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April 2017 review of the Paradigm Persona 9H A home run for Paradigm!
“Honk”  roflmaoYou’ve never even heard them, have you? 
Sonus Venere 2.0 or Focal 906
Focal 906 all day.  The new Sonus Faber Sonetto would be a better comparison -- those are pretty great.  There is a reason the Venere wasn't around for long.   
April 2017 review of the Paradigm Persona 9H A home run for Paradigm!
The Personas sound nothing like B&W.   
Personas....7F vs 9H
ARC in just the bass section and not touching the mid and tweeter at all = much better and far more flexible.  9H is also sealed, has two more woofers, beefier woofers, different cross over from mid to woofers, etcThe $10,000 upgrade ($8,000 or le... 
Paradigm Studio 60 V5 Fingernails on Chalkboard
Good god.  Let's be aware of the DATE of the posts you respond to. 
Paradigm Persona series
I can see how a wood floor or sub floor would still allow a benefit from isolation now that you say it.  I’m on concrete.   
Paradigm Persona series
No need for any kind of “tuning footers” or anything like that. If they’re sounding bright, you need to get them positioned properly and acoustically treat your room. Things like ISO acoustic Gaia’s are nice and all, it the higher end more inert s... 
Paradigm Persona series
Oh, one more thing.  You mention wanting to adjust the bass response curve. With the new ARC Genesis, you will be able to custom tailor it however you want.  I think it releases in April or May. 
Paradigm Persona series
@pwhinson do you have them toed in at all?  They should be facing almost straight.  Maybe 5 degrees total.  I have never gotten brightness especially on orchestral recordings that are decent or better.  Even stuff like the old Telarc CDs sound sim... 
Paradigm Persona series
Ctsooner: it’s a trade in program where you trade in your old speakers.  And most dealers will give 10-15% off normally anyway.  No one is upset about it aside from you.  There’s nothing unusual about something being on a promotion.  Every single ... 
KLH Kendall Speakers vs Vandersteen 2CE Sigs
I can’t believe KLH and Vandersteens are even in the same post.  And I’m not even a huge Vandersteen fan. 
Paradigm Persona series
With the 20% off sale going on I could see a dealer stretching to like $26k or something though. 
KLH Kendall Speakers vs Vandersteen 2CE Sigs
I heard the KLH bookshelf speakers and I was astounded by how bad they were.  One of the KLH guys brought them into a local dealer while I was there, and the dealer wasn’t shy about how disappointed they were.  They sounded like home made DIY spea... 
Why so many used focals?
Focal...   mid-fi.  This is the same company that has made drivers for many high end companies in the past including Wilson.  The same company that has some of the most expensive and possibly most beloved car audio in the world.  The same company ... 
Paradigm Persona series
Unfortunately that makes zero sense. The brightest tv at Best Buy only looks good if you’re ignorant and know very little about picture quality.Dealers likely play “only good music” or only their music because I’m sure many customers come in with ...