i auditioned the pulsars recently with the new peachtree preamp and a pair of manley shrimp(s). they're very good--extremely fast, detailed and transparent. ruthlessly revealing--lousy recordings sound lousy. bass extension was not real deep (they don't sound like a bigger speaker) but threw a big soundstage. truth be told, however, i thought they were pricy for what they were (i think they're $7k)--the psb synchrony monitors i heard at the same dealer had many of the same qualities (and were somewhat more forgiving and less fatiguiung) for 1/3 the price. purely my opinion.
