30 years, Paradigm has set the precedent for innovation and technology in loudspeaker manufacturing. The Prestige Series builds on this history by combining new technologies with smart engineering that provides astonishing performance at an incredible value – all completely crafted in Paradigm’s Canadian facility.
Craftsmanship
Prestige cabinets are designed, engineered and Crafted in Canada, featuring sharp lines with clean aesthetics. Each cabinet is flawlessly wrapped with real walnut hardwood – the Black Walnut is a smooth satin finish with distinctive wood figuring.
Smart Engineering, Flawless Aesthetics
The innovative rear-mounted tweeter and driver housing completely hides front baffle hardware. Drivers are shock mounted to a reinforced 1-inch MDF baffle, which reinforces rigidity and cabinet strength while eliminating unwanted cabinet resonances. The low profile, acoustically transparent grille attaches magnetically for a stylishly stealthy front presentation.
Patented Active Ridge Technology (ART™)
Paradigm’s patented† ART™ surrounds, made in-house and overmoulded directly onto each cone, achieve greater excursion for a 3dB gain in distortion-free output (50% greater) compared to drivers with standard surrounds. Crafted from audiophile-grade injection-moulded thermoplastic elastomer, ART™ surrounds are more durable and reliable, for a lifetime of superior sound.
† US patents: D654,479S and 8,340,340B2
Perforated Phase-Aligning (PPA™) Tweeter Lens
The distinctive, concentric perforated lens protects the delicate X-PAL™ tweeter dome and acts as the Phase Plug, blocking out-of-phase frequencies for smoother, extended high frequencies with incredible detail and higher output.
| DESIGN | 4-driver, 2-1/2 way floorstanding |
| CROSSOVER | 2nd order electro-acoustic at 2.0kHz (tweeter/mid); 2nd order @500Hz (mid/bass) |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE ON-AXIS | ±2dB from 40 Hz – 20 kHz |
| HIGH FREQUENCY DRIVER | 1″ (25mm) X-PAL™ dome, ferro-fluid damped / cooled, Perforated Phase-Aligning (PPA™) Tweeter Lens, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) optimized pole piece assembly |
| MID/BASS FREQUENCY DRIVER | 6.5″ (165mm) X-PAL™ driver, overmolded Active Ridge Technology (ART™) surround, SHOCK-MOUNT™ Isolation Mounting System, 1.5″ high-temp voice coil |
| LOW FREQUENCY EXTENSION | 29 Hz (DIN) |
| LOW FREQUENCY DRIVER | Two 6.5″ (165mm) X-PAL™ driver, overmolded Active Ridge Technology (ART™) surround, SHOCK-MOUNT™ Isolation Mounting System, 1.5″ high-temp voice coil |
| SENSITIVITY ROOM / ANECHOIC | 93 dB / 90 dB |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE 30° OFF-AXIS | ±2dB from 40 Hz – 17 kHz |
| SUITABLE AMPLIFIER POWER RANGE | 15 – 350 watts |
| MAXIMUM INPUT POWER | 200 watts |
| IMPEDANCE | Compatible with 8 ohms |
| DIMENSIONS HXWXD ‡ INCLUDES PLINTH, FEET, GRILLE AND TERMINAL CUPS. | 41″ × 12.125″ × 14.75″ (104.1cm × 30.8cm × 37.5cm) |
| WEIGHT | 57 lbs. (26 kg) |
| FINISHES | Black Walnut |
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
