New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2

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. 

On 1080 versus 4K TVs, I specifically waited to move up to a high end TV ($6K) when the color greatly improved from 1080P LCDs to 4K LCDs (my Sony 940D).  Resolution improved where I can sit further away by a few feet but it was the superior color (and backlit panel) that secured the sale.  Plasma 1080Ps could have great color but the latest high quality 4K TVs (OLED and LCD) are amazingly good.  There's a pending improvement over HDR as well in the next TV generation, so color is the big difference, not the resolution.

My point is color and resolution are not mutually exclusive for TVs. Musicality and high definition are not mutually exclusive for speakers. 

fsonicsmith

That’s surprising. Especially the comment about missing midrange magic. I thought the midrange of both 0/96 and 0/93 had some magic. I heard them on Nagra SS amps and a tube amp I can’t remember.

I use Conrad Johnson Premier 12 tube monoblocks and they tend to give any speaker I own a good helping of midrange magic :)

As for the new JA speakers...

The impression I’m getting from the Stereophile show report comment and from markalarsen, is of a somewhat smoother, mellower presentation from the Perspective 2s.

The original was super smooth in terms of having zero grain or etch, and I think that let them get away with having a generally rising response in the top end without it being obviously bright. But sometimes, yeah, they could bite. That was one of Stereophile’s gripes with the Perspectives.

I’m very curious how the new Perspectives would measure, if anything has changed about the trajectory of the upper frequencies.

As long as the new Perspectives don’t sound "dark" (because their tonality was so dialed in), I’d think a smoother high end with better low end grip would make them almost ideal.

I disagree with the Stereophile show report. The Perspective2s are smother, but nothing is “whited out.”  They use the same tweeter. They have higher resolution overall.