CONTENTS The Paragon
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Specifications
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Placement
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Assembling the Enclosure
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Connecting the Paragon
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Adjusting the System
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Component Removal
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The Paragon Enclosure
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In Case of Trouble
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Service
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For Additional Information
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JBL continually engages in research related to product improvement.
New materials, production methods and design refinements are introduced
into existing products without notice as a routine expression of that
philosophy. For this reason, any current JBL product may differ in some
respect from its published description but will always equal or exceed the
original design specifications unless otherwise stated.
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THE.PARAGON
The Paragon is a unique and classic loudspeaker system;
one of the few loudspeakers in the world with an acoustic
design so innovative that it was granted a United States
patent. It may well be the most expensive loudspeaker ever
produced for home use. Since its introduction in 1957, the
acoustic and visual excellence of the Paragon have become
legendary. Perhaps the most meaningful evidence of this is
the fact that it continues to be purchased in ever increasing
numbers. Despite growing popularity, however, building a
Paragon still involves the same unhurried and elaborate
processes as always. JBL craftsmen devote more than 112
hours to the construction of each.
The Paragon’s appearance reveals much about its perfor
mance. For example, the wide, convex panel on the front
of the enclosure projects a continuously balanced stereo
phonic image to the listener—even when he is seated far
off-axis from the loudspeaker. This precisely contoured
panel is a major element of the patent which precludes others
from duplicating the system without JBL’s permission. The
Paragon is impressively large. This suggests but does not
fully convey the breadth and spaciousness of sound it pro
duces as it fills a room with music in a manner remarkably
similar to a live performance.
The enclosure features a 2.7 m (9 ft) expanse of prime
walnut veneer, skillfully finished with an exclusive oil-wax
formula and hand rubbed to perfection. Within the enclosure
are JBL's finest component loudspeakers, each critically
designed, machined and assembled to provide maximum
performance — indefinitely.
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Official U.S. Patent Number 3,065,816.
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