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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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gpgr4blu
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Audiotroy sells again. He just can’t help it. Like the tale of the scorpion and the frog---it’s in his nature.
When I first heard the Persona 9Hs at the NY audio show a few years ago, I thought they were good for the $ but a bit on the bright side. When I heard them again at a dealer, I heard the same thing. I posted my conclusions here on Audiogon. I stand by them. And since I know how to accessorize (with cabling especially), I believe they could be tamed.
But taming they do require.
gpgr4blu
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Troy:
Of course I said something nice about the Paradigms. They are good speakers--but not as good IMHO as you maintain. The only reason I bother to respond to your posts is not to criticize the gear you carry (I very much like T&A) but to criticize your constant selling and self promotion. Write like a regular human and you will probably never hear from me again.
gpgr4blu
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McIntosh is slightly veiled, rounded and warm  (I had an all Mac system for years) and you need that to mitigate the brightness and harshness in the Paradigms.
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