Speaker maker Paradigm will cross the border to the CEDIA EXPO with a completely redesigned value-oriented Cinema series said to step up performance by adopting technology from the company’s Reference series.
Paradigm’s Cinema series includes the $999 Cinema 100CT 5.1-speaker package, which consists of five Cinema 100 two-way speakers and a 100-watt RMS 8-inch sub.
The series of tabletop- and wall-mount speakers also sports new curved and sculpted acoustic-suspension cabinets with high-gloss finish.
They replace a Cinema series that marketing director Mark Aling contended was already “priced competitively with big box store compact theater systems” while also offering consumers “a substantial improvement in audio performance.” The replacement series delivers lower frequency extension, reduced distortion, sustained sensitivity and improved dispersion, he said.
The seven-SKU series consists of a $349 subwoofer, a $999 5.1 speaker package, and two- and 2.5-way speakers with estimated suggested retails ranging up to $549 each.
The $299 two-speaker Cinema 100 2.0 tabletop/wallmount speaker package features 1-inch tweeter and 4-inch bass/mid driver. The $449 three-speaker Cinema 100 3.0 speaker package consists of three Cinema 100 speakers. The two-way on-wall $249-each Cinema 200 is flatter than the others for on-wall applications and features 1-inch tweeter and two 4-inch bass/mid drivers. The $399-each on-wall five-driver, 2.5-way Cinema 400 features 1-inch tweeter, one 4-inch bass/mid driver, and one 4-inch bass driver.
The $549-each Cinema Trio is a three-in-one speaker that delivers three front two-way channels via three 1-inch tweeters and four 4-inch bass/mid drivers. The $349 Cinema Sub features 8-inch woofer, 100-watt RMS amplification, and 300 watts of peak power.
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