New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2

On 1080 versus 4K TVs, I specifically waited to move up to a high end TV ($6K) when the color greatly improved from 1080P LCDs to 4K LCDs (my Sony 940D).  Resolution improved where I can sit further away by a few feet but it was the superior color (and backlit panel) that secured the sale.  Plasma 1080Ps could have great color but the latest high quality 4K TVs (OLED and LCD) are amazingly good.  There's a pending improvement over HDR as well in the next TV generation, so color is the big difference, not the resolution.

I only read up to page 5, but I have to chime in.  I spent a week in Newport NJ which is adjacent to Jersey City.  Jersey City was okay, Newport was superior.  I felt relatively safe in Jersey City downtown at night.  I'm from Los Angeles and was a commercial real estate appraiser for 32 years.  I know when I should stay away from an area.  Jersey City was okay to me.  Long Island City is undergoing a Newport like reconstruction. Maybe the adjacent Queens area will evolve to be more like Jersey City.  

The discussion which includes posters who think that 2 way speakers should be cheaper because they are less expensive to manufacture lack bottom end and dynamic sound are out to lunch.  My friend who is a cable manufacturer has a smaller size listening room 18X15X8 and filled on the front and side walls with gear and LPs.  He built a pair of quazi-folded/transmission line monitors with a dome tweeter and 5" mid-woofer.  His bass response is down to 27 Hz -2 db.  You can almost feel the deep bass.  Imaging is superb.  Dynamics are as much as the room allows for.  My 5 way Legacy speakers have a bigger sound in a much bigger room.  They don't image as well, don't have as extended highs and the bass drops off rapidly under 30 Hz despite 6-12" woofers.   His design, materials and execution are obviously superior to $13K speakers retail.  Why shouldn't he sell his speakers for at least half as much?   

I've heard some outstanding monitor speakers in moderate size rooms.  Why can't more large speakers sound as good?  I've heard big speakers I crave for but are really expensive ($50K+) 

(P.S. Never heard a Magico speaker I want after hearing them 15+ times, never want to go back to stats after 20 years, 5 pairs,  don't want inefficient speakers).  

markalarsen  Narrow sweet spot is number one reason I stopped having stats 25 years ago.  Number two was bass.  Number three was dynamics.  Three strikes and you're out (not mentioning the power/current needed to drive them).  I like the sound of stats I had, especially the Acoustat 2&2s.  

I waited 3 years until I decided to purchase a new TV, a 75" Sony 940C over the LG OLED, both top of the line.  The Sony gives me at least 30 degree excellent picture quality and combined with the size, five people can easily have a great picture 12' away.  (The LG had issues with brightness limitations and judder).  Prior to that, I purchased plasmas over LCDs for my parents because the LCDs looked worse and had limited viewing angles.

I really hated the head in a vise ML Quests and only slightly better larger Monolith IIIs.  I should audition the Joseph Pearl 3s if they also have a wide listening area, good imaging and depth.  Although they are low in sensitivity, they have an easy impedance.  I would use my 130 W tube monoblocks with ample current to drive them.  I just hope that they have a wide dynamic range and that I could enjoy listening at quiet levels as well as loud levels (like I do with 98db efficient Legacy Focus).

I don't listen to my audio systems at low levels, but a minimum of 70 db to a max about 100 db on rare peaks.  Sometimes I have friends and want to have music as background levels but retaining the tonal richness and dynamic contrasts.  I hope to hear the Joseph speakers at the June LA/Orange County Audio show.

Luckily, both of my parents high end Panasonic plasma TV haven't developed burn-in, after about 8-10 years use.  Yes, the LG burn-in issue was a consideration from show and news logos staying on for 1/2 hour to 2 hours. 

When it comes to speakers and electronics, JA measurements correlate to what he hears.  The Revel Salon2 speakers review indicated that the speaker is ruler flat (compared to other speakers) and sounds that way.  His review of two amps (I think one was a Cary amp) indicated that the tubed amp had 10%+ distortion at rated power, high levels of distortion at a few watts while the other amp was nearly perfect in measurement.  However, the reviewer found the tube amp to be more musically enjoyable.  He laid the cards on the table and let the listener determine if that's what he/she prefers.   I wouldn't trust reviews for purchasing speakers or electronics.  They are a guide though.  I wouldn't own Magicos, Wilsons or B&Ws and I've heard dozens of their models.  Absolute Sound loves Magicos.