Joseph Audio Pulsar placement and tips


Dear Pulsar users,

I'm trying to find the optimal position and I would appreciate your feedback.
How big is your listening space, how wide are the speakers apart, and how far from the listening position, also what's the amount of toe-in? I am struggling to find the ideal soundstage width. I have a small room, 10x13 feet, speakers are on the long wall.
And if you don't mind, what amp do you use, what speaker cables and are you bi-wiring?
I'm using a PrimaLuna EVO400i with NOS EL34 tubes and Van Den Hul Hybrid cables, but there are some bass notes which are not very clear, nice, for example in Tiger from Paula Cole.
cheers,
Arthur

arthur1260

Showing 1 response by bubinga

I have the Pulsars (with a REL T7i sub) and use all genres of music for tuning. I would discourage you and from using a very limited song selection. This will provide a very narrow window regarding your systems potential overall performance. And I basically agree with millercarbon’s recommendation. For example, get a jazz piano disc with a well recorded acoustic bass. This will provide a good test for linear bass response. The piano will provide much information regarding the overall speed and tonality. Use a well recorded female voice and listen for the transparency and dimensionality. Listen to some classical music to determine how the sting section sounds. Various recording labels (like Chesky, Opus and other audiophile labels) have "compilation" discs that will include all of the above.

My rule of thumb for tuning a system is to maximize the ability to "hear" the recoding venue on all types of music. By the way, the REL significantly improves the overall Pulsar performance in weight, saturation and dimensionality. Good luck.