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Paradigm Persona series

I'm beginning to poke around and gather opinions and information about a "super speaker" to replace my aging Thiel 2.4s.  I like the idea of bass dsp room correction and I am a bit of a point source type imaging nut (thus the Thiels).  So among other choices I've been looking at the Paradigm Persona series specifically the powered 9H with room correction for the bass.  However I'm skeptical of the "lenses" i.e. pierced metal covers on the midrange and tweeter specifically because of Paradigm's claim that such screens "screen out" "out of phase" musical information.  The technology in the design seems superlative but I just can't get past the claim re out of phase information and the midrange and tweeter covers.  What could possibly be the science behind this claim?  It just seems like its putting a halloween moustache on the mona lisa given the fact that the company is generally a technology driven company.
pwhinson
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ctsooner
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Contuzzi, it's his right.  We all have products that we own, or enjoy that we use as a reference since we are familiar with them.  

I do think that listeners need to really LISTEN and stop taking anything we all discuss on a board as the be all end of of their purchases.  One of the main things that the Persona fans talk about constantly is their need for proper component matching.  Heck, that's fair for most speakers and why some are now making their own electronics.  

Got to see Richard Vandersteen this weekend and he said ONE thing that stuck out more than anything.  It's something I was taught as a kid by a great store owner.  Bring 5 albums (or downloads) that you listen to and know.  My 5 are always male vocal, female vocal, acoustic bass, piano and something 70's rock (where they really rode the board for radio and not hi fi playback (it needs a lot of help, lol).  
contuzzi
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How do you not see that this guy is blatantly trolling and doing everything he can to bash persona and talk up monitor?  Do you not see that he is actively searching for old threads where persona is mentioned only to post random attacks on the speaker completely out of any context?

Its not about “his right” it’s about common sense.  This guy is basically spam.  I’m sorry you can not see that very obvious point.
david_ten
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Wrong. It's his choice.

it's his right

+1 @contuzzi 

The upside is all the renewed exposure for Paradigm. Most thread readers will effectively filter. BTW, Monitor is the brand being harmed.
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ctsooner
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Guys, there are tons of trolls on the boards. It's what many boards have turned into.  A few of the dealers who post are also pretty much trolls.  They use the boards to further their business/finances.  Again, contuzzi, why does it matter?  

It's still up to readers to make up their own minds.  I don't let things like boards bother me too much.  I've been irritated over the years by some (mostly my sports boards), but overall, it's still a fun place for me to hang out.  I often cant' get out of the housed due to my MS, so this is a fun place to read and sometimes post.  It's all good as long as folks are mean spirited or rude to others.  
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brrgrr
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He posts on a Canadian audio board as well...Under Havocman id....Same song and dance   ....
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