Paradigm Defiance X10

Whether you're a home theater enthusiast or an audiophile (or both), you know how a good subwoofer can affect your experience. Having that low-end definition is paramount to achieving high-quality, lifelike sound. Paradigm's Defiance X10 is a no-compromise subwoofer that'll give your music and movies some oomph. Using a hefty woofer and a powerful magnet, it delivers clean, perfectly balanced bass. It's app-controllable and it includes an advanced self-calibration system for tuning the bass to your room. Paradigm is all about sound quality, and they back up their designs with careful research. In studying how woofer cones and surrounds interact, they found that the spot where the two meet can cause some unwanted distortion, particularly at high excursion points. Paradigm found that by "overmolding" the woofer cone to the surround, they could drastically reduce distortion, while at the same time increasing the output of the subwoofer. Thus, their Active Ridge Technology (ART™) surround was born. The bass re...