Persona 9h vs S3 mk 2

@yyzsantabarbara ah thanks, hrm, maybe that integrated moon amp. If I do this though I will probably just get the speakers and connect them to my bryston is just to hear how they sound and later add or subtract gear.

I don’t know what the reputation of moon amplifiers are but perhaps the integrated Moon amps that I heard did warm up the 9h slightly which made it so detailed yet musical.

I do like the pairing of my bryston amplifiers with my signature S8 V2 and that is known to be a somewhat cool leaning speaker so perhaps I'll enjoy the brystons with the 9h? 

But then again I've never heard my Sav to speakers with a warmer amp maybe I would like them more.

@smodtactical

I never heard the combination McIntosh/Paradigm, but McIntosh is known for a warm sound, and is a common combination used in shows.

But Moon amp probably is a very good match... Aron Garrecht from SoundstageUltra gave a rave review of Persona 7F using Moon amplification. In the end he bought the review pair.

You don´t have a chance to try a Luxman, Accuphase or Pass amp ?

BTW - I was not recommending the MOON gear for the Persona. I said the Persona 5F sounded very good with the Moon 860A amp and other associated MOON gear in that price range. However, I think even warmer sounding gear would work better with the Persona. I am going with Luxman and I think it will work even better than with the MOON gear I heard.

@yyzsantabarbara  please report back with your findings would be interested

@nabcs unfortunately no because both the dealers near me have their persona rigs connected to moon stuff