Power & Performance

• Design: 4-driver, 2-way bi-directional surround/rear
• Crossover: 2nd-order electro-acoustic at 2.3 kHz
• Frequency Response (On-Axis): +/- 2 dB from 90 Hz – 20 kHz
• Frequency Response (30° Off-Axis): Bi-directional soundfield
• Sensitivity (Room / Anechoic): 90 dB / 87 dB
• Impedance: Compatible with 8 Ohms
• Low Frequency Extension: 45 Hz (DIN)
• Suitable Amplifier Power Range: 15 – 175 Watts
• Maximum Input Power: 120 Watts
• Performance: The Paradigm Surround 3 is the high-output, large-scale solution for immersive rear-channel audio. Stepping up from the Surround 1, it utilizes larger drivers and a more robust motor structure to handle the intense dynamic peaks of modern cinema. Its bi-directional design is engineered to "flood" the back half of the room with sound, eliminating localized "hotspots" so that every seat in the theater experiences a seamless, 360-degree soundstage. It is the definitive choice for pairing with Paradigm’s larger floor-standing speakers in a high-performance 5.1, 7.1, or Atmos configuration.

Audio Features & Drivers

• Dual 1-inch X-PAL™ Pure-Aluminum Tweeters: Features two 25mm Ferro-fluid damped and cooled domes. Aluminum’s extreme rigidity allows these tweeters to reproduce surgical high-frequency detail with zero break-up, ensuring that subtle environmental effects like rustling leaves or glass shattering are startlingly realistic.
• Patented PPA™ Tweeter Lenses: Both tweeters are guarded by the Perforated Phase-Aligning (PPA) Lens. This technology increases and smooths the output by blocking out-of-phase frequencies, while physically protecting the drivers from accidental damage.
• Dual 5.5-inch X-PAL™ Satin-Anodized Cones: These high-performance mid-bass drivers provide a significant increase in surface area over smaller models. The satin-anodized aluminum construction offers a high stiffness-to-mass ratio, delivering the "slam" and midrange authority needed for high-impact action sequences.
• GRIP™ (Glass-Reinforced Injection-Molded Polymer) Chassis: The woofers are mounted in ultra-rigid GRIP™ chassis to eliminate mechanical flexing. This prevents unwanted resonances from coloring the sound, ensuring the midrange remains clear and open.
• Bi-Directional Dispersion: The driver arrays are angled to spray audio along the side and rear walls. This utilizes the room’s boundary reflections to create a "non-localized" soundfield, which is essential for a true "cinema-at-home" experience.

Streaming & Connectivity

• Gold-Plated Binding Posts: Features premium terminals that accept bare wire, pins, or banana plugs. The gold plating ensures a long-lasting, corrosion-resistant signal path for consistent performance.
• Passive Surround Integration: Designed to be powered by high-current AV receivers or dedicated multi-channel amplifiers. Its 8-ohm compatibility makes it a stable load for a wide variety of amplification.
• System Timbre Matching: Precisely voiced to integrate with the Monitor SE, Premier, and Prestige series. This ensures that a sound moving from the front stage to the rear maintains its tonal identity, creating a perfectly unified bubble of sound.
• Optimized Crossover Network: Utilizes high-power resistors and air-core inductors to ensure the signal is split between the drivers with minimal distortion and maximum phase coherency.

Features & Dimensions

• Low-Profile On-Wall Aesthetic: Despite its large 5.5-inch drivers, the Surround 3 maintains a relatively slim depth of 5.62 inches, allowing it to be mounted on side or rear walls without protruding significantly into the room.
• Wrap-Around Acoustic Grilles: The speakers are finished with a visually unobtrusive cloth grille that wraps around the angled drivers, providing a clean look that blends into the room’s architecture.
• Overall Dimensions: 10.625" (27.0cm) Height x 13" (33.0cm) Width x 5.625" (14.3cm) Depth.
• Unit Weight: 13.95 lbs (6.32 kg) per speaker.
• Integrated Keyhole Brackets: Features built-in mounting slots on the rear of the cabinet for a simple, secure, and flush wall-mount installation.

Design & Build

• Symmetrical Acoustic Architecture: The mirrored placement of the dual driver sets ensures perfectly balanced sound dispersion in both directions, allowing for maximum placement flexibility in rooms with non-ideal dimensions.
• Matte Black Ash Finish: Dressed in a premium Black Ash finish that is designed to be visually quiet in a darkened home theater environment.
• Acoustic Suspension Enclosure: The sealed cabinet design eliminates port noise and provides a natural, controlled roll-off, making the speakers easier to blend with high-performance subwoofers.
• NRC Heritage: Developed using the research of the National Research Council (NRC) in Canada, ensuring the Surround 3 performs with scientific accuracy and realistic tonal balance.
• Canadian Engineering: Proudly designed and engineered at Paradigm's world-class facility to meet the most demanding home theater performance standards.

Paradigm speakers are warranted to be and remain free of manufacturing and/or material defects for a period of outlined below from the date of original purchase. Within the time period 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.

The warranty period on Paradigm speakers is as follows:

• Bookshelf, floorstanding, in-wall & in-ceiling speakers — five (5) years
• Powered Subwoofers — three (3) years
• Outdoor Rock speakers — five (5) years
• Stylus Outdoor speakers — two (2) years
• Powered Speakers — one (1) year
• SHIFT Series products — one (1) year

Warranty begins on date of purchase from Paradigm or an Authorized Paradigm Dealer.

This warranty applies only to purchases made from authorized Paradigm dealers in Canada and the United States. For warranty terms, conditions and support elsewhere, please contact the authorized Paradigm distributor in the country where you made your purchase. Warranty outside Canada and the US is established and provided by our authorized distributors around the world.

Limitations:

• Warranty begins on date of original retail purchase from an Authorized Paradigm® Dealer only. It is not transferable;
• Warranty applies to product in normal home use only. If product is subjected to any of the conditions outlined in the next section, warranty is void;
• Warranty does not apply if the product is used in professional or commercial applications.

Warranty is Void if:

• The product has been abused (intentionally or accidentally);
• The product has been used in conjunction with unsuitable or faulty equipment;
• The product has been subjected to damaging signals, derangement in transport, mechanical damage or any abnormal conditions;
• The product (including cabinet) has been tampered with or damaged by an unauthorized service facility;
• The serial number has been removed or defaced.

Owner Responsibilities:

• 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® Dealer, Paradigm Electronics Inc. or Import Distributor (outside the U.S. and Canada) to arrange, bring in or ship prepaid, any defective unit. Paradigm Electronics Inc. reserves the right to improve the design of any product without assuming any obligation to modify any product previously manufactured. This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied, of merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose and may not be extended or enlarged by anyone. In no event shall Paradigm Electronics Inc., their agents or representatives be responsible for any incidental or consequential damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so this exclusion may not apply to you.

Retain your sales receipt for proof of warranty term and proof of purchase.