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The midrange frequencies of the 5F speakers are easily the best of any speaker I have had in my home thus far. I cannot imagine a loudspeaker with more midrange clarity; in this range the Persona 5F were superb. The bass felt natural and not boosted or otherwise disconnected from the rest of the sound. It was powerful when it needed to be and extended quite deeply for a tower speaker of its size. The dispersion is wide and uniform, so they will have very good coverage across a large listening area instead of a single 'sweet spot.' The Persona 5F speakers have enough dynamic range to handle a good sized room too. They can get loud and have no problems doing so, and their imaging and soundstage is also terrific.

The Paradigm Persona 5F tower speaker is a three-way tower speaker featuring beryllium mid-woofer and tweeter, and three 7" bass drivers. This highly-regarded Canadian loudspeaker manufacturer has launched themselves into the high-end speaker market with their Persona product line; their first foray into speakers with five-figure price tags. What struck us about these speakers wasn't their balanced sound character, or impressive build quality or aesthetics, but their stunning midrange clarity which had no equal. If you're in the market for a fullrange tower at this price point, make sure you demo the Persona 5Fs.

The Paradigm Persona 5Fs can hold their head up high in any high-end company. They have both the physical and the sonic stature to be considered right up there with the best. That’s particularly true with regards to their quite astonishing transparency (given their size and conventional transducers), but also holds true as far as their linear tonality, low-frequency extension and soundstage scale are concerned.

Throughout my time with the Persona 5Fs, their sound quality repeatedly sidetracked me from my job of critical analysis. Often, I planned to only sample an album or work but found I couldn’t resist the temptation to enjoy the whole thing. I believe that the Persona 5F is a more-than-worthy competitor for any similarly priced speaker, and deserves to be considered when shopping in this market. For Paradigm, it’s an auspicious entry into the thinner air of high-end audio. Welcome

The Paradigm Persona 5F is easily one of the best performing speakers I’ve heard. It is a “perfect 10” on most elements of sound that music lovers and audiophiles alike care about most: soundstage, neutrality, refinement, impact, and cohesion.

Q: What do you get when a company that specializes in high-value, high-tech loudspeakers sets its sights on the High End? A: Something very like the new Paradigm Persona series—so says KR, who tried the Persona 5F in his reference system and declared it "an auspicious entry into the thinner air of high-end audio."

Paradigm's director of product development, Oleg Bogdanov, explains how dual-voice-coil technology, found in flagship Persona speakers and the Seismic 110 subwoofer, eliminates or dramatically reduces sources of distortion in loudspeakers.

The list of things we loved about Persona 5F starts with the visual appearance. Now, we know that terms ”impeccable craftmanship” or ”dazzling design” are clichés but there’s no better way to describe their appearance. Also, their ability to blend into any environment is simply amazing. And this is just the beginning. 5F’s performance is its greatest highlight. 

A 5.5-inch surround with carbon-infused polypropylene cone with a larger PPA lens handles the midrange frequency driver, and two 5.5-inch ART surround polypropylene cones provide the bottom end.