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by tubegroover
Fri Jul 21, 2017 1:26 am
Forum: Preamps
Topic: Conrad Johnson PV8-Preamp
Replies: 10
Views: 15554

Re: Conrad Johnson PV8-Preamp

You can't imagine the degree of improvement that can be realized by upgrading your PV8. Bill Thalmann upgraded my PV9A 2 years ago, I am amazed everyday, truly stunning performance in all parameters mimicking live music on the best recordings. Jazz, rock, classical/orchestral, choral, this pre is no...
by tubegroover
Tue Jan 12, 2016 12:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion - CJ related topics
Topic: cj cap upgrade
Replies: 10
Views: 3987

Re: cj cap upgrade

I REALLY hear you RJ. I have long ago given up on trying to achieve live, it only exists in the concert hall although I have heard some quite impressive systems (an IRS V set-up comes first to mind) get close on CERTAIN recordings and music but as you note there is that divide that can't be bridged....
by tubegroover
Mon Jan 11, 2016 12:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion - CJ related topics
Topic: cj cap upgrade
Replies: 10
Views: 3987

Re: cj cap upgrade

Thank you RJ for your detailed and thoughtful comparisons to these various CJ pre-amps. Since being recently introduced to CJ after a long hiatus I am now back to the music. I have been very curious how my extensively upgraded PV9a might stack up against some of these later CJ preamps. The upgrades ...
by tubegroover
Tue Dec 15, 2015 11:22 am
Forum: General Discussion - CJ related topics
Topic: What brought you to own Conrad Johnson gear ? ...
Replies: 20
Views: 5321

Re: What brought you to own Conrad Johnson gear ? ...

I have been listening to the upgraded PV9a for about 2 months now. I would just like to acknowledge publicly how thrilled I am with the work that Bill Thalmann of Music Technology did. The improvements are well beyond my expectations. I should say "mission accomplished and then some"! I ha...
by tubegroover
Tue Dec 15, 2015 10:29 am
Forum: General Discussion - CJ related topics
Topic: Where do you buy your tubes? From Conrad Johnson or ....
Replies: 22
Views: 7451

Re: Where do you buy your tubes? From Conrad Johnson or ....

Having used tube gear exclusively for the past 25 years and having purchased from virtually all the known tube vendors and other sources I agree with good dog Jacko, Andy Bowman and Vintage Tube Services is the best in the business for both testing and his overall knowledge with fair pricing. You ju...
by tubegroover
Thu Nov 12, 2015 1:56 am
Forum: General Discussion - CJ related topics
Topic: tube upgrades for CJ PV 10?
Replies: 10
Views: 10948

Re: tube upgrades for CJ PV 10?

I purchase all my tubes from Andy Bowman of Vintage Tube Services. He's very knowledgeable and you will get quality tubes at a fair price. He'll also go through the different manufacturers' to help you find exactly the sonic signature you're looking for. Good luck! vintagetubeservices.com/ (616) 454...
by tubegroover
Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion - CJ related topics
Topic: What brought you to own Conrad Johnson gear ? ...
Replies: 20
Views: 5321

Re: What brought you to own Conrad Johnson gear ? ...

Well MLAS I am quite familiar with both the the ones you mention. I owned an SL1 for several years, very nice indeed but certainly much different presentation than the CJ signature sound. I have a good friend that owned an ARC SP-10 Mk 2 as well that I am intimately familiar with in both his system ...
by tubegroover
Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:08 am
Forum: General Discussion - CJ related topics
Topic: What brought you to own Conrad Johnson gear ? ...
Replies: 20
Views: 5321

Re: What brought you to own Conrad Johnson gear ? ...

New to the forum but not to Conrad Johnson. My very first pre-amp after discovering "hi-end" audio in the mid 80's was a used CJ PV7. It along with a Threshold S200 amplifier were my very first of a long line of components. I previously had been listening to receivers, including Yamaha and...