rlb61
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| A tubed integrated amp for 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.,... | |
| Kids during audition - aaaaagh!! I don't even bother anymore. No more auditioning my system for the unappreciative. When it comes down to brass tacks, most non-audiophiles could care less about good sound. So, I have stopped trying to persuade them, and I will no longer go to the... | |
| Soundstaging and Imaging: The Delusion about The Illusion @geoffkait ... I really don't think I missed the OP's point. Imaging is real based on the disappearance of the speaker, IMHO. | |
| Soundstaging and Imaging: The Delusion about The Illusion In my simple way of viewing of things, "imaging" is when a speaker disappears so that sound is non-directional and more akin to a soft focus. I find this more achievable by 2 way speakers than 3 ways. | |
| Dealer Behavior Toys from the Attic in White Plains, NY was the place I used to frequent when the audio bug first bit me. I was able to audition a lot of equipment at home just by giving them my credit card ... if I wanted to buy it, they put the charge through; ... | |
| What are the speakers you very rarely find in the Used market(Audiogon or Anywhere)? I have seen recently only one pair of Pulsars up on the 'Gon. I have not seen too many of them for sale here or elsewhere. I could be wrong, but that is my experience. | |
| What are the speakers you very rarely find in the Used market(Audiogon or Anywhere)? Any model from Joseph Audio ... people tend to keep ’em. | |
| What decibel level do you listen at? Generally, around 65dB ... small room, and it's plenty loud. | |
| Bit the Bullet ... Don Sachs Model 2 Preamp Yes ... it is extremely quiet. | |
| To Sell or Keep? At some point, I may consider a second system and can fit the BAT into that one. Also, I want to spend a good deal of time with the DS to ensure that I'm not listening currently with rose colored ears. | |
| Bit the Bullet ... Don Sachs Model 2 Preamp I took delivery of the DS yesterday. Initial impressions ... more height and width to soundstage, more air around instruments and voices, lots of micro- detail, and more b@lls to my system. No doubt, the "b@lls" part (in terms of slam and impact) ... | |
| To Sell or Keep? I took delivery of the DS yesterday. Initial impressions ... more height and width to soundstage, more air around instruments and voices, lots of micro- detail, and more b@lls to my system. No doubt, the "b@lls" part (in terms of slam and impact) ... | |
| Chinese fake cables How fake, how good? @mazian ... I was not moralizing, at least I didn’t intend to do so. I was simply implying that there are degrees of quality (albeit poor quality), even in cheap knockoffs. | |
| Chinese fake cables How fake, how good? You probably got lucky and bought the premium faux cables ... you know, the ones made by little kids paid at $0.03 per day rather than the crappy fake cables made by kids paid at $0.01 per day. | |
| A tubed integrated amp for Joseph Audio Pulsars? As a fellow Pulsar owner, I would recommend sticking with SS for power. Although Jeff Joseph told me that a tube amp with at least 60 wpc would work, I have reservations about the efficacy of tube power given the 83dB sensitivity of the Pulsars. A... |