The whole team at Pulse Cinemas are excited to announce that we have a new offering to share with our dealers in 2023 in the form of these fantastic new subs from Canadian audio experts Paradigm.
The all-new XR subwoofers are a master class in design and engineering refinement that challenges what is possible from a compact, sealed subwoofer design. Paradigm’s goal was to push the boundaries of performance while never losing sight of aesthetics by wrapping everything up into a suitable size that won’t ever feel out of place. The XR Series is completely designed, engineered, and built at Paradigm’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility outside Toronto, Canada.
These XR models embodies the maker’s ‘Art Embracing Science’ philosophy. It’s the perfect complement to any system and blends perfectly with the award-winning Founder Series of loudspeakers.
The speakers feature a Faceted Cabinet Design cabinet which is not only purposefully beautiful but intentionally functional. The geometric profile elegantly distributes the massive load of housing the powerful woofer inside, providing greater strength and rigidity than traditional rectangular designs.
The construction also features Cascade-Fusion Bracing designed to further increase cabinet rigidity for maximum acoustic precision while also breaking up standing waves internally, which provides more accuracy and greater bass clarity.
The XR’s cabinets are also offered in beautiful premium-grade finishes of Walnut and Black. Walnut has a smooth satin finish with distinctive wood grain and the exclusive Midnight Cherry and Piano Black feature a luxurious hand-rubbed, high-gloss finish.
Advanced Shock-Mount Technology
XR is not only about maximising output but minimising distortion too. The feet are designed with multi-layered durometer rubber-metal matrices to provide industry-leading isolation whose benefits can be measured and heard in the real world. Not only does this give a more accurate sound while elevating low-frequency performance, but it is also a ‘neighbour-friendly’ technology.
Vertical Mounting System
To further improve the XR’s performance-to-size ratio, Paradigm engineers used a Vertical Mounting System to fit more woofer into the same space, maximizing the performance possible while keeping the footprint of the subwoofer in check.
Dual-Motor Ultra Long Throw Trilinear Suspension
XR’s Ultra Long Throw Trilinear Suspension is grounded by a dual-spider centring system that supports the voice coil on both sides to ensure clean linear motion while pushing the envelope of its excursion.
Split Coil Construction
Oppositely wound turns on each coil, effectively eliminate motor non-linearity. High temperature wire (adhesives rated to 450° F/232° C) ensure long-term reliability and very high-power handling. Apical™ formers contribute to high stiffness.
Patented Active Ridge Technology
(ART™): XR’s patented ART driver design ‘overmolds’ durable driver surrounds to allow the farthest possible throw without distortion or destruction for a 3dB gain in output, with a 50% reduction in audible distortion compared to drivers held back by standard surrounds.
CARBON-X Unibody Bass Driver
XR’s Carbon fibre reinforced drivers use a single-piece cone construction for added strength, especially at higher volumes, with the lowest possible mass to ensure every detail and note can be felt.
Up to 2.2kW of Powerful Class-D Amplification
With colossal power reserves and the massive output capability of its Ultra-Long Throw Trilinear Suspension enabled woofer, the XR subwoofers achieve effortless sound during even the most demanding musical passages or movie soundtracks. These speakers also include can also of course be used with Anthem Room Correction (ARC®) using the new recently updated ARC Genesis Software and premium Microphone. Paradigm has also developed an easy to use app to control and tune XR’s Performance. The app delivers quick and easy access to all of XR’s settings and sound adjustments, including volume, phase, low pass filter and DSP mode.
New Horizons
Over three years in the making, this exotic design took thousands of engineering hours to develop and refine. Paradigm's founder, Scott Bagby, oversaw this monster woofer's development to guarantee nothing was left on the table.
To put it simply, XR woofers are the most powerful speaker drivers that Paradigm has ever created. With output capability so high that some of our test cabinets were literally busted open from the massive forces generated inside.
While incredibly powerful and capable of extreme output, power without control is meaningless. To that end, the XR's woofer is also a super low distortion design, significantly outclassing its intended competitors in not only distortion but maximum output, especially for a subwoofer this compact and beautiful. These incredible additions to the Paradigm line up will start shipping in January 2023. Get in touch to find out more!
Full Technical Information
XR11
DESIGN
11” (279 mm) Ultra-high Excursion
Driver with Trilinear Suspension
System and Active Ridge Technology
(ART™), sealed enclosure with
Cascade-Fusion™ Bracing and
ADVANCED Shock-Mount™, built-in
1,100W RMS (2,200W Dynamic Peak)
Class-D amplifier, App-controlled
via smartphone and Anthem Room
Correction (ARC®) Included
LOW FREQUENCY DRIVER
11” (279 mm) Ultra-High-Excursion
CARBON-X Unibody Bass Driver, with
Trilinear Suspension System and
Active Ridge Technology (ART™),
high-temperature voice coil
EFFECTIVE PISTON AREA (SD)
66 sq in / 0.043 sq m
EFFECTIVE DISPLACEMENT
183.1 cu in/3 L
LOW FREQUENCY RESPONSE *
14 Hz (DIN)
AMPLIFIER POWER
1,100W RMS (2,200W Dynamic Peak)
Class-D amplifier, App-controlled
via smartphone and Anthem Room
Correction (ARC®) Included
AMPLIFIER FEATURES
Auto-On / Off, Trigger On / Off
ROOM CORRECTION
ARC Genesis (microphone included) ARC Genesis (microphone included)
UNBALANCED INPUTS
Stereo or Mono (dual RCA jacks)/
LFE RCA jack
BALANCED INPUTS
One Balanced XLR (LFE)
SPEAKER/HIGH-LEVEL INPUTS
Left and right speaker level inputs
INPUT GROUNDING
Isolated
POLARITY
0 or 180 degrees
PHASE
Variable 0°-180°
FREQUENCY RESPONSE ON AXIS
±3dB from 20 Hz to 140 Hz
OVERALL DIMENSIONS†
(h x w x d)
16.2” x 15.3” x 16.9”
(41.2cm x 38.8cm x 42.9cm)
WEIGHT (UNPACKED)
65.1 lb / 29 kg
FINISHES
Gloss: Piano Black & Midnight Cherry
Satin: Walnut & Black Walnut
XR13
DESIGN
13” (330 mm) Ultra-high Excursion
Driver with Trilinear Suspension
System and Active Ridge Technology
(ART™), sealed enclosure with
Cascade-Fusion™ Bracing and
ADVANCED Shock-Mount™, built-in
2,200W RMS (4,400W Dynamic Peak)
Class-D amplifier, App-controlled
via smartphone and Anthem Room
Correction (ARC®) Included
LOW FREQUENCY DRIVER
13” (330 mm) Ultra-High-Excursion
CARBON-X Unibody Bass Driver, with
Trilinear Suspension System and
Active Ridge Technology (ART™),
high-temperature voice coil
EFFECTIVE PISTON AREA (SD)
93.7 sq in / 0.06 sq m
EFFECTIVE DISPLACEMENT
366.1 cu in/6 L
LOW FREQUENCY RESPONSE *
12 Hz (DIN)
AMPLIFIER POWER
2,200W RMS (4,400W Dynamic Peak)
Class-D amplifier, App-controlled
via smartphone and Anthem Room
Correction (ARC®) Included
AMPLIFIER FEATURES
Auto-On / Off, Trigger On / Off
ROOM CORRECTION ARC Genesis (microphone included) ARC Genesis (microphone included)
UNBALANCED INPUTS
Stereo or Mono (dual RCA jacks)/LFE RCA jack
BALANCED INPUTS
One Balanced XLR (LFE)
SPEAKER/HIGH-LEVEL INPUTS
Left and right speaker level inputs
INPUT GROUNDING
Grounded
POLARITY
0 or 180 degrees
PHASE
Variable 0°-180°
FREQUENCY RESPONSE ON AXIS
±3dB from 17 Hz to 140 Hz
OVERALL DIMENSIONS†
18.8” x 17.3 ” x 19.4”
(47.8cm x 43.8cm x 49.3cm)
WEIGHT (UNPACKED)
103.8 lb / 47.1 kg
FINISHES
Gloss: Piano Black & Midnight Cherry
Satin: Walnut & Black Walnut
All specifications are subject to change without notice. * DIN 45 500. Indicates -3 dB in a typical listening room. † Includes feet
