Paradigm Defiance X15

The Defiance X15 subwoofer is one of Paradigm's biggest and loudest. It's a no-holds-barred heavyweight that was built to give your home system superior bass. This 92-pound sub features a 15-inch woofer powered by a built-in 900-watt amp to deliver room-shaking, perfectly balanced bass for just about any size of room. It's also app-controllable, letting you make adjustments on the fly with your phone or tablet. Better yet, it can also tune its sound to your room using the included calibrated mic, ensuring you're getting the best sound possible. Paradigm's pursuit of ultimate sound is deeply rooted in 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 ...