Stand mount loudspeakers

+3 Joseph Audio Pulsars

@tutetibiimperes, thanks for sharing re: the Pearls. Honestly that’s the first non-positive thing I’ve ever seen about these speakers, which is what interests me. Normally I’d say that it was show conditions yadda yadda yadda, but JA almost always shines in this area so I give your observations great credibility. Which makes me super curious about which ballpark $10k speakers sounded better to you as there may be some I really need to go hear. Thanks for your thoughts!

BTW, the Pearls are now somewhere north of $30k I believe. Do you recall what components they showed with?

@soix At Axpona 2018 the JA Pearl 3s were paired with the Rowland Daemon Integrated Amp, Cardas Clear Beyond XL PCs and Cardas Clear cabling, with the source being a Mara Reel to Reel running through a Doshi preamp. There were many systems that sounded excellent at AXPONA. I too am interested in what $10K speakers sounded better than the $31.5K Pearl 3s because I missed those rooms. I'm not saying they weren't present. I didn't listen to every room and, of course, tastes vary. But, if there are $10K speakers that others think better the Pearl 3s, I want to hear them the first chance I can get.    

FWIW, I was at Joseph Audio’s offices a couple of weeks ago and heard the Pearl 3’s. All I can say is ... "wow, just WOW!" Everything from top end to bottom was cohesive and just "right." The Pearl 3’s are out of my price range, but the much less expensive Pulsars exhibit a fairly good amount of the Pearl 3 sound when paired with an excellent subwoofer. While not in the same league as the Pearl 3's, the Pulsars have the same JA house sound and same tweeter as the Pearl 3's.

Vandersteen Treo CT ;)
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