Innuous Pulse vs Pulsar


Has anyone had the opportunity to A/B these? I own the Pulse and wonder whether the Pulsar is worth the upgrade and associated costs. Thanks!

jeffreyw

@sdl4 I saw the same thing that’s why I was very surprised to hear, from dealers yet, that the Stream1 with LPS1 sounded better than a Pulsar.  I also own a Pulsar which I am extremely happy with.  I have mine with the PhoenixNet which took it up another notch.  What Healy reports makes more sense but the proof is in the hearing I guess.

@marco1  Yes, the proof is in the hearing, but it's not too surprising that a dealer might have a tendency to play up the sound and/or features of a new model over those of a discontinued model. I've also seen a tendency of some listeners to be more impressed by exaggerated detail than tonal body in a piece of gear (or the reverse preference for richness over detail). I know I've read rave reviews for products that don't have a natural, realistic balance in sound quality when I get a chance to hear them in my home system.

@grannyring The Pulsar is a significant step up from the Zenith 3 sonically.

Thanks for the tip