New Speakers ... Can't Stop "Listening"


I’ve had my new JA Pulsars for about a month now, and something really strange has happened ... I’m actually interested in "listening" to the music. With my old B&Ws, I’d put on the system and read or surf the internet; being "involved" with the music typically was not something I had experienced. Now, reading a magazine or surfing the ’net is virtually impossible. It's almost as if I'm compelled to pay attention. I never knew I could be so engaged by my system. Other than greater detail, what am I hearing now that I hadn’t heard before? Has anyone had a similar experience?
rlb61

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firstly,those Pulsars sure get lots of praise. I emailed with Jeff Joseph
about auditioning a pair at his headquarters on Long Island,as I live here as well,but had to let the idea go because I just couldn't afford them. I subsequently home auditioned a pair of Harbeth P3s but decided to keep my speakers ...B&W 303s... That lead to a somewhat all over the map window shopping thread reading frenzy
since I had the 2 grand from the Harbeths burning a hole in my hand
so ended up somehow,and as a bit of a surprise to me, buying two sets of Nordost Heimdall interconnects instead for about $300 each, and they turned out 
to be a revelation,perhaps on a par with your Pulsar experience.
The Heimdalls were my first foray into " high-end " interconnects,replacing old Monsters that I had for years. The difference was astounding,and they have become at least for now the missing link,by default as it were, in my system of Eastern Electric cdp, Modwright 9.0 pre amp. McCormack DNA 1 amp,and the B&Ws.....with Signal Cable speaker cables. I feel my system,my stereo as I call it, has reached a good solid place,and I now listen
much more,even later at night at lower levels. Now,that being said,I still look at classifieds on all the sites,and would still like to check out various speakers of interest,including the Pulsars......and I've also through first hand experience concluded that at least as speakers go there's no substitute for in home audition,which I understand isn't
always possible, but for me I probably would have bought the Harbeths after listening at the dealers if I hadn't been able to compare them to my speakers. So apologies for the rambling....just so impressed and surprised at what an impact the Heimdalls had for
me .......  good luck with your Joseph Pulsars.