Paradigm Loudspeakers

Canadian maker founded in 1982, with its own anechoic chamber and a design culture built on the National Research Council listening work.

Founded: 1982
Founders: Jerry VanderMarel, Scott Bagby
Headquarters: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Manufacturing: Higher ranges built in Mississauga, Ontario
How to buy: Sold through specialist hi-fi dealers and custom installers
Known for: Measurement-led design in its own anechoic chamber, and the Canadian research tradition

Currently, we have 35 Paradigm loudspeakers in our database. Below you can find the list of these speakers with their main specs and links to their review pages.

Paradigm Passive Bookshelf(6)
Paradigm Passive Floor-standing(7)
Paradigm Passive Center Channel(5)
Paradigm Powered Subwoofer(8)
Paradigm Passive In-wall(9)
Paradigm Passive In-wall(9)

Paradigm Passive Bookshelf Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
Paradigm MilleniaOne 1.0	120-20k Hz	89 dB	8Ω	1 x 4"
Paradigm SE Atom	61-21k Hz	89 dB	8Ω	1 x 5.5"
Paradigm 100B	68-25k Hz	90 dB	8Ω	1 x 5.5"
Paradigm Premier 120B v2	62-23k Hz	90 dB	8Ω	1 x 5.5"
Paradigm 200B	55-25k Hz	90 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"
Paradigm Premier 220B v2	58-23k Hz	91 dB	8Ω	1 x 6"

Paradigm Passive Floor-standing Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
Paradigm SE 3000F	55-21k Hz	91 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.5"
Paradigm SE 6000F	53-21k Hz	93 dB	8Ω	3 x 5.5"
Paradigm SE 8000F	45-21k Hz	95 dB	8Ω	3 x 8"
Paradigm 700F	45-25k Hz	91 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.5"
Paradigm Premier 720 v2	55-23k Hz	92 dB	8Ω	2 x 6"
Paradigm 800F	43-25k Hz	92 dB	8Ω	2 x 6.5"
Paradigm Premier 820 v2	52-23k Hz	93 dB	8Ω	2 x 7"

Paradigm Passive Center Channel Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
Paradigm SE 2000C	65-21k Hz	93 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.5"
Paradigm 500C	73-25k Hz	92 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.5"
Paradigm Premier 520LCR v2	75-23k Hz	93 dB	8Ω	2 x 6"
Paradigm 600C	60-25k Hz	94 dB	8Ω	4 x 6.5"
Paradigm Premier 620C v2	49-23k Hz	93 dB	8Ω	2 x 7"

Paradigm Powered Subwoofer Speakers

Model	Frequency	Amp Power	Woofer
Paradigm Defiance S10	25-200 Hz	500 watts	1 x 10"
Paradigm Defiance V10	29-200 Hz	120 watts	1 x 10"
Paradigm Defiance V12	23-200 Hz	120 watts	1 x 12"
Paradigm Defiance V8	34-200 Hz	75 watts	1 x 8"
Paradigm Defiance X10	29-240 Hz	300 watts	1 x 10"
Paradigm Defiance X12	20-230 Hz	650 watts	1 x 12"
Paradigm Defiance X15	18-230 Hz	90 watts	1 x 15"
Paradigm MilleniaSub	24-150 Hz	300 watts	1 x "

Paradigm Passive In-wall Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
Paradigm CI Home H55 IW v2	75-20k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 5.5"
Paradigm CI Home H55 LCR v2	75-20k Hz	89 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.5"
Paradigm CI Home H65 IW v2	70-20k Hz	89 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"
Paradigm CI Pro P1 LCR v2	94-22k Hz	92 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.25"
Paradigm CI Pro P3 v2	86-22k Hz	93 dB	8Ω	2 x 5-1/2"
Paradigm CI Pro P5 v2	84-22k Hz	94 dB	8Ω	2 x 6-1/2"
Paradigm CI Pro P65 IW v2	70-22k Hz	92 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"
Paradigm CI Pro P80 IW v2	55-22k Hz	92 dB	8Ω	1 x 8"
Paradigm DCS 208FR3	35-190 Hz	dB	8Ω	2 x 8"

Paradigm Passive In-wall Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
Paradigm CI Home H55 IW v2	75-20k Hz	88 dB	8Ω	1 x 5.5"
Paradigm CI Home H55 LCR v2	75-20k Hz	89 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.5"
Paradigm CI Home H65 IW v2	70-20k Hz	89 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"
Paradigm CI Pro P1 LCR v2	94-22k Hz	92 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.25"
Paradigm CI Pro P3 v2	86-22k Hz	93 dB	8Ω	2 x 5-1/2"
Paradigm CI Pro P5 v2	84-22k Hz	94 dB	8Ω	2 x 6-1/2"
Paradigm CI Pro P65 IW v2	70-22k Hz	92 dB	8Ω	1 x 6.5"
Paradigm CI Pro P80 IW v2	55-22k Hz	92 dB	8Ω	1 x 8"
Paradigm DCS 208FR3	35-190 Hz	dB	8Ω	2 x 8"

About Paradigm

Paradigm grew up inside the Canadian speaker research tradition: the National Research Council in Ottawa ran double-blind listening research from the 1980s that linked measured on-axis and off-axis behaviour to what listeners actually preferred, and Canadian brands - Paradigm, PSB, Energy, Mirage - built their design methods around it. Paradigm later built its own anechoic chamber in Mississauga.

The NRC work is one of the few cases where publicly funded acoustics research directly shaped a national industry, and the Canadian speaker brands still trade on it.

Owns Anthem and Martin Logan is separate; Paradigm and Anthem share a factory and an anechoic chamber.

Notable models: Studio series, Persona, Founder series, Monitor SE.

Official Paradigm website

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