Music and Home Theater Speaker System Thanks for choosing Paradigms! And congrats! It’s obvious you have great taste since you’ve chosen the world’s #1 Speaker Brand! We’re not blowing smoke, we’ve been voted #1 twenty times* (the only speaker manufacturer in the world that can claim that achievement!).
TOC How to avoid causing my Paradigms pain! NOTE: This manual applies to a MilleniaOne 5.0 and a 2.0 system.
How to avoid causing my Paradigms pain! Use an appropriate amplifier. At high volumes, a very powerful amplifier can overdrive your Paradigms and damage them. On the other hand, if your amplifier isn’t powerful enough, it can produce clipping distortion that can easily damage high-frequency drivers. (See your dealer for info on choosing the right amplifier … we recommend an Anthem amplifier.) Don’t be fooled by the volume control.
Getting the best from my Paradigms You already have the best speaker brand in the world, but to get the best out of your Paradigms take a moment to read the following … Break-In Although your Paradigms will sound great right out of the carton, they will sound even better when broken in. Let them operate for several hours before you listen critically.
Getting the best from my Paradigms (cont’d) Table Stands or Wall Brackets? It’s up to you … we’ve included both. You can put your Paradigms on a pedestal (where they deserve to be!) or like the gorgeous works of art they are, you can mount them on the wall (also a deserving choice!). See the illustrations later in this manual for everything you need to know about attaching the stands and wall brackets.
Getting the best from my Paradigms (cont’d) CENTER SPEAKER On Stand (see illustration at right) Place the center speaker on its stand below the display so that sound arrives as close to ear level as possible. Speaker should sit about the same distance away from the listening area as the other front speakers. Some receivers and processors electronically adjust for differences in distance between speakers … check to see if yours does.
Getting the best from my Paradigms (cont’d) or On-Wall or On-Wall Positioning my Paradigm fronts and center speaker pg 5
Getting the best from my Paradigms (cont’d) SURROUND SPEAKERS On Table Stands or on the Wall (see illustration below) For realistic surround sound, keep these speakers well away from the listening area. Positioning my Paradigm surrounds Take ‘surround’ to the max without maxing out your plastic! If you want to maximize the surround experience, for a very reasonable cost you can add two MilleniaOne rear speakers (purchase these from your dealer).
Getting the best from my Paradigms (cont’d) A bit about bass Despite their pixie proportions, your Paradigms will deliver sensational (and chances are, more than enough!) bass for most of the listening you will do, but position them away from corners and out a little bit from the wall behind them … that way you’ll get lots of output with good clarity.
Hooking ’em up TIP! Attach speaker cable before attaching your Paradigms to stands or brackets Turn your amplifier OFF before connecting your Paradigms. This will avoid damage which could result from accidental shorting of speaker cables Your Paradigms are equipped with binding posts to be used with bare wire. Using high-quality speaker cable (see your dealer), carefully connect one speaker at a time to your amplifier.
Adding a Paradigm subwoofer MilleniaSub (See your dealer for more information on this baby!) “They say there’s someone for everyone.
Putting my Paradigms on a pedestal (literally) NOTE: Center speaker’s stand is shaped differently to support horizontal placement Make sure you don’t pinch the wires when attaching speakers to stands Left/Right pg 10 Center Speaker
Putting my Paradigms on a pedestal (literally) (cont’d) Left/Right Speakers Top view You can adjust the angle of tilt slightly up or down so that sound reaches the listening area at the correct height. Once you’ve done this, turn the stands slightly inward for better stereo imaging … i.e. so you know exactly where individual sounds are coming from. Movies and music will be more ‘lifelike’ this way.
Art Attack! Wall mounting my Paradigms Paradigm DOES NOT supply hardware for mounting brackets to the wall Left/Right If installing into drywall, thickness must be a minimum of 5⁄8 in (16 mm) Center Speaker Tighten knob before sliding into bracket Squeeze here (both sides) to allow bracket to slide snugly Squeeze here (both sides) to allow bracket to slide snugly pg 12
Art Attack! Wall mounting my Paradigms (cont’d) Left/Right Center Speaker Top view Side view Side view pg 13
Geek Alert … technology tidbits pg 14
Tech Specs Design 2-driver, 2-way vented die-cast aluminum enclosures with integrated baffle and chassis. Die-cast aluminum allows room for larger, more powerful drivers affording all the benefits of larger speakers, but in pixie proportions! Low diffraction grilles maximize imaging and ensure smooth dispersion. Crossover 3rd-order electro-acoustic at 2.
Warranty … your Paradigms are family now, treat ’em well! Paradigm speakers covered by this manual are warranted to be and remain free of manufacturing and/or material defects for a period of five (5) years from the date of original purchase. Within the time periods specified, repair, replacement or adjustment of parts for manufacturing and/or material defects will be free of charge to the original owner. Thermal or mechanical abuse/misuse is not covered under warranty.
Warranty … your Paradigms are family now, treat ’em well! (cont’d) What You Are Responsible For: • Provide normal/reasonable operating care and maintenance; • Provide or pay for transportation charges for product to service facility; • Provide proof of purchase (your sales receipt given at time of purchase from your Authorized Paradigm® Dealer must be retained for proof-of-purchase date). Should servicing be required, contact your nearest Authorized Paradigm® Reference Dealer, Paradigm Electronics Inc.
RECYCLING AND REUSE GUIDELINES FOR EUROPE In accordance with the European Union WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directive effective August 13, 2005, we would like to notify you that this product may contain regulated materials which, upon disposal, according to the WEEE directive, require special reuse and recycling processing. For this reason Paradigm Electronics Inc.
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