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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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It seems like speaker cables must have some effect.  It has been difficult for me to find a dealer where you can hear various cables to determine if there is a difference.  I am a beginner and need to learn more.

I listened to a lot of speakers before I purchased my Paradigm Prestige 85F towers.  Many sounded too bight like the Martin Logan Motion 60's and I couldn't understand why the Bowers & Wilkins dealer was so in love with them.  I thought the CM 10 and 804's lacked bass.  I just wish I had held off and not purchased my Paradigm's.  The mid's act as both a mid bass and a mid voice speaker and I think a 2 1/2 design is asking this speaker to do too much.  They sound to harsh when listening to vocals.  Now it is difficult to convince the wife I want to get rid of them and purchase the SALK Song3 Encore's.  Those are just incredible in that $6,000 price point.  He uses expensive drivers and his 4 inch mid driver really is fast and very musical.  Vocals really sound incredible and so does the bass.

I am surprised no one mentions ARCAM.  I compared the ARCAM AVR85 against an MacIntosh and the ARCAM just knocked its sock off.  Incredible detail.

As a beginner there is so much to learn and as a result I really appreciate learning from everyone here.
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