Paradigm Persona B Loudspeakers Professional Review


I met Jerry Seigel at the RMAF this past October and had a quite lengthy discussion with him on audio reviewing in general. He was very nice in person and not what I expected. I never mentioned this to him, but I always felt he liked everything he auditioned.

Not so for the Paradigm Persona B loudspeakers. I won’t bore you with the specifics of the review as you can read it online, but he summed it up as he couldn’t wait for the audition to be over. The words bright and brittle kept being mentioned in the review and he gave it 2 LP’s out of 10. I have never heard these particular speakers, but I have always felt that Beryllium speakers were too bright for my taste and that is what he seems to say in the review. I am looking forward to what The Audio Doctor has to say about this as he always seems to be pushing their top of the line Persona speakers in these pages.

Has anyone heard the Persona B speakers and what do you think about them? I was actually thinking of a 3rd system in the spare bedroom with some kind of stand mounted speakers. I believe these speakers will be off my review list.
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Showing 2 responses by contuzzi

That review is a complete joke.  I'm not even sure who that guy is in the first place. 

However, with your last line -- it almost seems like you're just trying to generate negative buzz for these speakers for some dumb reason.

This is the poison that is the audio industry now.  Some fool says something bad about a pair of speakers and any potential buyers don't even bother to listen for themselves.

Also, your idea that Beryllium tweeters automatically means "harsh and bright" is just so ignorant and short sighted.  Aren't you the same guy who thinks your Triton Reference speakers play down to 16hz at a decent level because the web site says they do?

Why do you care if you think beryllium tweeters are automatically bad?

The Persona B are incredible.  Anyone who has heard them properly set up (and no they don’t need warm amplification) would agree.  

This reviewer obviously has an agenda, or he got a defective pair.  Maybe he is just running on a lean mixture.