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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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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.
prof
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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).
djones51
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Probably the same, MA 252 tubes on the pre section SS on the power, though they have a new integrated out MA 352 200W. Kind of why I was wondering if I needed a little more power it's like the amp doesn't grab hold of them where they bounce along tight with ease in the bass while keeping the mids and highs open and pristine at lower listening levels. I used to have some Paradigms paired with an Anthem I225 I wish I kept that old amp. I see you talk about Thiel's. I live in Louisville they were in Lexington, a little shop here used to get the new model Thiel's pretty quick,  I think the guy who owned it knew him. I loved going there listening to them, never could afford them though, they always paired them with big Class'e mono blocks. 
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