Paradigm Founder 90C walnut

The most ideal center speaker consists of using the same speaker as the front left and right channels. This is not always practical, especially when floor-standing speakers are used. The Founder 90C has been designed to capture the overall performance, dynamics, and realism of floor-standing speakers, but in a more practical design for use under a TV or screen.

Every component, large and small, has been scrutinized down to the smallest detail. Each component has been carefully studied, designed, and manufactured exclusively for Founder. New patented technologies have been developed for the acoustic platform. The new cabinet platform is not only a stunning design, its unique shape and integrated structural bracing offer acoustic performance that cannot be matched by traditional square boxes.

During an exhaustive process of research, design, and engineering, Paradigm closely and carefully examined how speakers interact with their environment. The interior of a contemporary home presents design challenges that have become even more important over the past decade. Stone, glass, and wood have become the materials of choice, and open concepts dominate. The design of the Founder range has evolved with this trend and is perfectly suited to deliver its maximum performance in rooms that would challenge traditionally designed speakers.

Advanced Shock-Mount System

The midrange and woofer drivers in the Founder series are mechanically decoupled from the front baffle by an advanced SHOCK-MOUNT isolation mounting system. This special mounting hardware uses an elastomeric suspension to prevent any vibration transfer from the driver to the cabinet and from the cabinet to the driver. By eliminating resonance, the driver is free to reproduce sound purely and efficiently without audible distortion and with maximum clarity.

Dual-Sync Continuous Flux Motor

The new Founder coaxial midrange driver found on the center channel uses the flattened spheroid shape of OSW with a coaxially mounted tweeter. It maintains detail and sound focus in the wide and deep soundstage by acting as the tweeter’s waveguide, making its dispersion characteristics ideal for any listening space.

Technical Specifications

Acoustic System

• Type: 3-way center speaker
• Configuration: Passive radiator system

Transducers

• Tweeter: 25 mm AL-MAC ceramic coaxial dome with oblate spheroidal waveguide (OSW)
• Midrange: 152 mm AL-MAG coaxial driver
• Woofers: Two 177 mm CARBON-X monobloc long-throw drivers
• Passive radiators: Two 177 mm CARBON-X monobloc long-throw membranes with 3rd generation Active Ridge Technology (ART), vertical mounting

Performance

• Recommended amplification: 15 W - 260 W
• Maximum power: 200 W
• Frequency response: ± 2 dB from 55 Hz to 23 kHz
• Bass extension: 37 Hz (DIN)
• Sensitivity: 94 dB
• Nominal impedance: 8 Ω

Dimensions and Weight

• Width: 908 mm
• Height: 226 mm
• Depth: 327 mm
• Weight: 21.8 kg