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Paradigm Persona series
If it takes more than a few hours to get a pair of 9H “dialed in” maybe consider another hobby.  Good lord.  To get them in the ideal placement in any room it shouldn’t take more than a week to two of fiddling. 
Kef Ref 3 or Focal Kanta 2
Both are great, but I’d go Kanta personally.  Although, I’d get the Kanta no3 for barely more money.  It’s a dramatically better speaker than the no2 for a nonsensical up charge. 
Digital Room Correction For Speakers
If you have bass nulls in your listening position, no amount of room correction can make it any better.  All room correction can do is tame any excess bass response from the room.If you have more than a 6~ dB null at any given frequency, and you t... 
Paradigm Persona series
ahofer: what was the exact audition track? 
Paradigm Persona series
@pwhinson can you let me know what tracks you found “bright” on the 9H?  Preferably stuff on Tidal or Qobuz.  I didn’t mean to be disrespectful or insulting and I apologize for doing so.  I’d like to hear which songs in particular you feel are bri... 
Paradigm Persona series
The 9H isn't that hard to get right in a room at all.  The 3F, 5F, and B are a little harder.  Nothing unusual though.  Not sure what pwhinson is talking about.  He also said that they can sound bright on classical recordings but nothing else, whi... 
April 2017 review of the Paradigm Persona 9H A home run for Paradigm!
“Honk”  roflmaoYou’ve never even heard them, have you? 
Sonus Venere 2.0 or Focal 906
Focal 906 all day.  The new Sonus Faber Sonetto would be a better comparison -- those are pretty great.  There is a reason the Venere wasn't around for long.   
April 2017 review of the Paradigm Persona 9H A home run for Paradigm!
The Personas sound nothing like B&W.   
Personas....7F vs 9H
ARC in just the bass section and not touching the mid and tweeter at all = much better and far more flexible.  9H is also sealed, has two more woofers, beefier woofers, different cross over from mid to woofers, etcThe $10,000 upgrade ($8,000 or le... 
Paradigm Studio 60 V5 Fingernails on Chalkboard
Good god.  Let's be aware of the DATE of the posts you respond to. 
Paradigm Persona series
I can see how a wood floor or sub floor would still allow a benefit from isolation now that you say it.  I’m on concrete.   
Paradigm Persona series
No need for any kind of “tuning footers” or anything like that. If they’re sounding bright, you need to get them positioned properly and acoustically treat your room. Things like ISO acoustic Gaia’s are nice and all, it the higher end more inert s... 
Paradigm Persona series
Oh, one more thing.  You mention wanting to adjust the bass response curve. With the new ARC Genesis, you will be able to custom tailor it however you want.  I think it releases in April or May. 
Paradigm Persona series
@pwhinson do you have them toed in at all?  They should be facing almost straight.  Maybe 5 degrees total.  I have never gotten brightness especially on orchestral recordings that are decent or better.  Even stuff like the old Telarc CDs sound sim...