Paradigm Monitor 3 v3 Bookshelf Speakers – 8″ Woofer, Canada

Paradigm Monitor 3 v3 Bookshelf Speakers – 8-Inch ICP Woofer, Studio-Series Waveguide Tweeter, Black Ash, Made in Canada

A Canadian-made stand-mounted speaker with a full 8-inch woofer, which is what separates the Monitor 3 from every compact bookshelf it gets shelved beside.

The 8-Inch Woofer

Most bookshelf speakers stop at six and a half inches, and the bass stops with them. The Monitor 3 was Paradigm’s answer to that: a 210-mm ICP cone on a die-cast chassis, loaded by a quasi-third-order resistive port firing from the rear, in a cabinet still small enough to sit on a stand. Low frequency extension runs to 38 Hz, and the response holds within 2 dB from 56 Hz all the way to 20 kHz. That is genuine low end from a speaker you can put behind a sofa rather than beside one, and it is the reason people who owned these tend to talk about them years later.

What Changed at v3

The v3 generation is the one to have. When Paradigm replaced the v2 in May 2002 the headline change was the high frequency driver: a third-generation 25-mm pure-titanium dome mounted on the Waveguide faceplate developed for the company’s Studio series. The mid/bass drivers were redesigned at the same time with new motor structures, bullet dust caps and larger magnets, which is where the extra sensitivity and the tighter, more defined bass come from. The crossover is third-order electro-acoustic at 2.0 kHz.

Amplifier Matching

They are also easy to live with electrically. Room sensitivity is 91 dB, the load is compatible with 8 ohms, and Paradigm rates them for anything from 15 to 150 watts, so a modest integrated drives them properly and a larger amplifier is simply headroom. Connection is through Paradigm’s own 5-way binding posts, which take banana plugs, spades or bare wire.

Made in Canada

Designed, engineered and built in Canada at Paradigm’s Mississauga facility, and finished in Black Ash.

Condition and Service

This pair is in very good condition and has been thoroughly inspected and tested to confirm full functionality.

Why This Pair

An 8-inch two-way that fits on a stand, from the era when Paradigm was still building the Monitor series in Ontario. Rarely the speaker anyone expects to hear in a room that size.

Features

• 210-mm (8 in) ICP injection-moulded co-polymer polypropylene cone on a die-cast chassis
• 25-mm (1 in) PTD pure-titanium dome tweeter on the Studio-series Waveguide faceplate
• Quasi-third-order resistive rear port
• Third-order electro-acoustic crossover at 2.0 kHz
• 91 dB room sensitivity — easy to drive
• Paradigm 5-way binding posts, suitable for banana plugs
• Black Ash finish
• Designed, engineered and built in Canada

Paradigm Monitor 3 v3 Bookshelf Speakers Specifications

• Model: Monitor 3 v3
• Design: 2-driver, 2-way bass reflex, quasi-third-order resistive port, bookshelf / stand-mounted
• Crossover: Third-order electro-acoustic at 2.0 kHz
• Frequency Response On-Axis: ±2 dB from 56 Hz to 20 kHz
• Frequency Response 30° Off-Axis: ±2 dB from 56 Hz to 18 kHz
• High Frequency Driver: 25-mm (1 in) PTD dome
• Mid/Bass Frequency Driver: 210-mm (8 in) ICP cone, die-cast chassis
• Low Frequency Extension: 38 Hz (DIN)
• Sensitivity Room / Anechoic: 91 dB / 88 dB
• Impedance: Compatible with 8 ohms
• Suitable Amplifier Power Range: 15 to 150 watts
• Finish: Black Ash
• Dimensions: (Width x Height x Depth) 9.2 x 15.6 x 12.75 inches (233 x 397 x 324 mm)
• Weight: 18 lbs (8.2 kg) each

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