New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2

The uber expensive Peal 3s seem at first glance to be a luxury redux of the fabled Naim SBL, a design that was decades ahead of its time. A pic here, 
https://www.springair.de/en/naim-sbl/h67133

I'd also add my voice to others who urge patience and care buying used. Buying new seems too risky at these prices. 

Certainly an extended listen as I get nervous whenever I hear a designer state they've lowered the crossover point for the tweeter.

Far, far more problems are caused by too low a crossover point than the other way around. It can do terrible things for the veracity of the male voice for one.

It's always a difficult road searching for magic and it always will be. But as some say, if you keep looking everything comes to those who wait.

Perhaps even a used pair of mint condition Perspectives!

It's looking more like I will have some Perspectives in my early future.Local dealers are selling off their demo models.  I have money left over from selling my Thiel 3.7 speakers and I just listed my MBL 121 monitors.  They literally sold in 5 minutes!

I hope to grab a pair of used Perspective (1s) within the next week, if things go as hoped.  Then the plan would be to upgrade them to the Graphene version when I can.

It really makes you double think your choices when you sell something that quickly!! :D

Erik

Heh, I just set up the MBLs because the buyer wants to listen before buying. I played some stuff and thought "what am I crazy? These are insane!" But...they just don’t end up getting as much play in my system as they deserve, and ultimately a pair of fuller range floor standing speakers will suit me better.

The Joseph speakers are something of a gamble too. I know what I really like about them, but also remember an issue or two, but as it sounds like the Graphene version addressed those issues it looks like I’ll roll the dice. I have back up speakers I love if they don’t work out :-)

Curious what those  backup speakers are :)