Persona 9h vs S3 mk 2

BTW - I was not recommending the MOON gear for the Persona. I said the Persona 5F sounded very good with the Moon 860A amp and other associated MOON gear in that price range. However, I think even warmer sounding gear would work better with the Persona. I am going with Luxman and I think it will work even better than with the MOON gear I heard.

@yyzsantabarbara  please report back with your findings would be interested

@nabcs unfortunately no because both the dealers near me have their persona rigs connected to moon stuff

SimAudio Moon is from Canada...and Paradigm is also from Canada.
It is probably a combination often used...i don´t know, only heard Moon with B&W speakers at shows.

I think the new MOON 700i v2 integrated amplifier can be a fantastic machine.

https://simaudio.com/en/product/700i-integrated-amplifier/?v=445d337b5cd5

If possible, ask your dealer to try at home.

@audiotroy I have heard the T+A 3100 HV several times and I think it is great, actually tremendous gear. Something I am going to look at with my future down stairs big room system (KEF Blades). I was considering getting the T+A clearance units from Sunny's (Covina, CA) for the low price but decided against it. Mainly because I was not going to buy any of the speakers I heard with the T+A gear.

When I heard the Luxman I was even more impressed, though I think the TAD ME1 speaker I heard with them were one of the reasons for my over the top high praise. I even heard a Harbeth ($5K) with the Luxman's and I also liked them with the Luxmans (though not as much as the TAD ME1). My feeling is that ANY speaker will likely sound good with the Luxman 900 series. I have also heard the 800 series extensively with Vivid speakers and they are warmer than the 900 series.

I think the Persona 3F maybe better for me than the TAD ME1 but a home demo will confirm this and having the TAD ME1 as a backup plan is a no lose situation for me. As I mentioned before in many posts getting a small room to sound good is not easy, but it is getting there. Lucky for me my stock investment to buy this gear is getting delayed so I have more time to research.

With regards to cost, I am looking at home demoing the Mola Mola Makua preamp with the DAC board to pair with the Luxman m900u amp. This will save me space and $$ over getting the Luxman c900u preamp. 

@smodtactical If I was smart I would just buy the CODA #8 amp and the Simaudio 390 network player to pair with the Persona 3F or the TAD ME1 and save a lot of dough and get great sound. However, I am not that smart.

I am also going to setup the Sonare SystemOptique fiber optic system ($700) + one of their RENDU models for my digital streaming needs. I like the idea of using a computer for my streaming needs.