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Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars

WHOOPEE!!!!! Today, I parted finally with my beloved B&W N804s in favor of a pair of JA Pulsars in the Sapele Finish. Using temporarily a pair of Target stands until the Sound Anchors come in. I only have a couple of hours on these speakers, but they image like crazy and the sound is exquisite and non-fatiguing. They are much better suited to my 10x10x8 room than the B&Ws. Will post a more in-depth review after they’re broken in a bit more. This has been SOME St. Patty’s Day!
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markalarsen
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@prof  The Pulsars and Perspectives sound good with less expensive electronics, but beware of the upgrade junkie effect of speakers that sound better and better with more expensive electronics.
prof
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markalarsen,

So do I understand you are using the Perspectives without a subwoofer now?

As for speakers: I find pretty much every speaker sounds better if the source, or associated equipment, is providing a better signal.  Certainly every of the very many speakers I've owned, large and small, have been that way.  So I'm very used to the upgraditus ;-)
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markalarsen
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Yes. 

BTW, while I agree with you, generally speakering, some speakers are more sensitive to their source than others. The JAs are on the far right side of this bell curve. 
moto_man
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At long last, after years of waiting, I have finally pulled the trigger on a pair of Pulsars!  They are incoming! I currently have a dedicated music room with Focal Utopia Diablo III's powered by a PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premier HP amp and an MSB Analog DAC with volume control, and a REL Strata sub.  I am really looking forward to hearing how the Pulsars compare to the Focal's.  I am ready to see what the hullabaloo is about. :). All of my music has been digitized and resides on my server.  Roon is my media server.  Lots of jazz and classic (generally poorly recorded) rock.  I have always liked the Joseph Audio sound and have a pair of RM25XL's and Cinergy center in my HT setup.  So I am ready! :)
prof
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Motoman 

Great, let us know your impressions.

Those focals are very high end monitors too, if I recall.

I would suggest you don’t get overhyped about the JA Pulsars (I loved them!). By that I mean, I wouldn’t expect them to be a revelation on terms of detail vs the focals.  
You may even hear a more detailed sound from the focals - focal loves to push that tweeter you paid big money for :)

Rather it should be more of a “different character” thing.  The Joseph speakers have a certain super smooth, lack of grain that to many ears allows them to be highly revealing but in a non-etched, clear organic presentation.   I
preerred then to the Focals but of course that doesn’t mean you will like them better.   I’m certainly curious to read about your comparison.

btw, if you already have a great pair of focals, why did you go for the Pulsars?
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