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redefines what should be expected from a powered subwoofer ... . p a r a d i g m . c o m 28 Model shown: SUB 2 Jeff Fritz, SoundStage! w w w. " tremendously ambitious " ...
redefines what should be expected from a powered subwoofer ... . p a r a d i g m . c o m 28 Model shown: SUB 2 Jeff Fritz, SoundStage! w w w. " tremendously ambitious " ...
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...through with lightning-fast speed and a power so shattering that it must be heard to be mistaken for a very fine piece of furniture. SUB 1 is no slouch either, delivering 1,700 watts of the unique Vibration-Canceling (VC) Design Architecture ... 29 Dynamics come through its unique...watts at 60 Hz (in room). Paradigm Reference Signature SUB 1 and SUB 2 The most difficult task in designing SUB 1 and SUB 2 was not just to have these subs play lower AND louder than any other subwoofers in the world, but six cutting-edge drivers in each sub, transient information is conveyed with pristine ...
...through with lightning-fast speed and a power so shattering that it must be heard to be mistaken for a very fine piece of furniture. SUB 1 is no slouch either, delivering 1,700 watts of the unique Vibration-Canceling (VC) Design Architecture ... 29 Dynamics come through its unique...watts at 60 Hz (in room). Paradigm Reference Signature SUB 1 and SUB 2 The most difficult task in designing SUB 1 and SUB 2 was not just to have these subs play lower AND louder than any other subwoofers in the world, but six cutting-edge drivers in each sub, transient information is conveyed with pristine ...
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..., the magnet structures were optimized to yield the most powerful output in a Signature RCR™ Resonance Control Ribs: NLC™ surround technology was not required subwoofer to support the extreme excursion. Transient and phase-response are radially aligned (two.... The stability and support for a measurable increase in North America, SUB 1 and SUB 2 are Movers, not Shakers ... So why, when Paradigm puts six drivers in SUB 1 cone excursion on Paradigm Reference subwoofers, typically includes sophisticated and extensive physical bracing inside the cabinet.As opposing...
..., the magnet structures were optimized to yield the most powerful output in a Signature RCR™ Resonance Control Ribs: NLC™ surround technology was not required subwoofer to support the extreme excursion. Transient and phase-response are radially aligned (two.... The stability and support for a measurable increase in North America, SUB 1 and SUB 2 are Movers, not Shakers ... So why, when Paradigm puts six drivers in SUB 1 cone excursion on Paradigm Reference subwoofers, typically includes sophisticated and extensive physical bracing inside the cabinet.As opposing...
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at first glance, it's difficult to say. 31 Model shown: SUB 2 or an elegant piece of high-end furniture ... The most powerful subwoofer in the world...
at first glance, it's difficult to say. 31 Model shown: SUB 2 or an elegant piece of high-end furniture ... The most powerful subwoofer in the world...
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... variable 0º - 180º) Accurately Allows connection from the Balanced XLR Sub/LFE Trigger On/Off: Bypass Option: synchronizes your subwoofer and front speakers Output of your sub. Two cutting-edge Ultra-Class-D™ amplifiers, designed, engineered and manufactured by... USB Port/PBK Interface (see above): distortion could degrade performance. - Connection of reliability over the long term. Paradigm Reference Signature SUB 1: Dual Ultra-Class-D™ Amplifiers Rear-Panel Interface BIG POWER! Unlike the large and heavier transformers in tremendous current...
... variable 0º - 180º) Accurately Allows connection from the Balanced XLR Sub/LFE Trigger On/Off: Bypass Option: synchronizes your subwoofer and front speakers Output of your sub. Two cutting-edge Ultra-Class-D™ amplifiers, designed, engineered and manufactured by... USB Port/PBK Interface (see above): distortion could degrade performance. - Connection of reliability over the long term. Paradigm Reference Signature SUB 1: Dual Ultra-Class-D™ Amplifiers Rear-Panel Interface BIG POWER! Unlike the large and heavier transformers in tremendous current...
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... piece of a week. To compare: A unit without distortion, even when the sub is the most powerful subwoofer in size. Advanced Output Stage: Increases switching speed and efficiency. The most powerful subwoofer amplifier we (or anyone else for the better part of fine furniture ... Cabinets ...Motivated by Paradigm in North America, the SUB 2's state-ofthe-art Ultra-Class-D™ amplifier design premiered to be drawn and with a beautiful veneer, each cabinet is sinusoidal and continuous in diodes of power (95%) to rave reviews and great success in the Signature SUB 25. ...
... piece of a week. To compare: A unit without distortion, even when the sub is the most powerful subwoofer in size. Advanced Output Stage: Increases switching speed and efficiency. The most powerful subwoofer amplifier we (or anyone else for the better part of fine furniture ... Cabinets ...Motivated by Paradigm in North America, the SUB 2's state-ofthe-art Ultra-Class-D™ amplifier design premiered to be drawn and with a beautiful veneer, each cabinet is sinusoidal and continuous in diodes of power (95%) to rave reviews and great success in the Signature SUB 25. ...
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.../ off, Trigger-on Universal Input Power below left) 120v (at 3,000 watts) - 50/60 Hz 240v (at 4,500 watts) - 50/60 Hz Accessory Included Paradigm Perfect Bass Kit Height, Width, Depth†† 62.2 cm x 60.4 cm x 57.8 cm 24-1/2 in x 23-3/4 in x 22-3/8 in Diameter of ...Correction, sealed enclosure, PBK interface NOTE: Due to the incredibly high power and tremendous output the SUB 2's grilles are non-removable Universal Input Power SUB 2's Universal Input Power feature allows the subwoofer to operate connected to any line voltage between 108 volts and 265 volts. In order to achieve...
.../ off, Trigger-on Universal Input Power below left) 120v (at 3,000 watts) - 50/60 Hz 240v (at 4,500 watts) - 50/60 Hz Accessory Included Paradigm Perfect Bass Kit Height, Width, Depth†† 62.2 cm x 60.4 cm x 57.8 cm 24-1/2 in x 23-3/4 in x 22-3/8 in Diameter of ...Correction, sealed enclosure, PBK interface NOTE: Due to the incredibly high power and tremendous output the SUB 2's grilles are non-removable Universal Input Power SUB 2's Universal Input Power feature allows the subwoofer to operate connected to any line voltage between 108 volts and 265 volts. In order to achieve...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction 3 7 The Design & Technology Safety Precautions Behind Your New Subwoofer 8 Important Safety Instructions 11 Placement & Connection SUB 1 & SUB 2 (pictorial) 14 Your New Subwoofer 14 Absolute Power 15 Room Acoustics 16 22 Room Placement & the Connection & Control Paradigm Perfect Bass Kit 24 Fine Tuning 25 Universal Input Power in SUB 2 27 Connecting SUB 2 to a 240-Volt Line 29 Power Factor Correction in SUB 2 31 Limited Warranty 32 Technical Specifications 34 Notes
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction 3 7 The Design & Technology Safety Precautions Behind Your New Subwoofer 8 Important Safety Instructions 11 Placement & Connection SUB 1 & SUB 2 (pictorial) 14 Your New Subwoofer 14 Absolute Power 15 Room Acoustics 16 22 Room Placement & the Connection & Control Paradigm Perfect Bass Kit 24 Fine Tuning 25 Universal Input Power in SUB 2 27 Connecting SUB 2 to a 240-Volt Line 29 Power Factor Correction in SUB 2 31 Limited Warranty 32 Technical Specifications 34 Notes
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... are internationally recognized for choosing the truly mind blowing Paradigm® Reference Signature SUB 1 and SUB 2 and congratulations! Extensive listener preference tests conducted by the National Research Council (NRC) gave our design engineers a firm understanding of -the-art high-end subwoofer will make in North America. Using the NRC findings along with measurement-based analysis...
... are internationally recognized for choosing the truly mind blowing Paradigm® Reference Signature SUB 1 and SUB 2 and congratulations! Extensive listener preference tests conducted by the National Research Council (NRC) gave our design engineers a firm understanding of -the-art high-end subwoofer will make in North America. Using the NRC findings along with measurement-based analysis...
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...; Our Own Digital Signal Processing Design; • A Comprehensive Range of Input and Control Facilities; • High-Quality Furniture-Grade Finish ... PARADIGM® REFERENCE SIGNATURE SUB 1 AND SUB 2 Your new subwoofer is capable of providing requires care in placement, installation and operation. Bass can turn the room into an additional instrument playing alongside musicians or movie...
...; Our Own Digital Signal Processing Design; • A Comprehensive Range of Input and Control Facilities; • High-Quality Furniture-Grade Finish ... PARADIGM® REFERENCE SIGNATURE SUB 1 AND SUB 2 Your new subwoofer is capable of providing requires care in placement, installation and operation. Bass can turn the room into an additional instrument playing alongside musicians or movie...
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Place a martini glass on each other out. As opposing forces of SUB 1 or SUB 2 and barely a ripple disturbs the contents while the subwoofer is playing. 3 THE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY BEHIND YOUR NEW SUBWOOFER Vibration-Canceling Design Architecture Six identical, perfectly-balanced cutting-edge drivers radially aligned (two on top of equal magnitude, the powerful vibration-reaction forces (see arrows) effectively cancel each side) inside the cabinet.
Place a martini glass on each other out. As opposing forces of SUB 1 or SUB 2 and barely a ripple disturbs the contents while the subwoofer is playing. 3 THE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY BEHIND YOUR NEW SUBWOOFER Vibration-Canceling Design Architecture Six identical, perfectly-balanced cutting-edge drivers radially aligned (two on top of equal magnitude, the powerful vibration-reaction forces (see arrows) effectively cancel each side) inside the cabinet.
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THE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY BEHIND YOUR NEW SUBWOOFER (continued) SIGNATURE SUB 1 • Six 8˝ (203 mm) Cutting-Edge Mineral-Filled Polypropylene Cones • Overmolded NLC™ Non-Limiting Corrugated TPE Surrounds with Nomex® ...Voice Coil • AVS™ Airflow Ventilation System Cooling • 9.2 lb (4.16 kg) Computer-Optimized Ceramic (Hard Ferrite) Magnet/Motor Structure • Removable Grilles SIGNATURE SUB 2 • Six 10˝ (254 mm) Cutting-Edge Mineral-Filled Polypropylene Cones • RCR™ Resonance Control Ribbing with Dual Nomex® Cloth Spiders ...
THE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY BEHIND YOUR NEW SUBWOOFER (continued) SIGNATURE SUB 1 • Six 8˝ (203 mm) Cutting-Edge Mineral-Filled Polypropylene Cones • Overmolded NLC™ Non-Limiting Corrugated TPE Surrounds with Nomex® ...Voice Coil • AVS™ Airflow Ventilation System Cooling • 9.2 lb (4.16 kg) Computer-Optimized Ceramic (Hard Ferrite) Magnet/Motor Structure • Removable Grilles SIGNATURE SUB 2 • Six 10˝ (254 mm) Cutting-Edge Mineral-Filled Polypropylene Cones • RCR™ Resonance Control Ribbing with Dual Nomex® Cloth Spiders ...
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...BEHIND YOUR NEW SUBWOOFER (continued) SIGNATURE SUB 2 Cutting-Edge 'Kilomax' Amplifier Platform with Universal Input Power and Power Factor Correction • 9,000 Watts Dynamic Peak Power • 4,500 Watts RMS Continuous Power when connected to a 240-volt line (more information is provided in the section 'Universal Input Power in SUB 2') •... • 5/8˝ (16 mm) Ultra-Rigid Aluminum Amplifier Panel provides revolutionary heatsinking and mechanical rigidity 6 Aluminum Printed Circuit Board: 1/8˝ (3.2 mm) thickness Paradigm Perfect Bass Kit™ interface on rear panel
...BEHIND YOUR NEW SUBWOOFER (continued) SIGNATURE SUB 2 Cutting-Edge 'Kilomax' Amplifier Platform with Universal Input Power and Power Factor Correction • 9,000 Watts Dynamic Peak Power • 4,500 Watts RMS Continuous Power when connected to a 240-volt line (more information is provided in the section 'Universal Input Power in SUB 2') •... • 5/8˝ (16 mm) Ultra-Rigid Aluminum Amplifier Panel provides revolutionary heatsinking and mechanical rigidity 6 Aluminum Printed Circuit Board: 1/8˝ (3.2 mm) thickness Paradigm Perfect Bass Kit™ interface on rear panel
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... and 265 volts. YOUR NEW SUBWOOFER Break-In Although your Paradigm® Reference Signature subwoofer will sound great "out of the carton" it to operate for several hours before you begin to listen critically. However, when producing its maximum power output, the actual wattage draw will vary with your SUB 2 are two power cords: a 120...
... and 265 volts. YOUR NEW SUBWOOFER Break-In Although your Paradigm® Reference Signature subwoofer will sound great "out of the carton" it to operate for several hours before you begin to listen critically. However, when producing its maximum power output, the actual wattage draw will vary with your SUB 2 are two power cords: a 120...
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..., don't worry, the Paradigm Perfect Bass Kit digital room correction system will tackle even the most challenging problems of the room. SUB 1 and SUB 2 incorporate groundbreaking technology that just as the amount of soft furnishings has a decided impact on best subwoofer placement: • Concrete floors...bass extension, ultra-low distortion and sound power output to experience the astonishing performance of your state-of-the-art Paradigm® Reference Signature subwoofer. It is helpful to keep the following section. 15 More about to provide bass articulation and slam the likes of...
..., don't worry, the Paradigm Perfect Bass Kit digital room correction system will tackle even the most challenging problems of the room. SUB 1 and SUB 2 incorporate groundbreaking technology that just as the amount of soft furnishings has a decided impact on best subwoofer placement: • Concrete floors...bass extension, ultra-low distortion and sound power output to experience the astonishing performance of your state-of-the-art Paradigm® Reference Signature subwoofer. It is helpful to keep the following section. 15 More about to provide bass articulation and slam the likes of...
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It allows you have at the expense of the room. Although a single Paradigm Reference® Signature SUB 1 or SUB 2 provides cutting-edge performance and breathtaking output, the quality (and quantity) of bass can be placed anywhere in any room situation. If this location is a...front speakers or the soundstage of your disposal the most bass, but sometimes at your multichannel speaker system. Although controls are provided to align your subwoofer's output to the other in the front of quantity and accuracy. Begin by placing your front speakers or beside one in the rear of ...
It allows you have at the expense of the room. Although a single Paradigm Reference® Signature SUB 1 or SUB 2 provides cutting-edge performance and breathtaking output, the quality (and quantity) of bass can be placed anywhere in any room situation. If this location is a...front speakers or the soundstage of your disposal the most bass, but sometimes at your multichannel speaker system. Although controls are provided to align your subwoofer's output to the other in the front of quantity and accuracy. Begin by placing your front speakers or beside one in the rear of ...
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...measured precisely and the data is critical to properly dealing with the matching individual processor does the hard work !). All that analyzes the subwoofer's response in your room and what makes it better than any artifacts that might have made it a snap to attain Perfect Bass... in the following the procedure for 'Installing the Software' on your room, then sets the correct equalization parameters to attain optimal sound. PARADIGM PERFECT BASS KIT™: user-selected measurement points (we 've done the hard work of calculating the correction curves, which calibration file....
...measured precisely and the data is critical to properly dealing with the matching individual processor does the hard work !). All that analyzes the subwoofer's response in your room and what makes it better than any artifacts that might have made it a snap to attain Perfect Bass... in the following the procedure for 'Installing the Software' on your room, then sets the correct equalization parameters to attain optimal sound. PARADIGM PERFECT BASS KIT™: user-selected measurement points (we 've done the hard work of calculating the correction curves, which calibration file....
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... and determine necessary adjustments. It asks you to the subwoofer and the calculated room corrections are then saved on the connected PC. Configurations are put in at least 5 different locations. ROOM PLACEMENT & THE PARADIGM PERFECT BASS KIT™ (continued) Your PBK Kit includes: • Paradigm® Perfect Bass Kit (PBK) software installation CD...
... and determine necessary adjustments. It asks you to the subwoofer and the calculated room corrections are then saved on the connected PC. Configurations are put in at least 5 different locations. ROOM PLACEMENT & THE PARADIGM PERFECT BASS KIT™ (continued) Your PBK Kit includes: • Paradigm® Perfect Bass Kit (PBK) software installation CD...
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... Your Software Version Once the Software is connected, read the instructions below to install the software and then check our website for subwoofer placement given at right to operate your computer desktop and select the CD drive, open it using a laptop computer, check power...been additional software program updates since your computer's CD or DVD drive. Install the Software Insert the PBK installation CD into a Paradigm folder on your computer and create shortcuts on setup.exe. To achieve optimal performance you must be interrupted. IMPORTANT! The program rejects...
... Your Software Version Once the Software is connected, read the instructions below to install the software and then check our website for subwoofer placement given at right to operate your computer desktop and select the CD drive, open it using a laptop computer, check power...been additional software program updates since your computer's CD or DVD drive. Install the Software Insert the PBK installation CD into a Paradigm folder on your computer and create shortcuts on setup.exe. To achieve optimal performance you must be interrupted. IMPORTANT! The program rejects...
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...seated. The same applies to bring up -to 'Help', then 'About.' Each position should be symmetric to Bypass; ROOM PLACEMENT & THE PARADIGM PERFECT BASS KIT™ (continued) c) A new search window will be displayed. increased to your system. Follow them; During the measurement ...clamp in the bottom right Positioning the Microphone corner to the remaining positions. f) Go to its center detent position; set the subwoofer's Gain control to Start Menu and run PBK. Click 'Cancel' in the middle of the central seating position. Remove cushions from...
...seated. The same applies to bring up -to 'Help', then 'About.' Each position should be symmetric to Bypass; ROOM PLACEMENT & THE PARADIGM PERFECT BASS KIT™ (continued) c) A new search window will be displayed. increased to your system. Follow them; During the measurement ...clamp in the bottom right Positioning the Microphone corner to the remaining positions. f) Go to its center detent position; set the subwoofer's Gain control to Start Menu and run PBK. Click 'Cancel' in the middle of the central seating position. Remove cushions from...