PARADIGM FOUNDER 80F

$4,799.95

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Precision. Control. Dynamics.

These are the pillars the Founder Series was built on.

Fire and ice, oil and water, Yankees and Mets fans. Some things just don’t mix. But what if form and function could? Every once in a while, something special comes along and changes the rules. The perfect blend of technology, design, and performance. At the start of the development, we knew one thing, when Art Embraces Science anything is possible, and we exceeded our wildest expectations.

Founder is no ordinary loudspeaker. Every component, large and small, was scrutinized down to the tiniest detail. Every component has been thoroughly researched, designed, engineered, exclusively for Founder’s. New patent pending technologies were developed for the acoustic platform. The new cabinet platform is not just a stunning design, the unique shape and integrated structural bracing delivers acoustic performance that cannot be matched by traditional square boxes. By leaving no element unaddressed, Founder’s is so much more than the sum of its parts.

During our exhaustive research, design, and engineering process, we looked closely and carefully at how speakers interact with their environment. The contemporary home environment presents design challenges that have become even more prominent over the last decade. Stone, glass, and wood have become the materials of choice and open concepts dominate. Founder’s design has evolved with this trend and is perfectly suited to deliver its maximum 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 from the pages of Architectural Digest you can be sure Founder will sound as good as they look.

DESIGN 4-driver, 2.5 way floorstanding, ported enclosure
CROSSOVER 2nd order electro-acoustic at 1.8 kHz (tweeter), 2nd order @ 500 Hz (bass)
HIGH FREQUENCY DRIVER 1″ (25mm) AL-MAC™ Ceramic Dome with Oblate Spheroid Waveguide (OSW™) and Perforated Phase-Aligning (PPA™) Tweeter Lens, ferro-fluid damped / cooled
FREQUENCY RESPONSE ON-AXIS ±2dB from 50 Hz – 23 kHz
FREQUENCY RESPONSE 30° OFF-AXIS ±2dB from 50 Hz – 20 kHz
MID/BASS FREQUENCY DRIVER 6” (152mm) Ultra-High-Excursion AL-MAG™ Cone with Perforated Phase-Aligning (PPA™) Lens, Gen3 Active Ridge Technology (ART™) with Vertical Mounting System, Advanced SHOCKMOUNT™ Isolation, and a 1.5” high-temp multi-layered voice coil with ventilated Apical™ former
BASS FREQUENCY DRIVER  Two 6″ (152mm) Ultra-HighExcursion CARBON-X™ Unibody Cone, Gen3 Active Ridge Technology (ART™) with Vertical Mounting System, Advanced SHOCK-MOUNT™ Isolation, and a 1.5” high-temp multi-layered voice coil with ventilated Apical™ former
SENSITIVITY ROOM / ANECHOIC 93 dB / 90 dB
LOW FREQUENCY EXTENSION 28 Hz (DIN)
SUITABLE AMPLIFIER POWER RANGE 15 – 220 watts
MAXIMUM INPUT POWER 180 watts
IMPEDANCE Compatible with 8 ohms
DIMENSIONS HXWXD 38.2” x 11.7” x 14” (97.1cm x 29.8cm x 35.6cm)
WEIGHT 52 lbs (23.6 kg) each