astewart8944
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| Speaker upgrade question - Wilson vs Focal Congratulations on your new speakers. I've heard these speakers a few times with ARC driving them and they sounded very good IMO. | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 IMO an often overlooked positive feature of Joseph speakers is their ability to match well with many different amplifiers, tube and solid state. | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 It is becoming clear that "low volume" is not sufficiently quantified. IMO the Perspectives and Pearl 3s sound their best when they pass the 65dB level as displayed on my Rowland Corus preamp. I'm running Rowland M925s (430W per channel at 8 ohms)... | |
| What is they best album out there for showing off the sound quality of your system. "Wandering" by Yosi Horikawa. I heard it at AXPONA 2019 in one of the Wilson Audio rooms. The first track "Bubbles" is 3D ear candy. This EP doesn't touch all the audiophile performance bases, but it sure is fun. If you like percussion and sound e... | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 @fleschler I second prof's comment above. The Pearl 3s really shine when they get juice (your 130W tube monos is plenty of power) but they need the volume up somewhat--it doesn't need to be outlandish but you've probably been spoiled on low-level ... | |
| Speakers under $50k that rival $200k+ speakers? that should say +1 erik_squires | |
| Speakers under $50k that rival $200k+ speakers? +1 @er | |
| Ahhh--Problem solved. Adding a REL sub-bass unit... RELs are specifically designed to have the mains run through their entire frequency range. REL's manual highly advises to only use the high level speakon connector because it performs the best in that way. (I have tried REL subs using the high lev... | |
| Take up drums at age 56? I encourage you to give it a rip. Making your own music can be joyful--and a bit maddening. I play the guitar and have for 40 years now. I'm probably above average. I've paid all my meaningful bills doing something else I'm much better at than gui... | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 @markalarsen Thanks for the post above from Absolute Sound. I will note that Jeff Joseph was using the Rowland Corus+Aeris DAC+PSU to play his digital music. I happen to own this combination. I think if more folks heard the combo all together it w... | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 @rlb61 I honestly can't tell you. I heard them a few years apart. Sorry I'm not more help on that front. | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 I have read every post on this thread. I have heard the Pulsars, the Pulsars 2, the Perspectives, the Perspective 2s and the Pearl 3s. I have heard the Pulsars and Pulsar 2s in a hotel room. Not an ideal environment...and they sounded really good ... | |
| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? @reubent Just listened to Hiatt's "Feels Like Rain"--very well done. Thanks for the recommendation. | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 +1 fsonicsmith When I walked into a AXPONA room and liked the sound of the setup, I would then ask if they would play me something I knew well. Every room I asked, honored my request. First, I would look through their LPs and then I asked for a di... | |
| Radikal Linn LP12 or Palmer 2.5? No I don't think any drive system seemed superior to another. I think it all boils down to what fundamentally moves you. I hadn't heard a Garrard TT before; now that I have, I completely understand why it has so many adherents. The direct drives s... |