Persona 9h vs S3 mk 2

@smodtactical

The Persona 9h have a huge advantage over other speakers like Wilson or Magico...any amp can drive them.

I am fortunate that my deal represent brands like Luxman, Accuphase, Gryphon, Shindo...and speakers like Rockport, Marten, TAD, Raidho, Avantgarde and Paradigm.

Its impressive the amps my dealer tried with the Personas, all with great results.

You want a more rich and warm sound, try a SET amp...I have a 50w SET Amp, but I listened in the dealer room a Luxman MQ300, 8w only, but OMG...what a great sound!

But tubes are not your thing?...try a small class A amp...like Accuphase A47...30w can make the Persona sing like no other speaker.

Believe me...it is not necessary a huge and expensive amp to drive the Personas...I am sure the small integrated Pass INT-25 will be another great match.

Try this amps with Magico or Wilson speakers and will see how crap they will sound!

And the Persona can sound great in almost any room...the fantastic bass you heard is courtesy of the Anthem room correction.

My room have a huge peak at 40/50hz that make setup big speakers a nightmare...not so with Personas...Now I have a fantastic bass like I never had in my listening room.

If you can get them at a good discount, don’t miss the opportunity!...at least try them at home.

@nabcs How do you think my dual bryston 4bsst's will do with the 9H?

Any worries you have about having so much beryllium in your listening room? I realise that its the powder aerosol beryllium thats toxic but do you have any concerns?

Did you hear any Raidho?

@smodtactical As someone who owned 7B-SST for 5 years and is 99% sure to buy a Persona 3F I would advise you to not use the Brystons with the Persona. It would be way too bright. The almost top of the line MOON gear that I demoed the Persona 5F was rather great but I still would want something a little warmer with the Persona's for long listening sessions. Bryston SST line is much more neutral sounding than those MOON electronics I recently heard.

I am getting the Luxman m900u for whatever speaker I get, either the 3F or TAD ME1, because it is an amazing amp and also slightly warm sounding. 

BTW - any chance to demo the Yamaha NS 5000?

@smodtactical
I’ve never heard any Bryston amplifiers, but all the comments I’ve read have left me with the impression that the sound is neutral but a bit on the cool side ... a bit like the Personas ... probably the sound will be transparent, dynamic and explosive, but maybe a little dry.

I have a brief audition with a powerful Gryphon Diablo 300 (but with the 7F). Although the sound was fantastic, in the end I preferred when the speakers were matched with less powerful amplifiers.
It also depends the preamp and source you have.

But maybe it´s me!...I have this obsession with small power amps, never liked big power amps, and I had a few in the past.

@smodtactical

Yes, I compared several Raidhos (and other speakers) with the Personas.
The Raidhos need power...they sounded great in my dealer room with Gryphon, but not so well with other amps.
Probably they are a good match for your Bryston, because they sound on the warm side and need a neutral and muscular amp.

Sincerely, never thought about the danger of beryllium...But after a brief google search, I found several reports that there is no real danger...I think you can rest easy...and the Personas drivers are well protected.