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While many speaker companies do not have the resources to design and manufacture their own drive units, Paradigm purpose-designs robust drivers for specific speakers.

 


 

To ensure superb consistency, our crossovers boast hand-selected precision parts.

Our high-power, high-current amplifiers with oversized power supplies and massive heatsinks deliver tremendous (and instantaneous) power output at all times.

Use your knuckles! Rap on our enclosures! As one reviewer asserted, they’re as dead as we claim in our literature! Acoustically inert high-density hardboard reinforced by strategically located radial braces limit unwanted resonances and increase enclosure stiffness. At other times, no bracing is even required on our speakers, even on our most powerful subwoofers as they pound out the deepest, loudest bass imaginable … it’s all in the design!

Custom speakers, often referred to as architectural speakers — designs hidden out of sight in a wall or ceiling (for those who don’t have the space or want a minimalist approach to music and home theater) — are growing in popularity. Again, Paradigm is leading the way in this area. When it comes to in-wall/in-ceiling speakers, there is no substitute for good design build on years of experience producing the very best sounding freestanding designs. More than 25 years of intensive research and design backed by cutting-edge technology, much of it proprietary, lie behind every custom speaker we produce. The result? Sound reproduction that rivals that of the very best freestanding designs.

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PS-1200

Single driver, DCBS™ system, high-velocity resistive ports, built-in amplifier. 750 watts Dynamic Peak / 250 watts RMS. 305-mm (12 in) polypropylene cone.


Overview

Uncharted Depths

Want the absolute best buy in subwoofers? Our award-winning PS Series subwoofers have always reflected a caliber of bass that is simply unmatched in their price category. They feature tremendously powerful and efficient amplifiers, high-power drivers, and sophisticated DCBS™ enclosures. The result is truly astonishing output with very low distortion, exceptional bass extension, and superb bass definition.

Control Facilities:

• Auto On/Off

• Subwoofer Level

• Subwoofer Cut-Off Frequency (continuously variable 50 Hz – 150 Hz)

• Sub/Sat Phase Alignment (continuously variable 0° to 180°)

Input Facilities:

• Line-level Input

• Speaker-level Input

Patented Highly Advanced Built-In Discrete Amplifiers deliver vast amounts of high-current low-distortion power—750 watts Dynamic Peak / 250 watts RMS Sustained.

Rigid Injection-Molded High-Power Polypropylene Cones. Superior cone rigidity together with the high internal damping properties of polypropylene provide exceptional bass response —tremendous output with superb extension, excellent articulation and ultra-low distortion.

Massive Heatsinks and Proprietary AVS™ Airflow Ventilation Cooling provide high-power handling, very low distortion and greater long-term reliability.

DCBS™ Dual-Cavity Bass-Shaping Enclosures with critically placed radial baffle/braces control unwanted panel resonances, increase enclosure rigidity and prevent “ballooning” effects.

Specifications

SPECIFICATIONS
Design Single driver, DCBS™ system,
high-velocity resistive ports,
built-in amplifier
Amplifier: High-Current,
Discrete Output
750 watts Dynamic Peak / 250 watts RMS
Amplifier Features Auto-On / Off, soft clipping
Bass Driver 305-mm (12 in) polypropylene cone,
51-mm (2 in) voice-coil, AVS™
die-cast heatsink chassis
Low-Frequency Extension* 21 Hz (DIN)
Subwoofer Cut-Off Frequency Variable 50 Hz - 150 Hz
Sub / Sat Phase Alignment Variable 0° - 180°
Line-Level Input From Sub-Out / LFE-Out of receiver,
processor or other line-level source
Line-Level Input Sensitivity 200 mV mono
Line-Level Input Impedance 50k ohms
Speaker-Level Input From Left / Right speaker terminals
of receiver, amplifier or main /
satellite speakers
Speaker-Level Input Sensitivity 1.5 V stereo
Internal Volume 76 L / 2.68 cu ft
Height, Width, Depth
46.1 cm x 41.6 cm x 57.8 cm
18-1/8 in x 16-3/8 in x 22-3/4 in
(Height includes feet)
Weight (unpacked) 28.8 kg / 64 lb each
Finishes Light Cherry, Rosenut, Black Ash

* DIN 45 500. Indicates -3 dB in a typical listening room.

 

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