Mzkmcx,
You miss many of the points that are raised. The NRC measurements are not necessarily the same as the response that Paradigm engineered into the speakers. Unless you talk to the developement engineers you have no idea of what kind of response that they were striving for when used in a real room.
Also you can see that the on axis response is different than the off axis ones, perhaps that is why we find the speakers to work well with toe in.
Paradigm has their own Anchoic chamber and again spent $4 million dollars developing these speakers, so do you honestly think that Paradigm doesn't know what they are doing and a tiny gnat of a company that nearly no ones knows about has managed to out engineer one of the largest speaker manufacturers in North America?
There is no compromise in the Beryillium midrange drivers, Paradigm can afford to develop one and it is a superior to a Ceramic one. We have heard many speakers with Ceramic midrange drivers and invariably that have a somewhat artifical quality in the midrange.
A set of Persona B with a good subwoofer willl challange a lot of true reference speakers, which is their value.
As per holding their own vs Kef, we have the Ref 1 and in many ways the Persona B have an even more natural midrange.
As per your last comment: Not trying to sound like a prick, but I just don’t like it when people spend a lot of money and don’t get the best for the money (like buying a car made by GM instead of an Asian or German one).
Please tell the forum in what way is a GM Cadillac or a Corvette not a remarkable performer for the money, The brand new Corvette is heads and shoulders in build quality vs their older models. The CTS models have many fans even compared to Mercedes and BMW.
Our Persona 9H are remarkable loudspeakers that can challange any expensive reference speaker, many reviewers have gone on the record to extoll just how remarkable the new Persona series is even compared to the best reference loudspeakers.
Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ
You miss many of the points that are raised. The NRC measurements are not necessarily the same as the response that Paradigm engineered into the speakers. Unless you talk to the developement engineers you have no idea of what kind of response that they were striving for when used in a real room.
Also you can see that the on axis response is different than the off axis ones, perhaps that is why we find the speakers to work well with toe in.
Paradigm has their own Anchoic chamber and again spent $4 million dollars developing these speakers, so do you honestly think that Paradigm doesn't know what they are doing and a tiny gnat of a company that nearly no ones knows about has managed to out engineer one of the largest speaker manufacturers in North America?
There is no compromise in the Beryillium midrange drivers, Paradigm can afford to develop one and it is a superior to a Ceramic one. We have heard many speakers with Ceramic midrange drivers and invariably that have a somewhat artifical quality in the midrange.
A set of Persona B with a good subwoofer willl challange a lot of true reference speakers, which is their value.
As per holding their own vs Kef, we have the Ref 1 and in many ways the Persona B have an even more natural midrange.
As per your last comment: Not trying to sound like a prick, but I just don’t like it when people spend a lot of money and don’t get the best for the money (like buying a car made by GM instead of an Asian or German one).
Please tell the forum in what way is a GM Cadillac or a Corvette not a remarkable performer for the money, The brand new Corvette is heads and shoulders in build quality vs their older models. The CTS models have many fans even compared to Mercedes and BMW.
Our Persona 9H are remarkable loudspeakers that can challange any expensive reference speaker, many reviewers have gone on the record to extoll just how remarkable the new Persona series is even compared to the best reference loudspeakers.
Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ