Canadian company Paradigm has released subwoofers XR11 and XR13

The all-new XR subwoofers are a master class in design and engineering refinement that challenges what is possible from a compact, sealed subwoofer design. Paradigm’s goal was to push the boundaries of performance while never losing sight of aesthetics by wrapping everything up into a suitable size that won’t ever feel out of place.

The XR Series is completely designed, engineered, and built at Paradigm’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility outside Toronto, Canada. These XR models embody the maker’s ‘Art Embracing Science’ philosophy. It’s the perfect complement to any system and blends perfectly with the award-winning Founder Series of loudspeakers.

The speakers feature a Faceted Cabinet Design cabinet which is not only purposefully beautiful but intentionally functional. The geometric profile elegantly distributes the massive load of housing the powerful woofer inside, providing greater strength and rigidity than traditional rectangular designs. The construction also features Cascade-Fusion Bracing designed to further increase cabinet rigidity for maximum acoustic precision while also breaking up standing waves internally, which provides more accuracy and greater bass clarity.

The XR’s cabinets are also offered in beautiful premium-grade finishes of Walnut and Black. Walnut has a smooth satin finish with distinctive wood grain and the exclusive Midnight Cherry and Piano Black feature a luxurious hand-rubbed, high-gloss finish.

XR is not only about maximising output but minimising distortion too. The feet are designed with multi-layered durometer rubber-metal matrices to provide industry-leading isolation whose benefits can be measured and heard in the real world. Not only does this give a more accurate sound while elevating low-frequency performance, but it is also a ‘neighbor-friendly’ technology.