Paradigm Persona: what do you think?

I also owned the Persona B bookshelf. While I agree the series can be a bit bright, it can be paired to sound absolutely outstanding. Well worth the money! Very transparent and detailed

Pairing Emotiva to the Persona series, I would try some upper echelon AudioQuest cables or Nordost Norse series, Frey 2 or TYR 2.

@kennyc
 I figured that if I found a speaker I love, then it’s possible to recreate that sound as long as I do my part by surrounding it with supporting components and maybe room conditions

I agree, that is the art form. 

I recently demo’d the 3f at a dealer playing on classe electronics. I wouldn’t be happy with the bass absent a subwoofer. 

Whether you like the beryllium tweeter and midrange is personal preference Very detailed

"I own 9hs, the persona center, 4 Bs for surround, with BHK monoblocks, BHK Preamp. I love the speakers but there is no low end, so I got a couple JL 113v2 subs now everything sound really good. I would never buy these speakers without the subs, the powered subs in the 9hs are useless. Buy the 7s and a couple subs and save 10k. Best mid and high end ever but very poor bass."

I've been waiting for this and knew it wouldn't take long on this site.  This is the new high water mark of hilariousness on this forum.

If you think the bass on ANY persona speaker is "bad," let alone the 9H, I can't help but laugh out loud.  You quite simply do not know how to position speakers in a room, or you have the mind set of getting car audio bass out of your system (aka have never learned what bass should actually sound like).

You should learn the basics of speaker setup/positioning/acoustics etc.

Or..... your Personas are broken.  Maybe you should reach out to your dealer so they can come and hold your hand.