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New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2

Just wanted to update my prior thread where this topic may have gotten lost.  As many of you may know by now, Joseph Audio has come out with the new Pulsar Graphene 2. This new iteration of the venerable Pulsars has a graphene coated magnesium midrange-woofer cone, and the drive motor, suspension system, etc., have been revamped. From what I have been told, the upgrade is pretty significant ... the sound is fuller and has greater ease, yet is very resolved. Jeff Joseph advises that an upgrade path will be available for existing owners of the Pulsars, too. Also, note that the price quoted in the Soundstage piece was in Canadian dollars ... Jeff informs me that the price in USD is $8,999 per pair. I am eager to hear the new Pulsars.
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geoffkait
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Graphene is a stiffener and a very good one, super lightweight and super-stiff, that’s what everybody wants for a transducer. Hel-loo! And that’s why graphene is very effective in tennis racquets (Djokovic’s racquet of choice for the last six years) and why graphene would be an excellent material for use in tonearms, platters, CD trays, CDs, isolation stand top plates, etc. What’s next, Graphene wall paint? Bring it on!
prof
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@djones51

I use Conrad Johnson Premier 12 monoblock tube amps, 140W of push-pull tubes per side.   And a CJ Premier 16LS2 preamp.

The dealer was using Sim Audio amps...integrated I believe.
The Joseph speakers are not very sensitive, but are supposed to be a benign load for tube amps.
djones51
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Thanks,  I am using a McIntosh integrated with only 100W, low level listening at night is constrained was curious if a little more power would open them up a bit without having to turn them up. 
prof
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djones51
I actually meant to add:  I've also heard the Perspectives a couple of times at the same dealer using the McIntosh Integrated tube amp (100W I believe...so same as yours?).

Sounded great with that amp too.  Though a bit more plumby in the bass.  However, I find the Perspectives sound a bit flabby in that store generally speaking.  Once I got them home and dialed in, powered by my CJ amps they are taught and well controlled.
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BTW, just spent a while listening to various excellent speakers at a pal's house (he has PMC, Epsilon, Aurelia, and others).  Each has fine qualities, but none have the open, extended, utterly grain-free and harmonically rich top end and mids of the Joseph speakers, IMO.Listening to other such speakers feels like listening in black and white in timbral terms - the Josephs more like listening "in color."  (Again...to my ears).
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