Power & Performance

• Design: 6-driver (4 active, 2 passive), 3-way shallow enclosure in-wall LCR, Advanced SHOCK-MOUNT™ System
• Crossover: 3rd-order electro-acoustic at 3.0 kHz, 2nd-order electro-acoustic at 450 Hz
• Frequency Response (On-Axis): +/- 3 dB from 82 Hz – 22 kHz
• Frequency Response (30° Off-Axis): +/- 3 dB from 82 Hz – 19 kHz
• Sensitivity (Room / Anechoic): 94 dB / 91 dB
• Impedance: Compatible with 8 Ohms
• Low Frequency Extension: 56 Hz (DIN)
• Suitable Amplifier Power Range: 15 – 220 Watts
• Maximum Input Power: 150 Watts
• Performance: The Paradigm CI Elite E5-LCR v2 is a monumental achievement in architectural audio, sitting as the high-output crown jewel of the elite V2 custom install range. By injecting the exotic driver materials and motor topologies of the legendary Founder Series into a shallow-enclosure footprint, the E5-LCR v2 matches the physics-defying scale of high-end floorstanding towers. Utilizing a sophisticated 6-driver 3-way layout, it features a true coaxial point-source center to anchor soundstages with terrifying realistic focus. It is the definitive choice for zero-compromise architectural home theaters and reference multi-channel spaces, supplying structural "slam" down to 56 Hz alongside pristine vocal weight that remains transparent at blistering output thresholds.

Audio Features & Drivers

• 1-inch AL-MAC™ Ceramic Dome Tweeter: Borrowed directly from upscale audiophile lines, this composite dome blends aluminum, magnesium, and ceramic to achieve ultra-light agility with organic anti-resonance traits. Operating inside an OSW™ (Oblate Spheroid Waveguide) and a patented PPA™ (Perforated Phase-Aligning) Lens, it yields surgically precise high-frequency transients and a widely dispersed treble field.
• 6-inch AL-MAG™ Coaxial Midrange Driver: Enclosing the tweeter to act as its acoustic waveguide, this aluminum-magnesium alloy driver features a massive 2-inch multi-layered voice coil with an Apical™ former. Outfitted with the Patented Dual-Sync™ Continuous Flux Motor, it captures complex vocal inflections and cinematic scripts with unparalleled transparency.
• Two 6.5-inch AL-MAG™ Active Bass Drivers: These high-output woofers offer up to 40% greater linear excursion over traditional CI lines. Backed by oversized 1.5-inch voice coil motors and FEA-optimized cast-aluminum baskets with integrated heatsinks, they pump out heavy percussive lower registers with absolute poise.
• Two 6.5-inch AL-MAG™ Passive Radiators: Replacing conventional ported slots with a physical acoustic-suspension array. Working in perfect tandem with the active bass drivers, these radiators drop linear low-frequency extension down to 56 Hz while eliminating structural chuffing artifacts.
• Advanced SHOCK-MOUNT™ Isolation System: The die-cast aluminum baskets are completely mechanically decoupled from the structural front baffle using an elastomer suspension network. This design stops the intense kinetic energy of the motors from bleeding into the drywall, maintaining background soundstage purity.
• RED™ (Reduced Edge Diffraction) Technology: The coaxial housing is shaped inside a specialized die-cast aluminum assembly, scattering performance-robbing baffle reflections while serving as a heat sink to preserve long-duration thermal efficiency.

Streaming & Connectivity

• Premium Spring-Loaded Binding Posts: Nickel-plated terminal pins featuring enlarged entry ports built to receive high-gauge audiophile wire leads or banana clips, ensuring a low-resistance, permanent in-wall linkage.
• Screen Compensation Boundary Switch: Outfitted with an accessible front-baffle mechanical toggle that permits installers to optimize high-frequency tone contours when placing the speaker behind micro-perforated projection displays.
• Ecosystem Calibration Synergy: Engineered to flawlessly marry high-current processing equipment like the Anthem® AVM series, allowing Anthem Room Correction (ARC®) to seamlessly iron out structural reflections or nearby room boundaries.
• Integrated Acoustic Back-Box Enclosure: Features a solid, shallow internal back-box chassis that safely shields internal electrical assemblies from drywall debris while strictly limiting acoustic bleed-through into adjacent living areas.

Comfort & Dimensions

• Bezel-Free Micro-Perf Grille: Packed with a low-profile, magnetically secured white grille that rests flush with the drywall plane. The finish is paintable, ensuring the massive speaker visually disappears into custom interior styles.
• Monolithic Multi-Driver Footprint: Stretching over 43 inches tall, this architectural speaker provides a striking structural and acoustic pairing alongside today’s premium 85-inch to 100-inch video displays.
• Overall Dimensions: 43" (109.2cm) Height x 9.5" (19.5cm) Width x 4.125" (10.5cm) Depth.
• Cut-Out Dimensions: 42" (106.6cm) Height x 8.5" (21.5cm) Width.
• Minimum Mounting Depth: 3.875" (9.8cm) — Specialized shallow-depth engineering ensures it slips directly inside a standard 2x4 framing stud layout.
• Unit Weight: 34.0 lbs (15.4 kg) each — A heavy, remarkably dense mass reflecting the high-grade CARBON-X™ ingrained baffle plane and massive dual AL-MAG™ motor plants.

Design & Build

• CARBON-X™ Ingrained Front Baffle: The driver array is locked down to a specialized carbon-infused high-mass baffle, maximizing inert rigidity to completely eradicate distortion from structural cabinet colorations.
• Pocketed Installation Screw Wells: Intelligently molded to hold drill bits tracking perfectly straight during wall clip tightening, protecting the framework from slipping tool paths.
• Symmetrical Multi-Directional Layout: The symmetrical orientation lets the assembly serve vertically as a Left/Right front monitor pair or horizontally as an elite center speaker, complete with a rotatable face badge.
• Hand-Built in Canada: Masterfully conceived, simulated, and hand-assembled under rigid engineering limits at Paradigm's primary manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada.
• NRC Scientific Validation: Tied intimately to decades of acoustic target mapping conducted at the National Research Council (NRC), bringing flat, studio-grade accuracy into custom integration environments.

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.