Paradigm persona vs. Monitor audio Platinum

@urbie19 When one starst using profanity around here you may not be able to post anything you like. 

And since I'm the one that started this forum, I can post on here as much as I like and if you don't like it too bad!!

@djverne The 3d imaging is something I look for. I thought the Persona 3F and 5F was rather good at that. I am interested to hear what you have as tops in the 3rd imaging category. Something for me to check out.

I heard the Wyred4Sound 10th anniversay DAC with their top of the line mono amps driving the great KEF Reference 1 in a good room. It sounded fantastic. However, I still remember the Resonessencelabs Mirrus DAC played (purposefully) on low priced 10 year old speakers and a protoype amp. The Mirrus was something special that still stood out in my memory after all these years. The Resonessencelabs guys wanted to show the capabilities of the DAC on not so great speakers.

Not saying the Mirrus is better than the Wyred4Sound , since what is really "better".

If I were to get another ESS Sabre DAC it is an easy choice as to where I would go https://www.resonessencelabs.com/ . These guys are the engineers who designed the chip in an earlier lifetime. Yes, I have heard them several times.

Next DAC I get will be the R2R Denafrips Terminator from China since I want to hear what the big deal is all about.

@urbie BTW - Resonessencelabs are close to you in Kelonwa, BC unless you are really located in the Netherlands.