What we know about the measurement:

Paradigm Founder 70LCR is a passive bookshelves that cost around 1700 USD each.

  • Quality of the measurement data is low.
  • Origin of the data is Misc.
  • Format of the data is a scanned image .
  • Sensitivity: 87.1dB (avg. 100Hz-1kHz for 2.83V estimated at 1m)
  • -3dB (resp. -6db) point v.s. reference is at 201.4Hz (resp. 201.4Hz).
  • Reference level is normalised to 1.7dB computed over the frequency range [300.0Hz, 5000.0Hz].
  • Frequency deviation is 9.1dB over the same frequency range.
  • Tonality (Preference) Score
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 0.57 and would be 5.5 with a perfect subwoofer.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.573, LW 0.529, SP 0.579, PIR 0.459; SM: SP0.569, PIR0.267; LFQ 10.0, LFX 201Hz
    • Tonality (Preference) Score is 2.74 with an EQ and would be 7.66 with a perfect subwoofer and the same EQ.
      • Details: NBD: ON 0.421, LW 0.319, SP 0.493, PIR 0.339; SM: SP0.867, PIR0.883; LFQ 10.0, LFX 201Hz
  • Link to original Review: adh review. Links to other reviews: paradigm review .
Paradigm Founder 70LCR
AutomaticEQ (IIR)
Set preamp gain to: -0.0dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 243.0 1.81 -1.35
3 689.0 0.98 -2.33
3 1700.0 1.81 -4.0
3 2023.0 2.98 2.94
3 3405.0 3.0 -2.49
3 9001.0 0.67 -4.89
3 16239.0 1.69 -7.42
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These EQ optimise the Harman score and is a good start for far field listening like in your living room.

Paradigm Founder 70LCR filters_auto_eq

AutomaticEQ

Paradigm Founder 70LCR filters_eq_full

Target v.s. EQ

Paradigm Founder 70LCR
Graphic EQ 15 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.0dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 25.0 2.14 0.0
3 40.0 2.14 0.0
3 63.0 2.14 0.0
3 100.0 2.14 0.0
3 160.0 2.14 0.0
3 250.0 2.14 0.0
3 400.0 2.14 0.0
3 630.0 2.14 0.0
3 1000.0 2.14 0.0
3 1600.0 2.14 -0.25
3 2500.0 2.14 0.0
3 4000.0 2.14 0.0
3 6300.0 2.14 -0.5
3 10000.0 2.14 -0.75
3 16000.0 2.14 -1.25
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These EQ is designed for a 15 bands graphical EQ.

Paradigm Founder 70LCR
Graphic EQ 31 bands
Set preamp gain to: -0.2dB.
Type Freq Q Gain
3 20.0 4.32 0.0
3 25.0 4.32 0.0
3 31.0 4.32 0.0
3 40.0 4.32 0.0
3 50.0 4.32 0.0
3 63.0 4.32 0.0
3 80.0 4.32 0.0
3 100.0 4.32 0.0
3 125.0 4.32 0.0
3 160.0 4.32 0.0
3 200.0 4.32 0.0
3 250.0 4.32 0.0
3 315.0 4.32 0.0
3 400.0 4.32 0.0
3 500.0 4.32 0.0
3 630.0 4.32 0.0
3 800.0 4.32 0.0
3 1000.0 4.32 0.0
3 1250.0 4.32 -0.25
3 1600.0 4.32 -0.25
3 2000.0 4.32 0.25
3 2500.0 4.32 0.0
3 3150.0 4.32 -0.25
3 4000.0 4.32 0.0
3 5000.0 4.32 -0.5
3 6300.0 4.32 -0.25
3 8000.0 4.32 -0.5
3 10000.0 4.32 -0.5
3 12000.0 4.32 -0.5
3 16000.0 4.32 -1.0
3 20000.0 4.32 0.0
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These EQ is designed for a 31 bands graphical EQ.

Paradigm Founder 70LCR: comparison between EQs
Paradigm Founder 70LCR

Comparison betweens various EQs

Paradigm Founder 70LCR

Improvements made by EQ

Frequency Frequency with EQ
Frequency Frequency with EQ
Frequency Frequency with EQ
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