Details: Created on 28 February 2011; Written by Andrew Yang; Published on 28 February 2011

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Introduction

Paradigm is increasingly becoming a unique entity in the world of audio equipment manufacturers. The industry continues to conglomerate itself into ever larger multinational corporations in the hopes of leveraging economies of scale, and optimizing cost of goods by outsourcing components and sub-assemblies. Paradigm, by contrast, remains thoroughly vertically integrated. With rare exceptions, the entirety of any given product, from the voice coil to the enclosure, is manufactured on-site at Paradigm's headquarters in Ontario, Canada.

Specifications

Mini-Monitor
Design: Two-way, Ported
Drivers: One 1" Dome Tweeter, One 6.5" Mid/Bass
Crossover: 2nd-order Electro-acoustic at 2.0 kHz
MFR: 70 Hz - 20 kHz ± 2 dB
Sensitivity: 92 dB
Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms
Dimensions: 13.3" H x 7" W x 11.8" D
Weight: 17 Pounds/each
MSRP $249/each USA
CC-190 Center Channel Speaker
Design: Three-way, Ported
Drivers: One 1" Dome Tweeter, One 3.5" Midrange, Two 5.5" Woofers
Crossovers 2nd-order Electro-acoustic at 2.8 kHz, 2nd-order Electro-acoustic at 300 Hz
MFR: 90 Hz - 20 kHz ± 2 dB
Sensitivity: 93 dB
Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms
Dimensions: 7" H x 22.3" W x 10.2" D
Weight 20.5 Pounds
MSRP $349/each USA
ADP-190 Surround Speaker
Design: Two-way, Ported
Drivers: Two 1" Dome Tweeters, Two 5.5" Mid/Bass
Crossover 2nd-order Electro-acoustic at 2.0 kHz
MFR: 110 Hz - 20 kHz ± 2 dB
Sensitivity: 90 dB
Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms
Dimensions: 10.3" H x 7.4" W x 6.4" D
Weight: 8 Pounds/each
MSRP $249/each USA
DSP-3100 Subwoofer
Design: Powered Subwoofer, Ported
Driver: 10"
Amplifier: 200 Watts RMS, 600 Watts Peak
MFR: 30 Hz - 150 Hz; Low Frequency Extension - 24 Hz
Connections: Line-Level Inputs RCA (L/R-Mono) for L/R Line-Out or Sub-Out / LFE-Out, USB for PBK
Dimensions: 16.25" H x 12.25" W x 16.75" D
Weight: 40 Pounds
MSRP $599 USA
Paradigm

Also, somewhat uniquely, Paradigm over the years has maintained a core line of speakers. Somewhat akin to automotive manufacturers, the model names remain the same year to year but there has been a steady stream of improvements, with occasional overhauls to the models. So just like the 1984 Honda Accord shares little more than the nameplate with its modern predecessor, the current iterations of the Paradigm speaker line up share little more than the name and color. So here is a look at v.6 of a Paradigm Monitor 5.1 system.