Persona 9h vs S3 mk 2

Propaganda.
I was rather taken by the “screens” on the drivers. No wonder they sound so etched. Beryllium midrange will be very hard to tame, looks to me like they tried to do that with the screens that is blocking a big part of the sound. Why would you want to have such a thing in front of what is supposed to be a remarkable driver (Sorry, not buying the phase “lens” BS, it makes no sense to a thinking mind). Probably an afterthought…

@sciencecop  maybe a smoother amp like MC601 monos would soften the sound and bring a great musicality to the 9H ?

Really Sciencecop we guess reading isnt one of your strong suits.

https://www.paradigm.com/en/technology-design/patented-perforated-phase-aligning-ppa-lens

https://youtu.be/DwA_uf_694I

https://patents.google.com/patent/US10003869B2/en?inventor=Oleg+Bogdanov

Yes they sound so eteched that they are getting rave reviews everywhere.

Interesting they are also selling very well and can sound magnificent if you know what you are doing with them.

https://youtu.be/Q9cFZk-GhLw

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ

@audiotroy
Reading is indeed a strong suit of mine, and unlike you, I even understand what it is that I am reading. Oleg Bogdanov claim that using two screens in front of a tweeter will yield "improve frequency response and sound radiation pattern." Based on the horrendous measurements of this tweeter, both on and off axis, I can only wounder how bad was it before. Also note, he couldn’t claim any of that for the midrange, probably because KEF did that in their coaxial drivers 30 years ago. The use of perforated screens to "correct" nasty drivers behavior is not new.

@smodtactical

maybe a smoother amp like MC601 monos would soften the sound and bring a great musicality to the 9H ?

Sure, whatever works for you ;)