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| Persona 9h vs S3 mk 2 @smodtactical As someone who owned 7B-SST for 5 years and is 99% sure to buy a Persona 3F I would advise you to not use the Brystons with the Persona. It would be way too bright. The almost top of the line MOON gear that I demoed the Persona 5F wa... | |
| New KEF Reference 5 speakers I agree with room acoustics and the LS50. I had them in a bad room for years and I liked them a lot. Now I have them in a treated room, perfect size for them and love them. Everything has improved across the board. Of course, the bass is lacking b... | |
| New KEF Reference 5 speakers The Kef Blades have deeper puncher bass and throw a bigger soundstage. They do not disapear as well. I always though the Blades were great at the disappearing trick, the best I have heard. If the 9H are even better than this then that is somet... | |
| Persona 9h vs S3 mk 2 @smodtactical I have a feeling you are going to Kennedy Hi-Fi for the 9H demo. If you are, how about also having a listen to their Yamaha NS 5000 which is setup in another room. I cannot hear this speaker until I get back home to Toronto near the ... | |
| Computer to DAC Streamer https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/reviews/sonore-opticalrendu-signature-rendu-se-optical-review-part-1-r814/ | |
| Final piece of the puzzle: digital correction in a suboptimal room Try and use something like ROON with built-in DSP in the software. The DSP in ROON is not the greatest but it is evolving with every software release. https://roonlabs.com/ Also look at the Anthem STR preamp which has a highly rated ARC3 DSP and a... | |
| Which types of speakers are ideal against a wall? Vivid as not too bad very close to a wall. This was feedback from Vivid founder and also a local Vivid dealer. I have heard them away from the wall and they sounded great. | |
| Paradigm Personas anyone heard them @sttt How big is the room you want put the new speakers? Any reason why you have considered the monitor and not the 3F (or any other small floor stander). | |
| Paradigm Persona 3F Owners Awesome, thanks for that feedback. Interesting statement about the toe-in. Some here have said not to do too much toe-in since it makes the speakers sound bright . However, I see Paradigm and you recommending both toe-in. I will go with your advic... | |
| Paradigm Persona 3F Owners Even though I will do a home demo I want to know if I am going to be able to use the speaker to it's fullest ability. In my room I am limited to the spacing so I many not be able to discern this info. | |
| Top Notch Desktop System Interesting take on the ME-1 and the KEF Ref 1. One negative on the Ref1 for a small room is that the placement options are not as flexible as the TAD ME-1. When you are in a small room the room becomes the most dominating component. My room is 12... | |
| The best speaker for a small room...at any price point. Focal Kanta 2. For some reason I never auditioned this one. Think I will before I buy the next speaker. http://www.tonepublications.com/review/focals-kanta-no-2-speakers/ Tipping the scale at just under 80 pounds each, the Kantas are extremely... | |
| The best speaker for a small room...at any price point. @smodtactical I am going to do a home trial of the Persona 3F with an Luxman which should soften the top end. I expect this to be too big for my 12x11x9 room but it does not hurt to try the home demo. I was considering the Magico A3 before I heard... | |
| Computer to DAC Streamer @sfseay I think you maybe correct. After this thread and the research I did for it I am thinking a Lumin T2 or X1 (using fibre optic cable) is what I will try. If I get the T2 then a Sonare optical network -to-USB would be considered. | |
| The best speaker for a small room...at any price point. I have never heard Marten speakers but they came to my attention recently and I will have a listen to their smaller products soon. https://www.marten.se/products/oscar/oscar-duo/ |