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Paradigm Persona series

I'm beginning to poke around and gather opinions and information about a "super speaker" to replace my aging Thiel 2.4s.  I like the idea of bass dsp room correction and I am a bit of a point source type imaging nut (thus the Thiels).  So among other choices I've been looking at the Paradigm Persona series specifically the powered 9H with room correction for the bass.  However I'm skeptical of the "lenses" i.e. pierced metal covers on the midrange and tweeter specifically because of Paradigm's claim that such screens "screen out" "out of phase" musical information.  The technology in the design seems superlative but I just can't get past the claim re out of phase information and the midrange and tweeter covers.  What could possibly be the science behind this claim?  It just seems like its putting a halloween moustache on the mona lisa given the fact that the company is generally a technology driven company.
pwhinson
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greginnh
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@david_ten - you are absolutely correct on this. Most dealers have a fairly substantial collection of demo cables. I just went through that process this weekend, auditioning 4 levels of a certain brand.

It’s the only way to know for sure. Notably, the most expensive cable may not necessarily play well with one's own personal rig.
jafant
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greginnhHappy New Year- are you thinking about changing out Tellurium Q cabling in your system?  Excellent advice about working one's way through various levels or tiers of a certain brand.  I did it with Transparent Audio's MM2 series.  Happy Listening!
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greginnh
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@jafant - I actually (stupidly) sold my TQ cables a while ago.   I have been using Audience and just upgraded from the AU 24 SX to the Front Row.   The cable is amazing but a bit too revealing for my rig.  I actually just listed them so sale here this morning.

I will probably go back to TQ.

Happy New Year to you jafant!
jafant
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greginnhMuch Thanks! for the update. Although, I have not auditioned the Tell-Q, I have listened to Audience (pre-SX series) and found that brand very good.
Keep me posted on your next cabling brand.  Happy Listening!
sciencecop
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I will say that the Persona mid/highs measurements in the NRC are horrendous. A beryllium midrange, if not damped will ring like a bell.
These speaker are bright and coarse, subjectively and objectively.   
This may be the right speakers for the aging audiophiles 😉
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