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Ugrade-itis - is there a cure?
Never trust an audiophile who says he's "done," until he's six feet under ;-) 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
soix,Agreed.  That was one weird post! 
Thiel Owners
Tom that was a wonderful story!  Thanks! 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
I find the SEAS drivers interesting. I’m wary of presuming that drivers will have a particular "sound" in of themselves. And yet I find that one of my favourite speaker brands of old - Hales, which use the similar SEAS drivers to the JA speakers -... 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
I'm not sure in which Joseph Audio review I read this, but somewhere Jeff Joseph mentioned that he now slopes the tweeter more gently at the crossover point - somehow whatever he was doing apparently allowed him to crossover his tweeter at a lower... 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
Thanks for contributing the info, rlb61!As I hope to be a future owner of the Perspectives, I wonder if Jeff will update those at some point. 
Blind Testing is Dead - Long live My Wallet testing.
I don’t see many, or any, agon members blindly following reviewers.That said, Art Dudley is probably my favorite audio writer just in terms of talent and style, and Michael Fremer is probably my favorite reviewer (of speakers) because Fremer seems... 
Thiel Owners
Tom,02 owner here, as you know.I still have the 02s in my system now (the poor 2.7s are standing beside them with folded arms and a "what are you thinking?!!!!" expression on their drivers).   Still loving them.Did you receive those 02s yet? And i... 
Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars
moto man,I hear you.I scratched my Harbeth itch by grabbing a used pair.  They were great but didn't sway me from what I already owned so I sold them.  
Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars
Cone material not the only upgrade.From the latest Soundstage report on the new Pulsar 2:"Updated from the old is a new 5.5” midrange-woofer, which has a layer of graphene added to the magnesium-based midrange-woofer cone. But that’s not all. Jose... 
An Excellent New Read: "A Brief History Of Why Artists Are No Longer Making A Living..."
I enjoyed the article, thank you.It’s too bad he had to undermine some of it by promulgating old myths about digital audio. That was just lazy.But there were other insights to be gained and it was well written. 
Why are you into hi end audio?
I’ve been a music fanatic for as long as I can remember but I also have long had in interest in sound, recorded, reproduced sound, sound quality.   When I was young one of my favourite things was to use my tape reorder to just record walks in my n... 
Ugh....dropped the stylus on the platter
Just to make your feel better...i had saved for a long time to buy a big upgrade in my turntable - found a Transrotor Fat Bob S and the owner “threw in” a brand new Benz Micro Ebony cartridge for very little money. That cartridge was a far better ... 
A tubed integrated amp for Joseph Audio Pulsars?
FWIW, the JA Perspectives sounded very nice with my CJ Premier 12 140w/side tube monoblocks. 
Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars
Motoman Great, let us know your impressions.Those focals are very high end monitors too, if I recall.I would suggest you don’t get overhyped about the JA Pulsars (I loved them!). By that I mean, I wouldn’t expect them to be a revelation on terms o...