My point is color and resolution are not mutually exclusive for TVs. Musicality and high definition are not mutually exclusive for speakers.
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
Just wanted to update my prior thread where this topic may have gotten lost. As many of you may know by now, Joseph Audio has come out with the new Pulsar Graphene 2. This new iteration of the venerable Pulsars has a graphene coated magnesium midrange-woofer cone, and the drive motor, suspension system, etc., have been revamped. From what I have been told, the upgrade is pretty significant ... the sound is fuller and has greater ease, yet is very resolved. Jeff Joseph advises that an upgrade path will be available for existing owners of the Pulsars, too. Also, note that the price quoted in the Soundstage piece was in Canadian dollars ... Jeff informs me that the price in USD is $8,999 per pair. I am eager to hear the new Pulsars.
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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. |
Glad to hear markalarsen. The "whitened" comment gave me pause. I don't like the idea of the tonality being messed with too much. Nice little report on them here too: https://audio-head.com/joseph-audio-announces-updates-to-his-pulsar-and-perspective-loudspeakers-axp... I'm getting excited about one day...hopefully...owning a pair. |
Jason said, "The sound may be a little whited out, but it is seductively smooth." Read more at https://www.stereophile.com/content/rowland-conductor-phono-preamp-joseph-audio-perspective2-graphen... I have no idea what this means, but we do not seem to be hearing the same thing. The Perspective2 sound richer and deeper, one of the best I have heard. I view reviewers as giving me a lead. I make my decisions on what I hear. BTW, I might like the O/96s more if the demoed them with better music. The selection of music at these shows often is horrible, unless Lars Christensen is in the room. |
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