# Paradigm Monitor SE Atom

Bookshelf / standmount passive loudspeaker from the Monitor SE series, made by Paradigm (🇨🇦 CA).

Source: https://truescaleaudio.com/en/speaker/paradigm-monitor-se-atom
Manufacturer page: https://www.paradigm.com/en/passive/monitor-se-atom

## Dimensions

| Dimension | Metric | Imperial |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Height | 320 mm | 12.6 in |
| Width | 180 mm | 7.1 in |
| Depth | 270 mm | 10.6 in |
| Weight (each) | 5.4 kg | 12 lb |

## Drivers

- 1 × 25 mm (1 in) tweeter — X-PAL aluminium dome, ferro-fluid damped, behind Paradigm's Perforated Phase-Aligning (PPA) lens
- 1 × 140 mm (5.5 in) mid-bass — mineral-filled polypropylene cone, inverted dust cap, downroll surround

## Specifications

| Specification | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Bookshelf / standmount |
| Power | Passive |
| Enclosure | Bass reflex, rear port |
| Frequency response | 61–21000 Hz (±3 dB) |
| Crossover | 2300 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 86 dB |
| Impedance | 8 Ω nominal |
| Recommended amplifier | 15–100 W |
| Power handling | 50 W |
| Price (USD) | $298 / pair |
| Introduced | 2018 |

## About

The eighth generation of a name Paradigm has used since the 1980s, and the cheapest speaker they make: a 140 mm mineral-filled polypropylene mid-bass and the same 25 mm X-PAL dome the towers get, crossed once at 2.3 kHz in a 32 cm rear-ported box. It launched at $298 a pair, a hundred dollars below the Atom it replaced. 86 dB anechoic and a 50-watt ceiling put a firm limit on how loud it goes, and 61 Hz within ±3 dB is where a cabinet this size stops — but the tweeter and its phase-aligning lens are the ones from the rest of the line, not a cheaper part.

## See it to scale

This catalogue draws cabinets at their real size side by side, which no text version can reproduce. Compare the Paradigm Monitor SE Atom against another speaker at https://truescaleaudio.com/en/compare?a=paradigm-monitor-se-atom