Paradigm Founder 90C Center Channel Speaker Piano Black

Precision, Control and Dynamics - These are the pillars on which the Founder Series is built.

Founder is no ordinary loudspeaker. Every component, large and small, has been examined in minute detail. Every component has been carefully researched, designed, engineered, exclusively for Founder. New patent-pending technologies have been developed for the acoustic platform. The new cabinet platform is not only a stunning design, the unique shape and integrated structural bracing deliver acoustic performance that cannot be matched by traditional square boxes. With no element left unturned, Founder is much more than the sum of its parts.

During our exhaustive research, design and engineering process, we have carefully and thoughtfully examined how loudspeakers interact with their environment. The contemporary home environment presents design challenges that have become even more evident in the last decade. Stone, glass and wood have become the materials of choice, and open concepts dominate. The Founder design has evolved with this trend and is perfectly suited to deliver peak performance in rooms that would challenge traditionally designed speakers. Whether you enjoy movies and music in a more traditional listening space or your home is straight out of the pages of Architectural Digest, you can be sure that Founder will sound as good as it looks.

Precision - When we talk about "precision," we mean the nuance, detail and realism that comes when a speaker "gets it right." The Founder Series incorporates many new advances in design, materials and engineering to deliver class-defining levels of performance.

Control - Packing incredible technology into a speaker means nothing if the benefits don't reach your ears. By considering every component, our engineers ensured that you could hear the results of their hard work in any environment.

Dynamics - Detail, clarity, accuracy, fidelity: these are words often used to refer to sound quality, but what about quantity? Recreating a live performance requires dynamics—the ability to recreate quiet sounds, loud sounds, and everything in between. Let's take a look at how the Founder Series recreates the widest and most powerful dynamics.

FEATURES

DESIGN 4-driver, 2 passive radiators, 3-way center channel, sealed enclosure

CROSSOVER 2nd order electro-acoustic @ 2.5 kHz (tweeter), 2nd order @ 500 Hz (bass)

ON-AXIS FREQUENCY RESPONSE ±2dB from 55 Hz – 23 kHz

HIGH FREQUENCY DRIVER 1" (25 mm) AL-MAC™ ceramic coaxial dome with oblate spheroidal waveguide (OSW™) and perforated phase-aligned (PPA™) tweeter lens, ferrofluid-damped/cooled, patent-pending Dual-driver motor structure gap

BASS FREQUENCY DRIVER Two 7" (177 mm) ultra-high excursion CARBON-X™ unibody drivers, Gen3 Active Ridge (ART™) technology with vertical mounting system, SHOCK-MOUNT™ advanced isolation, and 1.5" high-temperature multi-layer voice coil with Apical™ vented former

MIDRANGE FREQUENCY DRIVER 6" (152 mm) coaxial AL-MAG™ cone with SHOCK-MOUNT™ isolation mounting system, 2" high-temperature multi-layer voice coil with Apical™ first, patented Dual-Sync™ continuous-flow motor

LOW FREQUENCY EXTENSION 37 Hz (DIN)

ROOM SENSITIVITY / ANECHOIC 94 dB / 91 dB

FREQUENCY RESPONSE 30° OFF-AXIS ±2dB from 55Hz – 17kHz

SUITABLE AMPLIFIER POWER RANGE 15 – 260 watts

MAXIMUM INPUT POWER 200 watts

IMPEDANCE Compatible with 8 ohms

DIMENSIONS HXWXD 8.9″ x 35.7″ x 12.9″ (22.6cm x 90.8cm x 32.7cm)

WEIGHT 48 lbs (21.8kg) each

FINISHES Cherry, Black, Walnut, Black Walnut

PASSIVE RADIATORS Two 7″ (177 mm), Gen3 Active Ridge (ART™) technology with vertical mounting system, advanced SHOCKMOUNT™ isolation, passive