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New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
Have you heard the Joseph Audio Profile or Prism?  Lower price points and amazing performance.  
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
The Pulsars and Perspectives use the same drivers.  
Pulsars and the Mythical Armchair Speaker Maker
How would he know?  He has not heard the old or the new Pulsars.  
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
@ashoka posted that the Pulsar was originally less than $5000, and Jeff Joseph raised the price after the positive reviews. This is not true. Pulsars were introduced at $7000 in 2009. A few years later, with no changes, the price increased by 10%... 
Pulsars and the Mythical Armchair Speaker Maker
Yes, @kenjit that was his point, the crossover he used.  
Pulsars and the Mythical Armchair Speaker Maker
People, please stop trying to force kenjit to buy a pair of Pulsars.  
Pulsars and the Mythical Armchair Speaker Maker
If they do buy them, who cares? 
Has anybody tried Qobuz Streaming service?
Ok. I have reversed my conclusion:  MQA is better than Qobuz high resolution.  MQA is richer. My wife picked MQA immediately in a blind test. We agree. I am keeping both subscriptions.  
Product purchasing decisions based on manufacturer’s proximity
I never buy anything from China. Too many counterfeits and poor quality control. There are limited exceptions I would consider.  
Ugrade-itis - is there a cure?
As soon as I no longer regret saying, “lt cannot sound better than this.” 
What in your mind represents real technological advancement.
Significant improvement of DACs, combined with hi-resolution streaming from Tidal an Qobuz.  
What define "musicality" ? And what constitute "musicality" in audio ?
@n80. Thank you.I view musicality as puffery. It is like saying authentic Italian food or best pizza.  
Vintage Speaker Choice
ESS AMT 1A 
Has anybody tried Qobuz Streaming service?
I compared Qobuz 24/192 against Tidal MQA with a few songs today. Obviously this is a tentative opinion. Qobuz has a higher streaming rate in terms of kps and sounds better.  
List iof 192khz/24bit music in Qobuz
Great trick, 192. Once an artist is in 192, all of the artists albums seem to be in 192. I had no idea Kiss and Neal Diamond recorded so many records, although that is better as an example than useful information.