Power & Performance

• Design: 3-driver, 2 x 2-way coaxially mounted drivers, single speaker system with stereo L/R inputs
• Crossover: Two 2nd-order electro-acoustic at 2.5 kHz
• Frequency Response (On-Axis): $\pm$ 2 dB from 63 Hz – 20 kHz
• Frequency Response (30° Off-Axis): $\pm$ 2 dB from 63 Hz – 18 kHz
• Sensitivity (Groundplane): 90 dB
• Impedance: Compatible with 8 Ohms per channel (Stereo); 4 Ohms (Mono)
• Low Frequency Extension: 42 Hz (DIN)
• Suitable Amplifier Power Range: 15 – 60 Watts per channel (Stereo); 15 – 120 Watts (Mono)
• Maximum Input Power: 40 Watts per channel (Stereo); 80 Watts (Mono)
• Performance: The Paradigm Rock Monitor 80-SM is the flagship of the Rock Monitor series, designed for those who want uncompromised, full-range audio in their outdoor landscapes. By stepping up to a massive 7.5-inch driver, it achieves a 42 Hz low-frequency extension that rivals many indoor floor-standing speakers. Its Dual-Directional Soundfield™ ensures that even in wide-open backyards, the stereo image remains broad and immersive. It is the ultimate "set and forget" garden speaker for high-output entertaining and critical outdoor listening.

Audio Features & Drivers

• Dual PTD™ Pure-Titanium Domes: Features two 1-inch (25mm) high-frequency drivers coaxially mounted and offset at 30° angles. This proprietary array ensures that high-frequency transients are crisp and clear across a massive outdoor area, preventing the "dull" sound common with standard outdoor speakers.
• Dual Voice-Coil ICP™ Bass/Midrange Driver: Equipped with a high-performance 7.5-inch (190mm) Injection-Molded Co-Polymer Polypropylene cone. The dual voice-coil design allows the speaker to play both left and right stereo channels simultaneously, providing deep, authoritative bass that anchors the entire outdoor soundstage.
• Die-Cast Aluminum Chassis: The large woofer is housed in a rigid die-cast aluminum chassis, which provides superior thermal cooling and eliminates the mechanical flexing that causes distortion during high-volume playback.
• Oversized Computer-Optimized Ferrite Magnets: The robust motor structure is engineered to maintain perfect control over the larger 7.5-inch cone, ensuring the midrange remains detailed and "natural" even when competing with ambient outdoor noise.
• Sealed PolyGlass™ Enclosure: The cabinet is fully sealed (no ports) to keep out moisture, insects, and debris, while the mineral-filled reinforced material provides the acoustic inertia needed for clean, resonance-free sound.

Streaming & Connectivity

• Direct-Burial Wire Leads: Includes attached, weather-rated "pigtail" wires. These are designed to be spliced with direct-burial cable using gel-filled waterproof connectors for a permanent, underground-safe installation.
• Dual-Channel Stereo Input: Features four lead wires to accommodate both Left and Right channel inputs from a stereo amplifier, allowing one "rock" to provide a complete stereo experience.
• High-Output Mono Capability: Can be wired in parallel for mono applications, providing an even higher power handling of up to 120 watts—ideal for large commercial patios or high-power zone coverage.
• 8-Ohm Sensitivity Match: Engineered to be an easy load for modern multi-zone amplifiers and outdoor-rated streaming devices, ensuring consistent, high-fidelity volume levels across multiple zones.
• Gold-Plated Signal Path: All internal connection points and wire leads are designed to resist oxidation, maintaining a clear signal path despite exposure to high humidity or salt air.

Comfort & Dimensions

• Massive Boulder Aesthetic: The 80-SM is significantly larger than its 60-SM sibling, offering a more imposing presence that mimics a natural decorative boulder in large garden beds or near rock waterfalls.
• Self-Draining Fissures: The enclosure is artistically crafted with "rock fissures" that serve as drainage channels, ensuring water cannot pool on the grilles or settle in the driver cavities.
• Overall Dimensions: 15.125" (38.4cm) Height x 13.375" (34.0cm) Width x 13" (33.0cm) Depth.
• Unit Weight: 17 lbs (7.7 kg) — The heavy, 4-layer fiberglass and mineral-filled construction ensures the speaker stays planted and does not rattle even at peak bass excursion.
• Thermal Endurance: Lab-tested to withstand extreme temperature ranges from below 0°C to over 75°C, ensuring the internal components never warp or fail in harsh climates.

Design & Build

• Natural Texture Finishes: Available in Fieldstone or Northeastern Dark Granite. Each unit is hand-finished to ensure a realistic, non-repeating pattern that blends perfectly into landscaping.
• Rust-Proof Stainless Steel Grilles: Features micro-perforated stainless steel grilles that are chemically treated and painted to match the stone finish, ensuring long-term protection without rusting or peeling.
• UV-Resistant PolyGlass™ Enclosure: The cabinet material and the protective paint are engineered to resist fading and cracking under direct, intense sunlight.
• Security Stake & Cable: Includes a heavy-duty security stake and braided steel cable to anchor the unit into the ground, protecting the speaker from theft or severe weather displacement.
• Canadian Engineering: Designed and tested in Paradigm’s facility just outside Toronto, Canada, utilizing the research foundations of the National Research Council (NRC) for unmatched outdoor fidelity.

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.