Aerial Acoustics vs. Joseph Audio

I have only heard the Joseph Perspectives on
YouTube where their [sic] is about half a dozen videos Jeff taped at the
shows including RMAF and Axpona. Jeff did a good job recording and the
speakers sound very good through my digital headphones

Is it April 1 already?

And then your brilliant analysis of value based on weight and size. Oh
wait, aren't you the guy who maintained that the better artist is the one
who sells more records?

"Aren't you the guy who maintained that the better artist is the one who sells more records?"...Nope..not me..
Richard Nixon made that statement at a Love Fest he attended in Central Park in August, 1971. He was a hard core Audiophile
who loved Crosby, Stills and Nash...

Fairly different presentations, though I like and respect both brands.

Joseph Audio speakers tend to be more liquid and relaxed, whereas Aerial Acoustics are more forward sounding. I wouldn't characterize things in strictly yin/yang terms, but which you prefer obviously depends on your tastes and needs.

Not sure it factors into things, but Aerials tend to present a fairly demanding load to their partnering amplifier.

Tricky Dick could play the hell out of a piano, too!

I have heard Ariel 7T driven by Karan amps. IMHO, they are very high value for money speakers. They neither do anything offensive sonically, nor are they at the top of the speakers pyramid. I will give them a 8.5/10 for cost/performance ratio.

The letdown on the Ariel is ths quality lapse on the finishing of the cabinets which are made in China. Some tiny nooks and crannies were not sprayed on properly because it is assumed that no one will see it, but I did.

I believe the Jospehs are better finished with costlier materials, or at least they seem so. But I have not had a long audition with Joseph lower range speakers before. I do like the Pearl 2 tho...