Paradigm Founder 90C Centre Loudspeaker
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Product Summary
The Paradigm Founder 90C is the flagship centre loudspeaker in the Founder range, built to anchor a serious home cinema system with the kind of scale, clarity and control that a premium front soundstage deserves. It is a superb option for anyone wanting dialogue to sound more natural, more focused and more substantial, while still keeping excellent tonal consistency with matching Founder left and right speakers.
A big part of the Founder 90C’s appeal is the way it combines advanced driver engineering with a centre-speaker format that is genuinely ambitious. Paradigm uses a 1 inch AL-MAC ceramic dome tweeter mounted coaxially with a 6 inch AL-MAG midrange driver, plus twin 7 inch CARBON-X bass drivers and twin passive radiators. That combination helps the speaker deliver outstanding vocal clarity and image focus while also producing the scale and low-frequency weight needed for convincing cinema performance.
The Founder 90C is also designed to integrate beautifully into a high-end surround system. Its sealed enclosure, premium cabinet construction and strong tonal match with the wider Founder range make it especially attractive if you want a centre speaker that feels like a true equal to your main channels rather than a compromise. For anyone building a serious home cinema around Paradigm’s Founder series, the Founder 90C is a very compelling choice.
Key Benefits
- Flagship Founder-series centre speaker gives films and TV a more substantial, articulate and believable front soundstage
- Coaxial AL-MAC tweeter and AL-MAG midrange help deliver excellent dialogue clarity and image focus
- Twin 7 inch bass drivers and twin passive radiators add greater scale and low-frequency authority than many smaller centre speakers
- 3-way architecture helps preserve vocal openness and composure across complex film soundtracks
- OSW waveguide and PPA lens technology are designed to improve driver integration and reduce unwanted out-of-phase energy
- SHOCK-MOUNT isolation mounting helps reduce cabinet interaction and preserve fine detail
- Sealed enclosure makes placement more flexible than many rear-ported alternatives
- Ideal tonal match for larger Founder-series left and right speakers in a premium surround system
Technical Specifications
Loudspeaker Details
- Product Type: Centre loudspeaker
- Design: 4-driver, 2 passive radiator, 3-way centre channel, sealed enclosure
- Crossover: 2nd order electro-acoustic at 2.5kHz, 2nd order at 500Hz
- High Frequency Driver: 1 x 25mm AL-MAC ceramic dome tweeter with OSW waveguide and PPA lens
- Midrange Driver: 1 x 152mm AL-MAG cone driver with SHOCK-MOUNT isolation
- Low Frequency Drivers: 2 x 177mm CARBON-X unibody cone bass drivers with ART surrounds
- Passive Radiators: 2 x 177mm passive radiators
- Frequency Response On-Axis: +/-2dB from 55Hz to 23kHz
- Frequency Response 30° Off-Axis: +/-2dB from 55Hz to 17kHz
- Low Frequency Extension: 37Hz
- Sensitivity Room / Anechoic: 94dB / 91dB
- Suitable Amplifier Power Range: 15 to 260 watts
- Maximum Input Power: 200 watts
- Impedance: Compatible with 8 Ohms
Finish Options
- Standard Finishes: Piano Black, Black Walnut, Midnight Cherry, Walnut
- Paradigm Design Studio custom finishes may also be available
Weight & Dimensions
- Dimensions: 226 x 908 x 327 mm (H x W x D)
- Weight: 21.8 kg each
What’s in the Box
- Paradigm Founder 90C centre loudspeaker
- Grille
- Isolation pads
- Product documentation
