rlb61
Responses from rlb61
| Pulsars and the Mythical Armchair Speaker Maker Based on kenjit’s argument, homes, cars, restaurant food, and most every other item should be valued solely on the cost of component parts. That scenario is unrealistic since most folks do not have the skills to roll their own. | |
| Pulsars and the Mythical Armchair Speaker Maker @erik-squires ... Exactly! Bravo and well said. | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 "theres no evidence these speakers are better than a diy pair at a fraction of the cost. or is there?"This line of reasoning makes little sense. Most anything one makes themselves will be cheaper than that made by someone else. | |
| Supratek or Don Sachs - which way to go? I have heard Don's preamp and it sounds really great. Also, he is a very nice and fair guy, who is happy to answer questions promptly. | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 @erik_squires ... Well, we certainly disagree on the purported simplicity of the xover and Jeff’s integrity. Here’s a link to the initial patent application for the xover by Modafferi ...https://patents.justia.com/patent/7085389It doesn’t appear t... | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 If Jeff says that graphene covers the cones, then I would take that to be the truth. I have found Jeff to be an honest and forthright guy, and I believe his representations without hesitation. | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 @roxy54 ... prices on many consumer items have risen significantly in recent years. With the Pulsars, as with all of Jeff’s products, the high quality is there. So, I understand well that one gets what they pay for. This hobby has some crazy price... | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 I think John Atkinson said that SP planned to do a follow up on the new Pulsars. Presuming that he does his typical measurements, we should be able to compare both versions. I’m not sure that the graphene is the big deal here ... I think it’s prob... | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 No ... he mentioned the Pulsars only. | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 It’s approximately a 15% increase over the original Pulsars. So, when one factors in costs of labor, materials, R&D, marketing, distribution, etc., it’s really not too bad, IMHO. Besides, the market will determine whether the price is right. | |
| A Tube Change Really Can Make A Difference Agree as to the Popes ... not certain about the Visseaux. Regardless, the Popes sound wonderful. | |
| Best Way to Integrate Subwoofers? I’ve thought about this a lot and have tried it both ways. At this point, I run the mains full range and bring in the sub at around 60Hz. Why this choice? Because it occurred to me that the capacitors in my preamp are likely far better than the me... | |
| A tubed integrated amp for Joseph Audio Pulsars? Apparently, cone material not the only upgrade. The latest report by Soundstage on the Pulsar 2 says that the midrange-woofer driver’s entire motor system and suspension have been improved for better bass and midrange performance. Moreover, Sounds... | |
| Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars Also from the latest Soundstage report ... "The new Pulsar 2 Graphene is priced at $12,000 per pair ..." That’s an increase of $4,300 over the price of the original Pulsars. Unless the upgrade is a spectacular game changer, and unless an upgrade w... | |
| Incoming ... Joseph Audio Pulsars As far as I can tell, the new SEAS cone is still cast-magnesium (like in the original Pulsar), but is now "coated" with graphene. Not sure that this is a night and day difference; however, the fact that they are using the same base material (i.e.,... |