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Paradigm Persona series

I'm beginning to poke around and gather opinions and information about a "super speaker" to replace my aging Thiel 2.4s.  I like the idea of bass dsp room correction and I am a bit of a point source type imaging nut (thus the Thiels).  So among other choices I've been looking at the Paradigm Persona series specifically the powered 9H with room correction for the bass.  However I'm skeptical of the "lenses" i.e. pierced metal covers on the midrange and tweeter specifically because of Paradigm's claim that such screens "screen out" "out of phase" musical information.  The technology in the design seems superlative but I just can't get past the claim re out of phase information and the midrange and tweeter covers.  What could possibly be the science behind this claim?  It just seems like its putting a halloween moustache on the mona lisa given the fact that the company is generally a technology driven company.
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gene3x
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Tough crowd here....  I just purchased the Persona 3f's several months ago and am very happy with them.  They are definitely brighter than many other speakers but that does not bother me at all as I usually over do it anyway on both bass and treble. 
They are definitely a dichotomy. In different setups they sound different.  I have setup them up with different McIntosh gear and even an old Vincent 236.  I like them and have put the full wrath of my MC501's through them where the power guard is blinking at me and think they sound as good at low power as they do running full bore. 
They definitely expose weakness in your system and may just keep them around just to test gear.....lol 
gene3x
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@yyzsantabarbara 

The more I listen to different setups with my 3f's the more I realize that it really is about the recording.  I have changed footers and cables and other sources (which do have a big effect) but the most important (given a speakers characteristics) seem to be the recording.  Sometimes they do sound bright and harsh and then sometimes I am completely surprised the next time I crank them up.....  strange. 

BTW....  @audiotroy   What do I have to do to get the Iso Acoustic Gaia feet on the large base of the 3f's?  Is there some sort of adaptor for the Paradigm speakers?  The large threaded feet don't fit anything. 
gene3x
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@audiotroy 

How do you pair the footers of the Gaia's or others to the large threaded inserts on the Persona's? 
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