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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing Paradigm's Special Edition (SE) Series speakers
and congratulations! You are about to hear the difference that sonically
accurate speakers make in your music and home theater system!
Paradigm's Special Edition Series is a limited and very unique addition to
our collection. Combining elements from our affordable audiophile-quality
Paradigm
® line and higher-end Paradigm ® Reference line, Paradigm ® Special
Edition speakers, with their soft edges, clean lines, state-of-the-art
technology, compact dimensions and real wood veneer cabinets are a
stepping stone to the world of high-end audio.
Paradigm speakers are internationally recognized for their exceptional sound.
In fact, Paradigm is the only speaker company to be rated #1* year after
year. Quite simply, our speakers are the best sounding speakers in the world.
Extensive listener preference tests conducted by the National Research
Council (NRC) gave our design engineers a firm understanding of how we
hear speakers and clearly established which design parameters were most
critical to good sound. Using the NRC findings along with measurement-based
analysis done in our anechoic chamber and double-blind testing carried out
in our controlled listening rooms, our engineers work to constantly improve our
speakers in three critical areas:
• Flat Midrange: Smooth and even with coloration reduced to the lowest
level possible.
• Smooth Total Energy Response: On and off axis, sound must be funda-
mentally similar. Dispersion must be wide and uniform ensuring superior
imaging and a wide listening area.
• Low Distortion: Lowest levels possible.
In addition, we concentrate on two other very significant performance areas:
• Better Bass Response: Tight, extended and well defined.
• Higher Power Handling: To improve dynamic contrasts and by extension,
sonic realism, power compression must be minimized.
Unyielding attention to these areas results in speakers that are measurably
and audibly superior. When it comes to state-of-the-art sound, Paradigm gets
it right and Paradigm
® Special Edition speakers are a perfect example …
Comprehensive R&D, leading-edge design, use of the finest materials and
sophisticated manufacturing and quality control techniques provide vastly
superior performance for each component part at every stage of design.
Paradigm ® Special Edition speakers boast G-PAL ™ gold-plated pure-aluminum
domes; S-PAL ™ satin-anodized pure-aluminum bass/midrange cones; and
Reference quality crossover networks with ideal response characteristics.
Rest assured, in this price range no other speakers feature the stunning
Reference quality of your new Paradigm
® Special Edition speakers.
Your Paradigm ® Special Edition subwoofer boasts a 10-inch driver powered
by an advanced Class-D amplifier capable of delivering 900 watts of Dynamic
Peak power and 300 watts RMS Sustained power. Proprietary digital signal
processing (DSP) algorithms shape frequency response ensuring accurate,
consistent, musical bass, without distortion.
However, even when the finest subwoofer is perfectly positioned in a room,
dimensions, dead spots, archways, even furniture can turn the room into
an additional instrument playing alongside musicians or movie scores with
unwanted coloration and resonance. Bass can sound boomy with poor
definition. You have the ideal subwoofer, but in a less than ideal room!
You can pad the walls, trap the corners, remove the furniture, or you can
let Paradigm's critically acclaimed Perfect Bass Kit
™ (PBK) (sold separately)
tackle the problem. Based on research conducted by the National Research
Council, PBK analyzes the sub's response in your room situation then sets
about perfecting that response through scientific calculation! Real digital
room correction for real life situations.
(See dealer for more information.)
Your Paradigm ® Special Edition system will provide you with stunning high-
end sound and unparalleled listening pleasure for years to come. However,
to achieve all of the exceptional sound the system is capable of providing
requires care in installation and operation. Please take the time to read this
manual and follow all instructions.
Visit our website at www.paradigm.com for more information on the
technology behind your new Paradigm ® Special Edition system. If you have
additional questions, contact your Authorized Paradigm ® dealer or visit the
Q&A page in the Tech Support section of our website.
* Rated #1 Best Price/Value. Inside Track Annual Dealer Survey. An annual independent
nationwide survey of consumer electronics specialist retailers and custom installers.
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