Paradigm Persona series

I recently called the dealer where I demoed the TAD ME-1 and after I heard they are no longer distributed in the USA I crossed them off my list.

The Yamaha and Persona 5F (naked) would be too much for such a room. I have the same room and I have an equally (well almost) large speaker, the Thiel C3.7, in this room. It was my mission to make it work in this small space. I now have it sounding amazing on my ROON streaming via physical sound panels from GIK Acoustics. I also have software DSP using Convolution files added into ROON Server. These DSP files were created by Mitch Barnett of Accurate Sound in Canada. I measured my room with tools recommended by Mitch and gave him the resulting data files. He cam back with the DSP Convolution file(s). I choose the one that was the best fit for me. Interestingly, when I recently got a CODA #8 amp I switched to the Convolution file that did not have a slight bass bump. 

You could make the Persona 5F and Yamaha NS5000 work in this space with the same technique as I used. However, I would suggest the following more appropriate speakers for you room to make your life easier. I wanted something inappropriate for the small space.

- Magico A1 
- Vivid Kaya 45 (very expensive)
- KEF Reference 1 (I would wait for Meta version if buying new)
- Persona 3F (need warm gear if you listen all day like me)
- KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 sub 

I have the KEF LS50 + KC62 system in a large room driven by a Topping pre90 and Benchmark AHB2 monos and it sounds very good. It would be incredible in my small office.

I was never moved by  Dynaudio. I heard they top of the line stuff about a decade ago. Very expensive back then. I have not heard Canton.

Sorry, when I said Dynaudio I was thinking Dali. The Epicon 2 specifically. I have a call into my local Kef dealer to discuss availability and price for the Ref 1. I will also ask him if he can find out about a new Meta version. Thanks for the heads up, I didn't know anything about that new design

what's your price range Milk?  That's important to know ;).  Do you like a true neutral sound or do you like a speaker that can be tilted in the upper end a bit?

Your KEF dealer will tell you that there is no word on any META release. It is likely the case that there is no news on this upgrade but your dealer will also prefer to make a sale today.

I would wait at least till the end of this year. The KEF LS50 was the first KEF to get the META treatment about 12 months ago. They said it would trickle up the line to the REFERENCE and likely BLADE.

The question posted above is something you should think about. A neutral speaker (like most I have listed) or something a little warmer. It would also affect the gear you would need to buy (or maybe already have).