rlb61

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New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
@djones51 ... is Jeff doing the upgrades already? What was the price for upgrading your Perspectives? 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
"Too expensive" is a relative term. I listened to A LOT of different speakers before I bought the Pulsars. The Pulsars and the rest of the JA line sounded the way I like to hear music. As a musician, I know how instruments should sound, and the Pu... 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
@markalarsen ... very glad to learn that you are satisfied with the new Perspectives. I am really curious to hear the new Pulsars to see whether there is a "need" to upgrade my originals or whether the point of diminishing returns has been reached... 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
@soix ... I'm not necessarily sure that reworking the xover in that way is such a good thing. The original Pulsars have a liveliness which is very seductive. Eliminating that may not be an improvement. 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
As the OP here, I find it mindboggling that my thread about the new Pulsars has devolved into a retailer's defense of products he sells as well as extolling the purported virtues of Jersey City (Bleh!). Can we  now all simply play nice in the sand... 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
Gotta admit ... that's a good analogy. 
Need to replace a BAT VK200 amp with a smaller and lighter but with equal sound quality.
@sunnyjim ... here’s the link https://balanced.com/p-vk-225seI just got one, and think it sounds awesome. Also, it’s lighter and smaller than the VK-200. 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
@audiotroy ... I guess the definition of "real music" is in the ears of the listener. 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
@audiotroy ... With all due respect, to me, synergy in audio concerns compiling a system having similar sonic attributes between components. It’s a challenge, but is very doable, and it sounds great when achieved. This differs markedly from collec... 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
"We could have gotten better sound with warmer cables (sic) AQ does not a good match make with these components."There ya have it. That appears to be an admission that tone controls are required for those particular high priced components. Audio e... 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
I read it differently. Perhaps Mark can provide clarification. 
New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2
@markalarsen  ... in what way do you prefer the original Pulsars over the Graphene 2 Pulsars? Since you appear to like the Graphene 2 Perspectives over the originals, why wouldn't the same be true of the newer Pulsars? 
Need to replace a BAT VK200 amp with a smaller and lighter but with equal sound quality.
I would get a BAT 225se. At 150 wpc, it's plenty powerful, and the sound is superb. 
Your favourite Rush albums?
A Farewell to KingsMoving PicturesPermanent Waves2112Vapor Trails (Remix) 
why do hi-end fuses keep blowing, while std don't?
I’m old school ... if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. You had no problem with the stock fuse, but did with the hi-fi fuse. What does that tell you? There may, indeed, have been an objective issue with the tube, but I think this whole hi-fi fuse thin...