Paradigm’s Cinema Speakers – Boost Your Workout!

July 14, 2006 -- Beef up your exercise area with versatile speakers from Paradigm and rock those pounds right off.

Recent studies* have shown that listening to enjoyable music while working out may help you increase weight loss and stick to a fitness plan. Though the reasoning has not been determined, some experts believe that music motivates exercisers while providing a distraction from the exertion they may feel. Music is also believed to enhance one’s mood which contributes to a more positive feeling towards exercise. Other studies even suggest that listening to music while exercising can help improve brain functionality…get fit and smart! Finally win the battle of the bulge (while boosting brain power)and get an affordable speaker system to help you groove into shape.

We all know that the gym is a much happier place with the creation of iPods but, when you workout at home, there is no need for headphones or courtesy volume! Paradigm invites you to add musical enjoyment to your exercise routine by adding a powerful set of new Cinema™ speakers to the workout area in your home.

In January, Paradigm launched the latest and most powerful additions to its award-winning line of Cinema™ speakers — Cinema™ 220 and larger sibling, Cinema™ 330. Whether you have a designated room to do your heavy lifting and intensive cardio or you have a stair climber propped right in your den, these compact speakers will complement the décor and setup of most rooms. For optimal listening and convenience, Paradigm designed these speakers to be mounted on either a wall or floor stand. (Speaker stands sold separately.)

These new Cinema models were designed as LCR (Left/Center/Right) speaker systems in which the left, right and center speakers are identical in construction and acoustics, so that sound panning from one side of the front soundstage to the other blends seamlessly from one speaker to the next, resulting in an even, unified and enveloping soundfield. The most powerful Cinema speakers yet, 220 and 330 reinforce Paradigm’s role as the leader in innovative, versatile and affordable audiophile-quality speakers. For those who want big sound at little cost, Cinema 220 and 330 certainly fit the bill.

Like their predecessors, Cinema 220 and 330 feature award-winning Monitor Series (Paradigm’s affordable high-end speaker line) technology, and while they maintain the sleek, ultra-compact Cinema™ design, they boast much bigger drivers. Cinema 220 features two 5.5” ICP™ injection-molded co-polymer polypropylene bass/ midrange drivers (almost an inch bigger than any Cinema driver to date!). Cinema 330 features two 4.5” ICP bass/midrange cones and two 4.5” high-power carbon-infused bass cones. Both speakers display much larger magnet structures than are typical in this series. Dual voice coils in the 220 help dissipate the load on the woofer, and in the 330, twice as many coils meet the demands posed by twice as many drivers. In both models, Paradigm’s perennial favorite, the 1” PTD pure-titanium dome tweeter, remains in charge of high frequencies.

What does this all mean for music performance and working out? Increased sensitivity and power handling, together with much higher output levels; bass that is deep and well extended, midrange performance that is even clearer and concise, and as always, high frequencies that offer superb clarity.

Cinema 220: Cabinet size is 4.75” x 20.25” x 5.75” deep;
Cinema 330: Cabinet size is 4.25” x 24.5” x 6.35” deep. Both models include an adjustable TV-Top/Shelf support for use when the center speaker is being used in a horizontal configuration. The Paradigm® logo is magnetically affixed to the grille, allowing it to be properly positioned for either a vertical or horizontal configuration. Both models are available in silver, white, black or the new black gloss.

For more information on Paradigm, please visit www.paradigm.com.

*Health24.com's article "Get Started in 6 Steps" states the evidence from a study involving 12 male college students. During the trial, the participants rode an exercise bike as far and as fast as they could for 10 minutes. On one day, they rode with no music, on another they listened to music of their choice while riding and not while recuperating, and on another, they rode accompanied by the sound of radio static. The investigators found that students travelled 11% further while listening to music than they did when they heard silence or noise, and also rated their levels of exertion while listening to music as the lowest of the three conditions. Dr. Robert Herdegen helped to interpret the findings.

SOURCE Paradigm