Paradigm Founder 70LCR - Black walnut - Black piano - Cherry tree - Walnut - Walnut

Description

Founder is no ordinary loudspeaker. Every component, large and small, was scrutinized down to the tiniest detail. Every component has been thoroughly researched, designed, and engineered, exclusively for Founder's. New patented technologies were developed for the acoustic platform. The cabinet platform is not just a stunning design, its unique shape and integrated structural bracing deliver 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.

AL-MAC high-frequency driver
The Founder's tweeter is a 1" (25mm) Aluminum Magnesium Ceramic (AL-MAC) dome with a proprietary Oblate Spherical Waveguide (OSW) and a Perforated Phase-Aligning (PPA) lens.

AL-MAG bass midrange driver
The Founder's midrange is a 6" (152mm) Aluminum Magnesium (AL-MAG) cone with Perforated Phase-Aligning (PPA) lens, advanced SHOCK-MOUNT isolation mounting system, and a 2" high-temp multi-layered voice coil with ventilated Apical former.
 

Ultra-High-Excursion CARBON-X unibody bass driver
The Founder's Bass driver is an Ultra-High-Excursion unibody CARBON-X cone, over-molded Gen3 Active Ridge Technology (ART) surround with vertical mounting system, advanced SHOCK-MOUNT isolation and a 1.5" high-temp multi-layered voice coil with ventilated Apical former.

Advanced SHOCK-MOUNT system
The Founder Series midrange and bass drivers are mechanically decoupled from the front baffle by the Advanced SHOCK-MOUNT isolation mounting system. This special mounting hardware uses an elastomer suspension to prevent any transfer of vibration from the driver to the cabinet and from the cabinet to the driver. By eliminating resonance, the driver is free to render sound purely and efficiently with no audible distortion and maximum clarity.

Dual-Sync Continuous Flux Motor
The Founder's coaxial midrange driver employs OSW's oblate spheroid shape with a coaxially mounted tweeter. It maintains detail and sonic focus within the broad and deep sound stage by acting as the waveguide for the tweeter, making its dispersion characteristics ideal for any listening space. The patented Dual-Sync Continuous Flux Motor has taken away the limitations of combined magnet structures as well as having a full-sized, low-distortion and higher output midrange tweeter combination while maintaining a relatively low height for the center channel cabinet, allowing for greater placement flexibility.

Cascade-fusion bracing
Cascade-fusion bracing inside Founder Series' faceted cabinets increase rigidity and break up standing low-frequency waves. This delivers much tighter bass with greater clarity and accuracy. All bracing is extensively reinforced, making the cabinet into a monolith stronger than the sum of its parts. The inherent strength of the geometric cabinet profile distributes the load points across a larger cabinet area providing greater support and rigidity than can be achieved with traditional square cabinet geometry.