Description
Paradigm Founder 80F overview
The Paradigm Founder 80F is a high-performance passive loudspeaker from Paradigm. 4-driver, 2.5 way floorstanding, ported enclosure. Mirror Edge Networks can confirm system matching, amplification, placement and room requirements before supply.
Key benefits
- Engineered by Paradigm for detailed, dynamic music and cinema reproduction
- Carefully engineered drivers, enclosure and crossover for coherent performance
- Suitable for professionally planned stereo or home cinema systems
- Product selection, installation planning and calibration support from Mirror Edge Networks
Technical specifications
| DESIGN | 4-driver, 2.5 way floorstanding, ported enclosure |
|---|---|
| CROSSOVER | 2nd order electro-acoustic at 1.8 kHz (tweeter), 2nd order @ 500 Hz (bass) |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE ON-AXIS | ±2dB from 50 Hz – 23 kHz |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE 30° OFF-AXIS | ±2dB from 50 Hz – 20 kHz |
| HIGH FREQUENCY DRIVER | 1" (25mm) AL-MAC™ Ceramic Dome with Oblate Spheroid Waveguide (OSW™) and Perforated Phase-Aligning (PPA™) Tweeter Lens, ferro-fluid damped / cooled |
| BASS FREQUENCY DRIVER | Two 6" (152mm) Ultra-HighExcursion CARBON-X™ Unibody Cone, Gen3 Active Ridge Technology (ART™) with Vertical Mounting System, Advanced SHOCK-MOUNT™ Isolation, and a 1.5” high-temp multi-layered voice coil with ventilated Apical™ former |
| MID/BASS FREQUENCY DRIVER | 6” (152mm) Ultra-High-Excursion AL-MAG™ Cone with Perforated Phase-Aligning (PPA™) Lens, Gen3 Active Ridge Technology (ART™) with Vertical Mounting System, Advanced SHOCKMOUNT™ Isolation, and a 1.5” high-temp multi-layered voice coil with ventilated Apical™ former |
| SENSITIVITY ROOM / ANECHOIC | 93 dB / 90 dB |
| LOW FREQUENCY EXTENSION | 28 Hz (DIN) |
| SUITABLE AMPLIFIER POWER RANGE | 15 – 220 watts |
| MAXIMUM INPUT POWER | 180 watts |
| IMPEDANCE | Compatible with 8 ohms |
| DIMENSIONS HXWXD | 38.2” x 11.7” x 14” (97.1cm x 29.8cm x 35.6cm) |
| WEIGHT | 52 lbs (23.6 kg) each |
| FINISHES | Piano Black, Black Walnut, Midnight Cherry, Walnut |
System design and installation
Final performance depends on appropriate amplification, placement, room acoustics and calibration. Mirror Edge Networks will confirm compatibility, finish availability and the complete system configuration before supply.
Mirror Edge Networks support
Paradigm is supplied on a Request Quote basis and prices are not displayed online. Free nationwide delivery is available, typically within 3–5 business days where supplier stock and project requirements allow.




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