New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2

@erik_squires & @prof Erik’s prediction was mistaken. They are slightly more efficient, say 2dB. They also sound better at lower volume.

Awesome! Of course, this may be a custom driver, with different impedance and sensitivities than listed at Seas.

Same tweeter, but not quite as bright. Minor distinction. 

Different cross-over

fsonicsmith

I certainly would not argue with what you find movingly musical or not. I’ve sat next to people who loved the sound of a speaker where I was left uninvolved.
(In fact just today I listened to the big flagship Monitor Audio speakers and some Magicos and they just didn’t do it for me).

You know I love both the Devores (that you own) and the Joseph speakers. I get why a DeVore owner wouldn’t go for the JA sound - they are really different. And that’s what drove me nuts deciding between them: I like both but they are so different!

Unlike you I find myself completely trasnsfixed by the Perspectives. I’ve listened to them for up to 7 hours straight (auditioning at home) and never got enough of them. If I had found them to be strictly “audiophile speakers” for the head I wouldn’t be enthusiastic. But what won me over in initial store demos is how well they played absolutely every genre I could throw at them, from classical, to jazz, to van halen, to The Commodores, to electronica, whatever. They satisfied my audiophile side in terms of transparency and tonal accuracy, but had dynamics, juicy mids and rich punchy bass that made them a “fun” speaker as well.

They certainly weren’t perfect. Occasionally the bass could be a bit overblown, and they don’t have the same papery, filled out organic tone as the Devores, but I did find them a head AND heart speaker.

Prof;
Just one little tweak with a smile;
I don't love my Devores. I think they are sorely missing midrange magic and precise imaging. In my case, while they are quiet despite my high power amp (ARC Ref 150SE), I feel that they would be better suited to a lower power amp. At Axpona, the 0/96's were much more impressive than the 0/93's, but the O/96's were being powered by Wavac amplification and a Nagra preamp.  Priced Wavac gear? Even then, the O/96's have more low-end grunt and overall kick. They still didn't offer a sumptuous midrange even with Wavac/Nagra. 
I would say that I am content. The O/93's are a good match for my smallish room. Perhaps I would like JA Perspectives more.