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Regarding Joseph Audio Pulsar Loudspeakers

I am building a new 2 channel rig and I have all my components except for a pair of loudspeakers.  I want to concentrate on stand mounted speakers and the Pulsar's seem intriguing.  Anyone have experience with these or others that may be great contenders for under $10K? 
Primarily analogue listening. My mono blocks will drive any load.
Thanks 
perazzi28
jperry
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+1 on the Wilson Benesch Vertex.

I heard the Pulsars and they were too bright for me.
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perazzi28 OP
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I am keeping an open mind with no pre-conceptions.  This speaker sub-set has exploded with some exceptionally well designed and great sounding products.
Quite interestingly, I have read one review on the WB Vertex which left little doubt that it is also among the candidates worth considering. Despite living in the greater Houston area there are very few dealers that support any of these speakers with the exception of KEF's.
aolmrd1241
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I owned the Pulsars and thought they were superb...period.. With that said... I ended up selling them only because they would not go as loud as I hoped for. But then again,no small monitors will. Also,they should be used in tandem with high quality stand’s to get the best from them,that goes without saying of course... with any stand mount speaker.
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kalali
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I haven't heard the Pulsars but out of all the stand mounted, and even some floor standing speakers, presented at the NY Audio show, I was completely blown away by Sonner Allegro Unum speakers. The tonality, soundstaging, and transparency was incredible. Listed for $10K a pair.

As I'm sure you already know, to get good sound out of these or any other high end small speakers requires amplifiers that can handle very low impedance loads. What are your upstream components?    

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perazzi28 OP
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"kalali"
My pre-amplifier is a vintage Precision Fidelity C-4 Dual Cascode valve model that has been completely serviced. It has phono inputs that are very quiet with enormous gain. The mono blocks that I am planning to use are a pair of EKSC 11 prime's. They will drive virtually any impedance load with great musicality.
Thank you for your recommendation of the Sonner Allegro Unum stand mounted loudspeakers.
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