Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars

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...

@prof, the Focal's are indeed high end monitors and absolutely gorgeous -- very high WAF. I asked myself what I was doing too, but honestly, I have been hyped on the Pulsars for a few years.  Every time I see a pair of Pulsars come up for sale, I wonder if they meet all the hype about them.  I got a used pair on here for a good price, and I decided that I would put them in my music room (10x10x10) next to the Focal's and finally see how they are.  Since my tastes run to 40's-60's jazz and classic rock, I thought that they might have a smoother presentation.  I also have not seen even one bad word about them.  When I stepped up to the PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premier HP, the soundstage and imaging went up big time.  I am hoping that the Pulsars will be another step closer to audio nirvana!  Especially with the I will post my critical listening observations after I get them hooked up!

@moto_man Congratulations! The JA sound is worth the price and then some. I bought the JA Perspectives a couple of years ago and they sound great with every music genre I have thrown at them.
Enjoy
Regards
Al