A centre-channel soundbar built to order in width for televisions from 43 to 67 inches. This version carries one X-PAL tweeter and two aluminium bass/midrange units in a cabinet just 66 mm deep.
DECOR 1C V2 da 43" a 67": the design
The Decor 1C v2 is the soundbar in the range that handles only the centre channel of a home cinema system. Paradigm builds it to order in the width requested, so that the cabinet lines up with the screen; this is the version for televisions from 43 to 67 inches, fitted with one tweeter and two bass/midrange units. In its widest sizes the model goes up to 9 drive units in all.
The drive units come from the reworked acoustic platform of the Decor v2 range. The tweeter uses a 25 mm X-PAL dome of pure aluminium with a satin-anodised finish, damped and cooled by ferrofluid. In front of it sits the perforated PPA lens, which shields the dome and brings its output into phase for extra detail and level at the top end. The 114 mm bass/midrange units, two of them in this version, have one-piece anodised aluminium cones on nitrile rubber surrounds and 38 mm voice coils rated for high temperatures. A second-order electro-acoustic crossover hands over between them at 3.3 kHz.
The sealed cabinet is an aluminium extrusion with an aluminium baffle, 132 mm high and 66 mm deep, while the width is whatever is fixed at the time of ordering for a screen of 43 to 67 inches. The terminals are angled and set back into the enclosure, and a built-in channel routes the cable without trapping it, so the soundbar sits almost flush against the wall. The grille specified for this model is machined MDF covered in cloth and held on by magnets; across the range Paradigm also offers a perforated aluminium grille meant for outdoor use.
On axis the response runs from 130 Hz to 21 kHz within ±3 dB and, at 30° off axis, from 140 Hz to 17 kHz; the stated low-frequency limit is 80 Hz. Sensitivity is 94 dB in room (91 dB anechoic) and every channel suits 8 ohm amplifiers. Paradigm suggests amplifiers of 15 to 130 W, with 150 W as the most the speaker should be fed.
Specifications
- Type: centre-channel soundbar, width made to order
- Matching televisions: 43 to 67 inches
- Drive units in this version: 1 tweeter and 2 bass/midrange
- Design: sealed (acoustic suspension), 9 drive units at most, depending on size
- Tweeter: 25 mm X-PAL pure-aluminium dome, ferrofluid cooling and damping, PPA lens
- Bass/midrange: 114 mm one-piece anodised aluminium cone, 38 mm high-temperature voice coil
- Crossover: second-order electro-acoustic, 3.3 kHz
- On-axis response: 130 Hz to 21 kHz within ±3 dB
- Response 30° off axis: 140 Hz to 17 kHz within ±3 dB
- Low-frequency limit: 80 Hz
- Sensitivity: 94 dB in room, 91 dB anechoic
- Recommended amplifier: 15 to 130 W
- Maximum power input: 150 W
- Impedance: 8 ohm compatible on every channel
- Cabinet: aluminium extrusion with aluminium baffle
- Grille: machined MDF covered in cloth, magnetic fixing
- Dimensions: 132 mm high, 66 mm deep, width made to order
