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Paradigm Persona series
Bump, have the persona 7f in my listening room right now where the salon 1 & 2, usher be20dmd, Kanta 3, a couple 90’s kef Reference the VA strauss And Beethoven have spent time. These are easy to power, so I would suggest a quality 50 wpc over... 
Opinions on Revel Performa F32?
16 year old thread. 
Best options for active speakers $4k or below?
There's some small JBL active that cost $150 at best buy and we use them at work, my daughter uses it to clean house. portable, sturdy, and portable. did i mention they have color options? 
Wanting to get back into the hobby and want to start with the speakers.
I remember looking for replacement tweeters for my epicure speakers and coming across the human speaker website, that was years ago. The great thing about AG and USAM is having access to used products that would be out of reach otherwise. Take you... 
Best options for active speakers $4k or below?
I second used meridians! they have been doing active dsp a long time and are very easy to use after set up. The used prices are dirt cheap but and the sound is natural.  
Speakers which always sound good
active dsp. 
Focal kanta 2 vs Sonus faber olympica 2..which to buy?
whats the room? I loved the bass of the kanta 3 in the showroom, but in my basement the room doesn't support bass and while the K3 had a huge 10db peak at 100 hz by 80 hz bass was gone! dropped  like a rock. Sayin the potential is there  but room ... 
JBL 4349 opinions?
The only horns i've listened to are the klipsch and while they do have their strong points they're hard to listen to, what makes jbl horns different? 
Speakers suggestion help
Congrats, very good speakers. 
Magico A3, suggested integrated amp.
I bought the Hegel h360 before I decided on my speakers after comparing the Hegel to other brands with the old speakers. The Hegel actually made such an improvement in the sound of the old speakers I would’ve been happy keeping them, but that syst... 
~$15K floorstanders: opinions sought
I'm going to get a couple old metal garbage can lids, remember those? and march down the street banging them together shouting persona 7f next time paradigm runs the 20% sale.The Kef and Revel reference speakers I had were really tricky to power w... 
Are my standards too high?
Hey Kenjit, sometimes I read your posts and just have to wonder when you're just going to accept that you're just not an audiophile.Like me going into a flyfishing forum and asking what the point of wasting time making your own lures when you can ... 
Something Else I'm Wondering About
I use kimber 4tc and have a dealer that lets me demo wire over the weekend so I brought home some really pretty nordost flat speaker wire that at 1/2 price would only cost as much as putting new tires on my truck, perspective is everything and I t... 
Personas....7F vs 9H
Bump. I bought the 7f yesterday and if you go on the website paradigm has a cutaway of the woofers and they're substantial in the 7f and 9h. I can't compare the 5f having never heard it but compared to the other passive speakers i've had in my roo... 
~$15K floorstanders: opinions sought
in that price I went with a newer pair of meridian dsp 8000 because I was getting frustrated with the component and room inconsistency messing with the sound. Not for everyone for sure and not much room for tweaking if thats your thing. Amazing pr...