To me, Joseph Audio always has one of the best sounds at the shows, and Axpona was no exception. He gets that extremely lifelike "hear the vocals chords vibrating" insight that I normally only hear on very good, super-efficient speakers driven by low power SET amps. But you need good, ample power to drive JA. He had an enormous Rowland with a Doshi pre at Axpona. I'm just too cheap to pay the entrance fee, but if voice is a priority, few if any do it better.
New Speakers ... Can't Stop "Listening"
I’ve had my new JA Pulsars for about a month now, and something really strange has happened ... I’m actually interested in "listening" to the music. With my old B&Ws, I’d put on the system and read or surf the internet; being "involved" with the music typically was not something I had experienced. Now, reading a magazine or surfing the ’net is virtually impossible. It's almost as if I'm compelled to pay attention. I never knew I could be so engaged by my system. Other than greater detail, what am I hearing now that I hadn’t heard before? Has anyone had a similar experience?