Technology, by definition, is the practical application of knowledge. When it comes to sound reproduction, no one knows more than Paradigm. When it comes to the practical application of that knowledge we’re committed to doing it better! Better measurements, better materials, better components always result in better sound … and better speakers.

While many speaker companies do not have the resources to design and manufacture their own drive units, Paradigm purpose-designs robust drivers for specific speakers.

 

 

To ensure superb consistency, our crossovers boast hand-selected precision parts.

Our high-power, high-current amplifiers with oversized power supplies and massive heatsinks deliver tremendous (and instantaneous) power output at all times.

Use your knuckles! Rap on our enclosures! As one reviewer asserted, they’re as dead as we claim in our literature! Acoustically inert high-density hardboard reinforced by strategically located radial braces limit unwanted resonances and increase enclosure stiffness. At other times, no bracing is even required on our speakers, even on our most powerful subwoofers as they pound out the deepest, loudest bass imaginable … it’s all in the design!

Custom speakers, often referred to as architectural speakers — designs hidden out of sight in a wall or ceiling (for those who don’t have the space or want a minimalist approach to music and home theater) — are growing in popularity. Again, Paradigm is leading the way in this area. When it comes to in-wall/in-ceiling speakers, there is no substitute for good design build on years of experience producing the very best sounding freestanding designs. More than 25 years of intensive research and design backed by cutting-edge technology, much of it proprietary, lie behind every custom speaker we produce. The result? Sound reproduction that rivals that of the very best freestanding designs.

Precision. Consistency. Long-term reliability. These are inherent characteristics of even the smallest Paradigm component part. Technology and design that represent true innovation in the pursuit of perfection in audio reproduction. Out of this come sonic accuracy and purity, a clean, detailed and transparent reproduction of the original performance, nothing more, nothing less.

It starts with knowledge, it ends with knowing, knowing that you’ve created a better product … an audibly better product. You hear it in every Paradigm speaker produced!

 
Research & Development Anechoic Accuracy

Anechoic Accuracy

The barrier to great sound is unwanted resonances and colorations. Since these deficiencies can most clearly be seen in frequency response measurements, the most important measure of any speaker is its frequency response. Closer to a flat line means fewer resonance / coloration deficiencies and less intrusion on the sound being reproduced. NRC listener preference studies show — and audiophiles universally agree — that flat midrange response, in particular, directly correlates to accurate high-end sound.

Since frequency response measurements are so fundamental, the ability to measure accurately cannot be ignored. While much of
the industry still uses low-cost, computerized pseudo-anechoic measurement techniques, these are seldom accurate and often misleading. Paradigm favors the much more accurate and expensive method of measuring in a real anechoic chamber where the speaker's sound can be completely isolated and then captured. Of course, a very sophisticated measuring system is needed to record this sound data with repeatable accuracy.

Paradigm's state-of-the-art R&D facility includes a new 36,000-cubic-foot (more than 1 million litres) fully isolated anechoic chamber and a proprietary measurement system that is the most accurate available. Developed at Paradigm's Advanced Research Center (PARC) this measurement system allows for in-depth analysis of a speaker.Our proprietary Automated Servo Mechanism allows laser-calibrated measurements between the microphone diaphragm and loudspeaker azimuth accurate to within ± 1/10th of a degree!

Total Sound Power measurement and numerous calculations, can be done quickly and with the highest precision. Additional measurement capabilities include: MLS; Swept Sine; Stepped Sine; FFT; Impulse Response; Wide-band Spectrum Analysis; Impedance; Phase Response; Total Harmonic Distortion; Individual Harmonic Distortion Analysis (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.); and Mechanical / Vibrational Analysis.

All measurements are computer-based using digitally generated signals. A proprietary graphical user interface maintains the extensive measurement database and allows for immediate comparative analysis. Paradigm's cutting-edge, anechoic-based measurement system allows for consistently accurate high-resolution measurements through the complete audible range, right down to an unheard of
6 Hz!

 

 

 

 

A highly advanced digital data — acquisition measurement system operated
with software developed and written by Paradigm researchers.

 

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