New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2


Just wanted to update my prior thread where this topic may have gotten lost.  As many of you may know by now, Joseph Audio has come out with the new Pulsar Graphene 2. This new iteration of the venerable Pulsars has a graphene coated magnesium midrange-woofer cone, and the drive motor, suspension system, etc., have been revamped. From what I have been told, the upgrade is pretty significant ... the sound is fuller and has greater ease, yet is very resolved. Jeff Joseph advises that an upgrade path will be available for existing owners of the Pulsars, too. Also, note that the price quoted in the Soundstage piece was in Canadian dollars ... Jeff informs me that the price in USD is $8,999 per pair. I am eager to hear the new Pulsars.
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Hello,

I'm hoping to reach Mark Larson or anyone (who like myself), may have owned a pair of the original Joseph Audio Pulsars and now owns a pair of the JA Pulsar 2 Graphene. To those who may be interested, IMHO, the Pulsar 2 Graphene offers a substantial level of improvement across virtually every audible parameter, not the least of which, in the frequency range relative to bass response.

Which leads me to my question. I have a small listening room that currently allows for the speakers to be 2 feet from the back wall. This worked great for the originals, however now with about 25 hours of playing time in, I'm beginning to feel like the Graphenes need a bit more breathing room as they're sounding a little "boomy" on some of the more bass heavy recordings. 

Unfortunately, in my room moving the speakers even a few inches to experiment wouldn't necessarily give me an accurate picture as I would first need to move a rather large piece of furniture in order to compensate for the speakers move forward. Can I expect the bass response to become even more prevalent as they continue to break in? Also interested in hearing from others which regard to where they may have their Pulsars located and their experiences with break-in and placement.

Thank you,

Jay                                   

My Joseph Audio Pulsar 2 Graphenes are 73 inches apart, 33 inches, (measured from the port) from the back wall in a 12 deep x 11.5 wide room with the listening chair in the near field at approximately 6.5 feet and the bass is overwhelming the room on many recordings. It may be worth noting that I probably have around 40 hours playing time on them and it's my sincere hope things tighten up over time. If not, these may not be the speakers for me.          
prof, while I don't have any experience with the Perspectives, I do have considerable experience with the Pulsars, both the originals and now the Graphenes and based on that, I would venture to say the Perspectives are going to need a fair amount of breathing room. Hell, the Pulsars need a medium size room.