Qln, Joseph Audio, Audiovector, Marten, or Canton...?

I’ve been really interested in hearing the Perspectives for a while. Unfortunately depending on where you live JA doesn’t make it easy to hear them. I didn’t have a great experience with a local dealer (based out of his house) and out of state dealers are not allowed to sell in an area with an existing dealer like I technically have.

For their now $17K MSRP, I was hoping for a little better initial dealer experience.

For now at least I’ve moved on and have demoed the Kaya 45, Yamaha NS5000, SF Nova III, Fyne F1-08, and the Fleetwood DeVille. All very fun listens. Maybe I’ll hear a pair of JA some day at a show or simply buy a used pair...

I was fortunate to have a local Joseph Audio Dealer, so I could audition that brand as I wished.  Too bad they are so hard to come by "in the wild."

Hi @mrdseitzer , I have audiovectors (among others) and have listened to most of the other choices.

The Audio vectors are probably the best bang for the buck in your short-list, along with the bigger Martens mentioned above.

There are 2 choices NOT mentioned that will easily outperform the excellent A-vectors & the Martens (etc):

*Perlisten 3 or 5 (5 is preferable, but whichever fits in your room). Vanishingly low compression and distortion even at high levels...

*Apertura Edena evolution, or Adamante -- this one is easily a couple of levels above the rest. Very fast, dynamic, extended and clear bass and a lovely midrange

Note that I go for dynamics, I listen to classical orchestra, i.e.complex music, and I too now have a relatively small room.

Enjoy the hunt!

@ddafoe I've had just the opposite experience, the home dealer located near me is more honest and fair than the brick & morter stores who seem to just be interested in pushing products of the month. Where are you located?

At the risk of taking this discussion even further off topic, I am fairly sure that there are 3 of us from Massachusetts and are all referring to the same JA dealer. After a bit of digging, I actually received an email from Jeff Joseph himself referring me to the local dealer and providing some additional details etc. 

I think the point here is that we all have choices in terms of what gear we buy and who from whom we buy it. Reviews and feedback have made it clear to me that Jeff Joseph makes excellent speakers and I imagine he would be selective in who he chooses to represent his brand. 
 

I plan to keep an open mind and will be listening to some Perspectives in the coming week. I will update this discussion on how it all goes.