Paradigm Persona 9H Floorstanding Front Speaker Pair Black

99.9% Pure Beryllium

Can luxury be a value? We believe so. One of the keys to Persona's luxury and value is our use of beryllium.

Beryllium is the absolute best diaphragm material, and Persona features Truextent® pure beryllium foil, specially formulated to be exponentially stiffer and significantly lighter than other premium diaphragm materials. It delivers superior transient response, virtually transparent performance, and audibly low coloration. Plus, it's a material typically found only in much more expensive speakers. Luxurious? Yes. But also a surprising performance value in Persona.

Beryllium: Welcome to the cult of high performance.

Beryllium is a rare chemical element (Be) with low mass, high tensile strength, and high thermal stability. It is incredibly stiff and lightweight; everything an audio engineer wants in a speaker cone.

In fact, beryllium has been used in the audio industry since the 1970s. But because it is used only in the finest (and most expensive) audio equipment, it has retained a certain “cult” status.

Precise control of the Truextent manufacturing process produces pure beryllium foil with a highly uniform grain structure; this is many times stiffer, but much less dense, than most common cone materials. In industry tests, our beryllium cone material shows substantial improvements in durability, speed, and interference reduction. It can add more than an octave of distortion-free output.

In the Paradigm Persona, tandem-matched beryllium drivers reveal the full range of high performance. Persona is the only speaker in its class to use beryllium material for both the midrange and tweeter drivers.

All models in the Persona series feature dual Truextent beryllium driver systems, and each model achieves a truly unexpected level of high-resolution detail, depth and dynamics, thanks in part to rare and extraordinary beryllium.

Partnered with the NRC

Paradigm is a partner of Canada's renowned NRC in their ongoing quest to reveal the true nature of sound and human hearing. The results inform the design and performance specifications, resulting in a uniquely lifelike listening experience backed by solid science.

FEATURES

Two 6-driver, 3.5-way hybrid floorstanding speakers with amplified, air-suspended bass section

Crossover: 3rd order electro-acoustic @ 2.4kHz (tweeter/mid), 3rd order @ 400Hz (mid/front bass), 2nd order @ 200Hz (rear bass)

Amplifier: Each pair of woofers is powered by a 700W RMS amplifier with separate DSP control for a total of 1,400W RMS (2,800W Dynamic Peak)

Frequency response (on-axis): +/- 2dB from 19Hz to 45kHz

Frequency Response (30° off-axis): +/- 2dB from 19Hz to 20kHz

Room Correction: Anthem Room Correction ARC™, with included calibrated microphone

High-frequency Driver: 25mm Truextent® Beryllium dome, ferrous fluid dampened/cooled, Perforated Phase Alignment (PPA™) lens, Finite Element Analysis (FEA)-optimized rod assembly

Mid-range Driver: 7" (178mm) Truextent® Beryllium driver with Inverse Differential Drive neodymium magnet assembly, Perforated Phase Alignment (PPA™) lens, SHOCK-MOUNT™ isolation mounting system, 1.5" high-temperature voice coil

Low-frequency Driver: Four 2.5" (6.95mm) X-PAL™ ultra-high-excursion drivers 8.5" (215 mm) with "Inverse Differential Drive" neodymium magnet assembly, ART™ (Ovverolded Active Technology) surround, SHOCK-MOUNT™ isolation mounting system, dual 1.5" high-temperature voice coil

Low-frequency extension: 15Hz (DIN)

Room sensitivity / anechoic chamber: 96 dB / 93 dB

Suitable amplifier frequency range: 15-500 watts

Maximum input power: 400 watts

Impedance: 8 ohm compatible

Dimensions: 132 cm × 30 × 52 cm

Weight: 86 kg each

Finishes: High gloss: Vanta Black, Harmony White; Metallic Gloss: Aria Blue, Sonic Silver