rlb61

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Well ... The Lightbulb Just Went On!
I'm saying that it can be too much of a good thing. 
B & W 805 nautilus broken tweeters ?
It's an easy fix to replace the tweeters. 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
With the right power amp, the Pulsars sound terrific at low levels. 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
One of the reasons I love the Pulsars is the horizontal off-axis response ... almost any position is a sweet spot. I had the original B&W N804s for many years, and the horizontal off-axis response was awful ... move a millimeter in any directi... 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
I agree. Threats, whether actual or implied, have no place here. 
Laser measurement for speaker position
@don_c55 ... I have used a laser measurement device similar to that one, and it worked very well for speaker placement. I agree with you completely ... don’t pay attention to the misinformed. 
Nautilus 805 speaker repair
It's a pretty easy plug and play procedure. 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
@markalarsen ... oh, crap!!!!! 😉 
Can one ever be "done" in this hobby?
"Done" is a temporary state of being. 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
No problem. As I said earlier, I'm gonna wait until this upgrade shakes out a bit. Given the numerous reviews about how great the original Pulsars sound, and based on my own experience to that effect in my room with my system, I think it's gonna t... 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
@astewart8944  ... what did you perceive the sonic differences to be between the original Pulsar and the Pulsar 2? 
Song (or music) you want played at your funeral.
"Freebird," the studio version from Skynyrd's first album. That opening slide riff still gives me the chills today ... maybe it will then ... and I'll wake up! 
Manufacturers pushing their products and agenda in the forums.
I agree generally with the OP, but feel that any banning would need to be done on a case by case basis. At this point, I know of just one poster/retailer here who blatantly hawks the products he sells on various threads, and trashes those he doesn... 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
"But I think the design and physics really places limits on how far that can go, so I’m not expecting miracles there."My suspicion from this entire discussion is that the Graphene 2’s may be a moderate improvement over the originals. Not that ther... 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
@goldprintaudio ... Thanks! That's exactly what I wanted to know.