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My current speakers are B&W 803 Nautilus, from the last century. I have a somewhat demanding room - I have tried Maggie 3.7i's, which worked great for me in another environment but were overly massive in this one, which is a narrow and deep space. The speakers are on the narrow axis. I then when to KEF LS50's, which I love in a smaller space, but the didn't really project out in this one. I sold the Maggies and I have the KEFs in my office, where they are perfect.
Speakers, to my mind, are a component with wide variations and also very dependent upon individual tastes, so I think extended audition is very important, not an easy thing to do with the way dealers operate these days, at least around here in the SF Bay Area, and now just about impossible.
I think something of the size of the B&Ws is about the right form factor. I have heard Joseph Audio speakers twice at shows (there is no local dealer, but there is a rep) - the first time was in a small room with the Pulsars, and Jeff Joseph himself at the wheel. Nice guy. The second time was in a larger room with Zesto gear driving the Perspective 2 Graphenes. I spent more time in that room than anywhere else and was really impressed (as I was with the Pulsars), and wanted to see if there were any long-time owners who could comment. I do worry that the 36" height might be a tad short for projection into the room. The SabrinaX, another one I might consider, is a full 6" taller. (I had a 3 hour audition of the predecessor Sabrina once, and loved them as well).
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I had the original perspectives, and I had Joseph Audio upgrade them to the Graphene II's last summer, which works because the outer cabinet hasn't changed. I thought the originals were great, but I like the Graphene II's even better. They have the same balance top to bottom, but seem a little more forward. I'm using a 50-watt tube amp (ARC VSi-60) and it's a great match.
That's awesome. Do you mind sharing a bit more about your room and the rest of your system?
Thanks
Tom
Speakers are on the long wall of a fairly large LR/DR L-shaped room, with a cathedral ceiling. I listen from the inside corner of the ell about 12 feet from the speakers. The sound is clear at low volume but also fills the space if I crank it.
Digital front end is an Aurender N100H and Border Patrol DAC se. Analog is a VPI Aries 3 and a Sun Valley EQ1616D phono stage I built last spring.
Thanks!
And some characteristics of Joseph Audio speakers are common to the whole line or, at a minimum, between the Pulsar and Perspective.
One is the 'infinite slope x-over', which seems to make speaker location within room in relationship to listener far less critical, at least IMNSHO.
So if you like to listen to music without sitting squarely in the 'sweet spot', 'infinite slope' may be the reason anywhere in the room sounds good. My experience at both audio shows and my experience with the Pulsar at home.
Secondly, relatively flat impedance (no dips below 6 Ohms) goes far with what is otherwise a fairly inefficient (83-84 dB, no manufacturer spec. is given?) design. Seems to help with decent tube amps with some power and SS amps of lower power and without global feedback (AYRE in my case).
But Joe wants his money, so don't look for a big discount when buying direct in areas of the country where he doesn't have a dealer.
If I had it to do over I'd buy used. Right after I purchased Pulsars at list (free shipping and no tax) Joe introduced the Graphenes. I could have saved nearly half on a pair of used Pulsars without the new driver shortly thereafter.
Still, a really good speaker that happens to meet my needs.
My bad.
And yes, I do know his name having first met him at HE2003? in San Francisco where he and Eva Anna Manley took best sound in show?
And many RMAFs thereafter.
Anyway, that's how I recall it.
Jeff and EveAnna are good at what they do and good folks, too.
I recently went to a dealer's showroom here in Brussels to have a demo of some Pylon amber MKII. I found those rather disappointing; but as I was explaining to the guy why I love big, high sensitivity speakers, he said "small speakers can sound big" and gave me a demo of the Perspective 2 Graphene.
The sound was phenomenal, driven by a huge TheGryphon amp, soundstage was the deepest I have EVER heard in 25 years being in this hobby, speed, texture, everything was there, Extremely impressive.
However, I did hear what sounded like the woofers bottoming out, on some loud (but not extremely loud!) bass impulses, in that relatively big room. A 5inch driver stays a 5inch driver, you can't have it all. Depending on your listening adits and room size, it may or may not be an issue.
Very thoughtful responses, thanks I appreciate it.
Ivan303 - I think I would probably phrase Jeff Joseph's pricing policies differently - he has chosen not to undersell his dealer network by having a lower direct price. Think about this - if you are a dealer, do you want the manufacuturer to offer a lower price than what you need to sell it for? No, you don't, of course. And, if you are a manufacturer, don't you want to support your dealer network by ensuring that you are not undercutting them on the price? As a manufacturer, you do expect certain things of your dealers - they have to buy units, be trained, understand how to demo them, etc - you don't want them feeling undermined.
Manufacturers really have two options - go completely direct, as some have, or establish a dealer network. If you establish a dealer network, you have to support them and even market to them, and you don't want to undercut their pricing.
Sadly, we don't have a local dealer for Joseph Audio here in the SF Bay Area, although there is a representative.
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