I am hoping that someone will do a comparison between the KEF Blade 2 and the equivalent model in the Persona line.
April 2017 review of the Paradigm Persona 9H A home run for Paradigm!
I have been following all the contested threads about the new Paradigm Persona line of speakers and it seems that many people are having difficulties in believing that Paradigm, a company well respected for value loudspeakers could produce a product that can rival the best exotic loudspeakers on the market.
The review came out today in the Absolute Sound April 2017 issue and what my ears have told me is true, is true.
John Atkinson, compared the Pardigm 9H $35k to the Magico S7MK 2 $58k and found that Personas to be in the same class as these highly thought of prestigious loudspeakers. I think I read on one of the threads that a Magico owner was saying that wasn't possible!
I am not an expert, on loudspeakers, I do know what sounds real to me, and when I heard these speakers my jaw hit the floor. Stunning realism. I could almost reach out and touch the Beatles, and Miles Davis. Huge sound stage, totally transparent, and smooth, with dynamite bass.
At this point I am torn between the Legacy Audio Signatures and The Paradigm Persona 3F which shares the same driver technology of the 9H but costs $10k, I am lucky to be working with a dealer that represents both of these awesome lines of loudspeakers.
It seems to me that many audiophiles need to open their minds and stop being so brand loyal to the point of obsession, and start looking at the sound, and only the sound. I know for me as a professional photographer, I have gone back and forth between Canon and Nikons, and I love them both but am wedded to neither. Why in the audio world do people have such furvor over what they buy with the belief that their product and only their product is the best? In the camera world it seems much more fluid with people changing camera brands without ever starting a written riot if someone dares to bring up another brand or question their choice.
The review came out today in the Absolute Sound April 2017 issue and what my ears have told me is true, is true.
John Atkinson, compared the Pardigm 9H $35k to the Magico S7MK 2 $58k and found that Personas to be in the same class as these highly thought of prestigious loudspeakers. I think I read on one of the threads that a Magico owner was saying that wasn't possible!
I am not an expert, on loudspeakers, I do know what sounds real to me, and when I heard these speakers my jaw hit the floor. Stunning realism. I could almost reach out and touch the Beatles, and Miles Davis. Huge sound stage, totally transparent, and smooth, with dynamite bass.
At this point I am torn between the Legacy Audio Signatures and The Paradigm Persona 3F which shares the same driver technology of the 9H but costs $10k, I am lucky to be working with a dealer that represents both of these awesome lines of loudspeakers.
It seems to me that many audiophiles need to open their minds and stop being so brand loyal to the point of obsession, and start looking at the sound, and only the sound. I know for me as a professional photographer, I have gone back and forth between Canon and Nikons, and I love them both but am wedded to neither. Why in the audio world do people have such furvor over what they buy with the belief that their product and only their product is the best? In the camera world it seems much more fluid with people changing camera brands without ever starting a written riot if someone dares to bring up another brand or question their choice.
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What is interesting for me on these A'Gon threads is that the Vandersteen threads usually have the same participants and other speaker threads tend to have a variety of participants. This thread for example has people who like the Personas and others who dislike them. I have heard various Vandersteen's demoed by the big man himself, maybe 4 or 5 times and I have never had the urge to buy them. Different strokes or maybe they are mid-fi. If I did not unexpectedly get rammed with a huge tax payment last week I would have bought a used year old Thiel 3.7 over a Vandersteen Treo CT that I recently heard. These 2 lines are supposed to be similar in design though I find they sound different. Again is one mid-fi or different strokes? |
There are quite few review sites that compare the products under review with other similar items. My favorite site is the very popular Soundstage.com. I like almost all the reviewers writing there and they also answer email. https://hometheaterhifi.com/ also does comparisons within a price range. Even Stereophile in the recent Bartok DAC was comparing it with a Mytek. I get the feeling that there are certain PUNTERS for brands on A’gon. What I hear and what people say on here about certain products do not match. Here are a couple of sites that pan products. Heck even Stereophile did that to the Bryston 7B-SST amp (Fremer) and yet Bryston still goes back to Stereophile. http://www.10audio.com/paradigm_persona-b.htm (Persona B) http://www.audiodrom.net/cs/ (KEF Blade test with a inadequate amp) I ain't too audio technical, but the Thiel and Vandersteen have the 1st order cross over and they have the sloped profile (for time alignment?). I do not keep track of these specs but there is commentary here on A'gon about the similarities in the design. Like I said above they do not sound the same and I prefer the Thiel. |