Paradigm Persona series

@david_ten ,

That's cool, to each his/her own.  I wasn't trying to convince you. 

I was just saying that I think in ideal world better to get speakers first, if possible, although I didn't do it that way either for various reasons.  Maybe the next time I go through the ordeal I will try to follow my own advice, haha.

Cheers

AT, you are very wrong about VAndy guys not liking some of the Rockport speakers.  I've heard the Personas many many times with great gear.  They are tipped up on the high end and even dealers who sell many have said the same.  That's the sound that you are selling and many are buying and enjoying.  There' room for everyone.

That said, someone I know has a pair of Rockport Lyra's paired with over 400k worth of source, electronics, cords, cables etc...  They sounded very inviting with the reel to reel.  They weren't fatiguing in teh way the Persona's are to MY ears.  Do I still like Vandersteen's Sub Nine system with his own amps?  Yes, I do especially when paired with the Ayre KXR preamp or the Audio Research pre or the D'Agastino pre.  

What you have to realize is that many of us enjoy a specific speaker line or two, but can still enjoy a different flavor of sound.  I just don't like things that fatigue me and hurt my ears (not picking on the Paradigm's, just that type of sound in general).  Heck, I love the Harbeth's.  Can enjoy them all day long, but they don't do many things that I need on a daily basis when spending this kind of money.  JMHO 

@djverne

According to the NRC anechoic measurements the Persona’s 7 inch midrange starts beaming around 1500hz. The driver is crossed over at 2K. The Harman anechoic chamber also measured a sound power drop of about 5db in the 1.5-2k range in their measurements of the Persona.

https://www.soundstagenetwork.com/images/stories/loudspeakermeasurements/paradigm_persona_b/fr_456075.gif

A lot of companies won’t mate a 1" tweeter with a large woofer because of the directivity issues it causes.

This graph is of the bookshelf B model. Are there measurements of the larger models available somewhere?

I could be wrong but I thought the mid and tweeter were the same thru out the range? same with the front baffleAre we still talking about these speakers? They HAVE to be something special for all the attention they get.