Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars

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 ;-)

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. 

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! :)

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?

I always wondered if you could build your own given they are Seas Excel drivers. IIRC Salk actually has sold speakers with the same drivers in the past.

I have a custom speaker with the Seas diamond tweeter and Excel woofers and wonder how they would compare...