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"I was floored by the Active/20 … This is
hands-down the best sounding two-way six-incher at any price …
sounds more musical than passive two-ways costing many times
the Active/20’s price. Are you starting to see why I’m loving
this speaker? … amazing micro-focused imaging – these speakers
etch out a finely detailed soundscape like nothing else I’ve
had in my listening room … astounding transparency … very,
very neutral … Highly recommended!"
– Corey Greenberg, Audio,
on the
Active/20
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“… Stunning realism … This is a highly
persuasive piece of audio equipment, capable of giving
satisfaction to demanding audiophiles … This product
represents contemporary audio engineering at its best. Exactly
how good is it? So good that, if it were only a tiny bit
better, the ultra-high-end loudspeaker business would be in
big big trouble.”
– Peter Aczel, The Audio Critic,
on the Active/20
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“Destined to become a legend … a new
level of innovation … sets a new standard for spectral
uniformity … ten leaps forward in terms of performance …
Vocals were clear and detail was fantastic … piano, drums and
acoustic bass, were precisely placed, and the smallest sonic
details were etched in space.”
– Tom Nousaine, Video Magazine,
on
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“… [the] Active/20 is a superb-sounding,
well engineered bargain … Enthusiastically recommended as the
affordable reference for minimonitor sound
quality.”
– John Atkinson, Stereophile Vol. 20
No.11,
on the Active/20
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“The first and most obvious
characteristic of the 20’s is the lack of coloration. The
frequency response is much flatter than just about any speaker
that I know of, and the distortion is very low as well … the
first speaker I have heard that uses amplifiers that are in
the same league quality-wise as what I am accustomed to … wide
bandwidth … low distortion, great imaging and uncolored
sound.”
– Tom Jung, Pro Audio
Review,
on the Active/20
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“… a remarkable combination of power and
finesse, punch and potency … a fully developed soundstage that
has rear corners … these speakers exhibited the highest
resolution of any Paradigm model yet, and are easily the best
speaker this company has yet produced in a long history of
very good loudspeakers. Bravo.”
– Andrew Marshall, Audio Ideas Guide,
on the Active/40
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“… excellent … nearly ideal performance
for a surround speaker when you consider that room interaction
will always be a major factor in a system’s overall response …
The front-rear soundstages blend wonderfully and the ambience
covered the full width of the room.”
– Tom Nousaine, Video Magazine,
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Active/20 • Active/40 • Active/CC • Active/ADP
We are
very pleased to announce the next generation of ParadigmŪ
Reference Active speaker systems. Built on the stunning
success of ParadigmŪ Reference Active products to date,
these speakers incorporate the following design
improvements:
- Amplifier power increased to 325/125w RMS
for bass/midrange driver section (power for high-frequency
section remains at 150/50w RMS)
- New, even more refined electronic
crossovers
- Sensitivity increased for louder levels
before clipping
- New Cascade™ enclosures with more extensive
bracing
- New extraordinarily elegant design
ParadigmŪ Reference Active speakers are
now even more precise and refined:
- Better sound: More neutral, natural,
detailed and clear.
- Better imaging: More spacious and open with
rock-solid localization.
- Better accuracy: Tighter timbral accuracy
for a stunning, state-of-the-art 5.1 soundstage.
At the heart of these incredible speakers are
the ultra-precision electronic crossovers and amplifiers -
this self contained closed system utilizes active frequency
and phase optimization to ensure near flawless frequency- and
phase-coherent performance. Frequency response accuracy is an
unheard of ą1dB! And even minute crossover phase
irregularities are completely eliminated, allowing the drive
units to achieve an entirely new level coherence for utterly
seamless performance. ParadigmŪ Reference Active
Speakers must be heard to be believed - no other compact
speaker system can match their ability to retrieve fine detail
and reproduce sound so purely, precisely and effortlessly. The
result is an all new, and simply shocking sense of sonic
realism!
The Active/20 is an ultra-low coloration,
wide dispersion system that delivers spectacular high-end
performance for both music and home theater. A fully active
bi-amplified design with built-in electronic crossover the
Active/20 uses a 6-1/2" MLP™ mica-loaded polymer cone
midrange driver and a 1" PAL™ pure-aluminum dome
high-frequency driver.
The
magnetically shielded Active/40 is a 2-1/2 way speaker
system that provides awesome dynamics and stunningly accurate
imaging. A fully active bi-amplified design with built-in
electronic crossover the Active/40 uses one 6-1/2"
polypropylene cone bass driver, one 6-1/2" MLP™ mica-loaded
polymer cone bass/midrange driver and a 1" PAL™ pure-aluminum
dome high-frequency driver.
The magnetically shielded
Active/CC provides superb timbre matched sound with all
Paradigm Reference speakers providing extraordinary
clarity and unprecedented dialogue intelligibility throughout
a very wide listening area.
The
Active/ADP surround speaker adheres to the same
fundamental design principles of high-end sound but is
specifically designed to provide state-of-the-art surround
performance! These speakers use two complete sets of drivers -
one on either side of the speaker - which are optimized with
differing radiation patterns at various frequencies to ensure
both outstanding timbrel accuracy and a very large reverberant
soundfield. The results are simply breathtaking!
Active/ADP Surround speakers provide utterly uniform,
seamless timbre-matched sound with the front speakers for
absolutely spectacular high-end music and home theater
performance! A fully active bi-amplified design with built-in
electronic crossover the Active/ADP uses two 6-1/2"
MLP™ mica-loaded polymer cone midrange drivers and two 1" PAL™
pure-aluminum dome high-frequency drivers.
Specifications
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