{"id":363,"date":"2026-08-26T20:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shop-staging.mirroredgenetworks.com\/product\/paradigm-founder-40b\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T23:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T21:29:18","slug":"paradigm-founder-40b","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mirroredgenetworks.com\/shop\/product\/paradigm-founder-40b\/","title":{"rendered":"Paradigm Founder 40B"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Paradigm Founder 40B overview<\/h2>\n<p>The Paradigm Founder 40B is a high-performance passive loudspeaker from Paradigm. 2-driver, 2 way standmount, ported enclosure*Stand not included. Mirror Edge Networks can confirm system matching, amplification, placement and room requirements before supply.<\/p>\n<h2>Key benefits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Engineered by Paradigm for detailed, dynamic music and cinema reproduction<\/li>\n<li>Carefully engineered drivers, enclosure and crossover for coherent performance<\/li>\n<li>Suitable for professionally planned stereo or home cinema systems<\/li>\n<li>Product selection, installation planning and calibration support from Mirror Edge Networks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Technical specifications<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>DESIGN<\/th>\n<td>2-driver, 2 way standmount, ported enclosure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>CROSSOVER<\/th>\n<td>2nd order electro-acoustic at 1.6kHz (tweeter\/midbass)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>FREQUENCY RESPONSE ON-AXIS<\/th>\n<td>\u00b12dB from 69 Hz &#8211; 23 kHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>FREQUENCY RESPONSE 30\u00b0 OFF-AXIS<\/th>\n<td>\u00b12dB from 69 Hz &#8211; 20 kHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>HIGH FREQUENCY DRIVER<\/th>\n<td>1&quot; (25mm) AL-MAC\u2122 Ceramic Dome with Oblate Spheroid Waveguide (OSW\u2122) and Perforated Phase-Aligning (PPA\u2122) Tweeter Lens, ferro-fluid damped \/ cooled<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>MID\/BASS FREQUENCY DRIVER<\/th>\n<td>6\u201d (152mm) Ultra-High-Excursion AL-MAG\u2122 Cone with Perforated Phase-Aligning (PPA\u2122) Lens, Gen3 Active Ridge Technology (ART\u2122) with Vertical Mounting System, Advanced SHOCKMOUNT\u2122 Isolation, and a 1.5\u201d high-temp multi-layered voice coil with ventilated Apical\u2122 former<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>SENSITIVITY ROOM \/ ANECHOIC<\/th>\n<td>92 dB \/ 89 dB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>LOW FREQUENCY EXTENSION<\/th>\n<td>41 Hz (DIN)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>SUITABLE AMPLIFIER POWER RANGE<\/th>\n<td>15 &#8211; 150 watts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>MAXIMUM INPUT POWER<\/th>\n<td>120 watts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>IMPEDANCE<\/th>\n<td>Compatible with 8 ohms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>DIMENSIONS HXWXD<\/th>\n<td>14.5\u201d x 7.8\u201d x 12.8\u201d (36.8cm x 19.7cm x 32cm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>WEIGHT<\/th>\n<td>25lbs (11.3kg) each<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>FINISHES<\/th>\n<td>Piano Black, Black Walnut, Midnight Cherry, Walnut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>System design and installation<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h2>Mirror Edge Networks support<\/h2>\n<p>Paradigm is supplied on a Request Quote basis and prices are not displayed online. Free nationwide delivery is available, typically within 3\u20135 business days where supplier stock and project requirements allow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paradigm Founder 40B: high-fidelity performance for professionally designed music and home cinema systems. 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