Persona 9h vs S3 mk 2

My upgradeitis to replace my Beethovens has been the R107/2, Revel f52, salon 1, salon 2, VA Strauss, and Usher BE-20 DMD's all sold and I was reaching for my wallet to buy the 7f when my dealer recommended I wait til I can swing the 9h since my room's a bit problematic in the bass. There's speakers that are really good then there's speakers that'll make you weep. I heard the 7f with some care put into set up with the new Anthem separates and I was hooked. My Beethoven's measure like crap and I really enjoy those to tho' so don't  take my word.

It's a short riding season around here so probably the fall, however I did just get a pretty good deal on a pair of dsp8000's that I have the se kit ordered for and these might end my search completely.

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 You say you have the 9h and go on to explain what you don't like about them. I would appreciate knowing how long you've had them in your system and how long it took you to notice the deficiencies in them, whats your room size, seating distance  speaker placement, etc. I heard the speakers well out into a well treated room at least 8' from any reflective surface and they thrived, try putting them on the long wall at least 5' out and see if that smooths things out for you. Soo much money< I would keep at it if I was you.

If the Dave and Troy posts offend you why not ignore them? They're upfront about being dealers.

While you (AT) are repeating what a great value the 9h is I would like to ask what you would recommend for components to make a complete system and the total cost? Also why no recommendations for the 7f in smaller rooms.? 

Bump, OP what’s happening on the loudspeaker search? I think we were discussing on another thread. My dealer told me I needed the 9h for my room, but tbh the 7f do pretty good. If after I complete my circuit. The Blade, A5, and ns5000 still need to be eliminated before I decide. I have found the persona amp combo for me and the price is reasonable. I doubt the other models will reach their potential with the electronics I’ll be feeding them but thats the reality. The best sound I can afford.

The pathos integrated I like for the 7f is a tube pre with a 100 wpc class a/b amp. Plenty of power and gives the mids some bloom, if thats a proper term? 
The 9h listed is very close to what I paid for the 7f and while I got the color I wanted I think I could have found a way to live with the silver front baffle for the difference. 

if the 9h were selling for the price of the pair recently posted which was less than the 5f retails for absolutely. Suppose I wait for the 20% sale and the 7f is $20k while the 9h is $28k. The speakers dimensions and drivers are identical so I’m paying $8k for built in powered subs with dsp. Great if I want or need subs otherwise I’m spending money I could put towards motorcycle tires. For music lovers that like subs the 9h is an elegant solution, but I don’t care for subs in my stereo system and the 7f is full range.