New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2

Bunch of info here on what I presume to be the same or similar new SEAS graphene drivers:
https://www.audioxpress.com/news/seas-announces-new-excel-graphene-woofer-series

Good find Prof, reading the specs on their site, the big difference I see is power handling. Long term power handling has more than doubled.

This is by no means a simple graphene coating though, as the article points out, significant changes to the voice coil and suspension have occurred, while the overall frequency response is barely touched. This makes me wonder if the graphene coating is anything more than a paint job? Their white paper mentions corrosion protection as one of the first benefits, a good thing:


http://www.seas.no/images/SEAS_Graphene_White_Paper.pdf


Also, linear travel remains the same 14mm in both, so the maximum limits are going to be similar.


From what I read here, no one should be worried their original Pulsars will be suddenly and severely upset by the new version.


OTOH, if you are Prof and looking for a deal, wait for A’goners and dealers to put the original versions on sale. :)

PS - I do see enough changes to the impedance and overall sensitivity that I expect this will require nearly completely new crossovers, and slightly lower efficiencies.

So much great things about these speakers; part of me wants to hear them while the other part knows ill never have the kind of money to spend so why bother.

i feel like prices keep rising which keeps otherwise loyal people out of the game entirely.

I think it is helpful to hear a lot of different speakers even if they are beyond your budget. Sometimes when you hear what you really like, you can then determine whether the manufacturer make a different model closer to your price point. Or you can wait for a used pair to come up for sale. It might take a while--in this hobby patience is often rewarded in the used marketplace. But, if you haven't heard it, then it is hard to pull the trigger when a good deal pops up because you don't have personal knowledge about how the speaker sounds.