I'm really interested in the new Paradigm Persona speakers; but all the posts in this forum are focused on 2 channel music. What about home theater? Paradigm even makes a Persona center channel speaker. Also, why no discussions of the Persona Bookshelf?
Jasenkent welcome to Audiogon
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There are a very few dealers who have taken advantage of this climate and one of them has responded to your question. You'll notice twoleftears contributed a personal opinion followed by some qualifying positive comments.
This dealer meets even the slightest negativity directed at the products he represents with an amplifier solution without even asking twoleftears what associated equipment was being used.
There is a Home Theater Topic in the menu. Being new here you may want to list the equipment your currently using and the sonic goal you may be reaching for. Do you listen to LPs or just digital/video?
I've owned three top line Paradigm speaker systems. While the Personas clearly exceed the Studio and S system I owned they still have a lack of cohesiveness and the time and phase characteristics of my current speakers. These are subtle attributes that I find as musicality. Its not about the highs and lows but rather a musical reality.
In my opinion this level of imaging and musicality is wasted on Home Theater. My dedicated HT is a Pioneer Elite receiver, seven Triangle Comet speakers, a basic 15" earthquake subwoofer, and the reality that its only TV.
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