Anyone with feedback with experience with their new line, please pass it on. My order is arriving the same time the dealer will be getting their demo line. It was a one night demo invite, and I couldn't resist, even after matching my cherry wood Signature 8's with my AV cabinet. Crazy?
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Waiting on my new Paradigm Persona 9F speakers to arrive next week. I'll be moving my Paradigm signature 8 series to another room. They will be overkill for the bedroom. After seeing and hearing the new Persona line. I decided life is short and they are the nicest looking and sounding speakers that will last me the rest of my life. Also along with the White floors and center channel, I purchased their book shelves in White. Expensive, but relatively inepensive for what Paradigm is delivering and equal or better than speakers in the 200k range. They really out did themselves this time around. The Signature 8 series are only 2 years old. Contemplating selling them, only because the are overkill for the bedroom.
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Hello tpinto, crazy not. We were one of the first dealers in the country with the new Persona line and we displayed them at the last New York audio show so we are quite experienced with them. The Signature's were very good speakers, the new Personas are an entirely different animal. The Persona play in the most vaulted of high peformance speaker arena and can easily compete with Wilson, Magico, YG, Rockport whatever, yes they really are that good, so your upgrading was a movement into a level of performance that the Signatures just can't compete in. We have compared them to a $32k set of speakers, at $70k set of speakers and a $120k set of speakers, and the Persona are in that same level as the other companies and in some ways, resolution, and tranparency, soundstaging are better than most of the high end speakers on the market. I will tell you that they require careful placement, they like to be spread apart a bit further then some other speakers, and when they are right the soundstage is one of the most panoramic I have ever heard. They also need plenty of break in. 100+ hours. Please run ARC and if you find them a little leaner than you like you can change the room gain and get a little more output in the bass. We are playing them with the T+A equipment from Germany and they are absolutely amazing sounding together, so they do require the best cables and components. you can see our facebook post:https://www.facebook.com/122499304489958/photos/a.122500301156525.22643.122499304489958/138072913200... Troy, visting geek, Dave owner. Audio Doctor Jersey CIty www.audiodoctor.com 877 428 2873 Reference rig: Paradigm Persona 9H T+A P 3000 HV preamp, A 3000 HV power amplifier, PS 3000 HV power supply, Light Harmonic Davinci Dual Dac, Baetis Reference Music Server, or T+A CD 3000 HV, Enklein David Reference cables, Audiio Magic power conditioning, |
Wow! Thanks for the great feedback and I will be sure to run the ARC. I'm dealing with Maxium Audio here in Tampa. I've become friends with their home theater guru. He just went to Canada this past week to see the production facility. He was talking about meeting some guys from NY, who have been up and running with the Persona line. Sounds like possibly one of you guys. He bought a pair for himself. He's dedicated his life to the electronics profession, and said these are the best speakers he's heard and compared them to Rockports and some of the brand's you mentioned. Small world! His name was Gabe. Shot in the dark. Really getting even more excited hearing these accolaids. Thanks a bunch. |
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