Paradigm Rock Monitor 80-SM (Single)
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Product Summary
The Paradigm Rock Monitor 80-SM is an outdoor loudspeaker designed for customers who want strong garden and patio sound without drawing attention to the speaker itself. Its rock-style enclosure helps it blend naturally into landscaping, making it a smart choice for outdoor spaces where a conventional surface-mounted speaker would look out of place.
One of the Rock Monitor 80-SM’s biggest strengths is its single-speaker stereo design. With left and right inputs built into one enclosure, it is ideal for smaller outdoor spaces or areas where running cable to a conventional stereo pair would be less practical. Paradigm’s dual-directional soundfield approach also helps spread sound more widely, so music feels more even and natural across the listening area.
It is also built for year-round outdoor use, with a sealed PolyGlass enclosure, stainless steel grille and weather, water and UV-resistant construction. Self-draining fissures help it cope with the elements, while the larger bass driver gives it more scale and bass weight than the smaller Rock Monitor 60-SM. For customers wanting a discreet but powerful outdoor speaker with easy placement and enjoyable stereo sound from a single cabinet, the Rock Monitor 80-SM is a very appealing option.
Key Benefits
- Single-speaker stereo design makes outdoor installation easier where space or cable routing is limited
- Realistic rock-style enclosure helps the speaker blend more naturally into gardens and landscaped areas
- Wide sound dispersion helps spread music more evenly across patios, borders and seating areas
- Larger bass driver delivers stronger scale and fuller low-frequency weight outdoors
- Weather, water and UV-resistant construction supports dependable long-term outdoor use
- Sealed cabinet design helps protect performance in more demanding outdoor conditions
- Ideal for smaller outdoor areas where using a conventional stereo pair is less practical
- Supplied security stake helps reduce the risk of unwanted movement or casual theft
- Choice of stone-effect colours makes it easier to suit different garden styles
- 5 years manufacturers' warranty
Technical Specifications
Loudspeaker Details
- Product Type: Outdoor loudspeaker
- Design: Single speaker system with stereo L/R inputs, 3-driver, 2 x 2-way coaxially mounted high-frequency drivers, weather, water and UV-resistant sealed enclosure with self-draining fissures
- Crossover: Two 2nd-order electro-acoustic at 2.5kHz
- High Frequency Drivers: 2 x 25mm PTD dome tweeters
- Mid / Bass Driver: Dual voice-coil 190mm ICP cone driver, die-cast chassis
- Frequency Response On-Axis: ±2dB from 63Hz to 20kHz
- Frequency Response 30° Off-Axis: ±2dB from 63Hz to 18kHz
- Low Frequency Extension: 42Hz (DIN)
- Sensitivity: 90dB (groundplane measurement)
- Suitable Amplifier Power Range: 15 - 120 watts mono; 15 - 60 watts per channel stereo input
- Maximum Input Power: 80 watts mono; 40 watts per channel stereo input
- Impedance: Compatible with 4 ohms mono; 8 ohms per channel stereo input
Colour Options
- Available Colours: Northeastern Dark Granite, Fieldstone
Weight & Dimensions
- Dimensions: 38.4 x 34.0 x 33.0 cm (H x W x D)
- Weight: 7.7 kg each
What’s in the Box
- Paradigm Rock Monitor 80-SM outdoor loudspeaker
- Security stake and cable
- Product documentation
