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Sat Dec 03, 2022 12:59 pm
Forum: Amplifiers
Topic: Conrad Johnson Premier 140 Vs Conrad Johnson Premier twelve
Replies: 59
Views: 8618

Re: Conrad Johnson Premier 140 Vs Conrad Johnson Premier twelve

That's an incredibly complicated setup. If all those tweaks make it sound better, then at the end of the day, that is what is important. But I will say that I think what sounds best is going to come down to experimentation. There are just to many variables to account for to make accurate predictions...
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Sat Dec 03, 2022 9:06 am
Forum: Amplifiers
Topic: Conrad Johnson Premier 140 Vs Conrad Johnson Premier twelve
Replies: 59
Views: 8618

Re: Conrad Johnson Premier 140 Vs Conrad Johnson Premier twelve

Gregorioo, If you really want to see what the full potential of the Premier 140 is going to be, I would use it alone to drive the speakers as roberto is suggesting. I'm not sure of what the advantage is of biamping your system unless you really feel you don't have enough power and your experiencing ...
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Fri Dec 02, 2022 5:28 am
Forum: Classifieds and Wanted
Topic: Not CJ, but not common either
Replies: 2
Views: 381

Re: Not CJ, but not common either

Wow, that's a monster of an amp. The cost of retubing it as much as many high end amps cost alone.
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Thu Dec 01, 2022 7:52 pm
Forum: General Audio and Video Discussion
Topic: Christine McVie passed today
Replies: 4
Views: 1382

Re: Christine McVie passed today

Yeah, I heard about this as well. Very sad. RIP.
by admin
Wed Nov 30, 2022 11:24 am
Forum: Non-CJ Products-Audio
Topic: dCS Ring DAC and related digital gear
Replies: 72
Views: 18444

Re: dCS Ring DAC and related digital gear

I agree. The 150B is an amazing unit that does tons of stuff,... but most of which you will not utilize on a regular basis.
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Wed Nov 30, 2022 8:06 am
Forum: Non-CJ Products-Audio
Topic: dCS Ring DAC and related digital gear
Replies: 72
Views: 18444

Re: dCS Ring DAC and related digital gear

I read the first review before. The 2nd was new. It's definitely and interesting unit. I liked the pictures in the 2nd review, especially with the Rose's screen being an old style tuner. This thing even plays radio,... it truly does a lot of stuff, perhaps more than any streamer I have seen. Still, ...
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Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:54 am
Forum: Non-CJ Products-Audio
Topic: Roon
Replies: 56
Views: 3981

Re: Roon

AJ, I think you are a little. Also, I think you may be approaching digital in the wrong way. You have built a top of the line system for you analog playback. Really some of the best gear available (and with the new Wilson's arriving shortly, even better). But keep in mind that you did not start your...
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Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:09 pm
Forum: General Audio and Video Discussion
Topic: Andreas Vollenweider
Replies: 2
Views: 1218

Re: Andreas Vollenweider

Just listened to the White Winds album. This is some really great stuff. I have to sample more of his catalog.
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Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:07 pm
Forum: Non-CJ Products-Audio
Topic: Roon
Replies: 56
Views: 3981

Re: Roon

And that’s the part that’s so confusing. If all the services are sonically flawed in some way, then the attraction must be due to the issues like catelog size, search and suggest software etc. Is that a naive or jaded view? I don't think this statement is necessarily true. Whether vinyl, CD, or str...
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Tue Nov 29, 2022 5:34 pm
Forum: Non-CJ Products-Audio
Topic: Roon
Replies: 56
Views: 3981

Re: Roon

I dunno … it looks like an expensive and steep learning curve for someone with high expectations. I suppose like all other things in our hobby. But I still subscribe to the concept that you don't have to necessarily jump into 5 figure gear to get great digital audio. I think the only component that...
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Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:12 pm
Forum: Non-CJ Products-Audio
Topic: Roon
Replies: 56
Views: 3981

Re: Roon

I don't use Roon personally but a lot of people in the audiophile community do. I don't think it is a question of whether Roon is "good or bad", but rather do you need the functionality of what Roon offers. It's basically a front end to playing music from multiple sources and offers a lot ...
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Tue Nov 29, 2022 3:01 pm
Forum: Preamps
Topic: Problem with my PV10B
Replies: 3
Views: 167

Re: Problem with my PV10B

We do have the PV10 schematics in our database so that may help identifying a signal path specifically to look at.
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Tue Nov 29, 2022 1:28 pm
Forum: Preamps
Topic: Problem with my PV10B
Replies: 3
Views: 167

Re: Problem with my PV10B

First, welcome to CJO. Great to have you with us. Sorry you are having an issue with your PV10B. It must be doubly frustrating that you were hoping to get better sound out of new tubes only to have disaster strike. It sounds like you did a pretty good job with making sure the tube socket is not the ...
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Tue Nov 29, 2022 1:20 pm
Forum: Classifieds and Wanted
Topic: WTB: PV15 with Phono
Replies: 8
Views: 668

Re: WTB: PV15 with Phono

mstrshikadance wrote: Mon Nov 28, 2022 11:40 pm That was fast. Managed to find a PV15 today. No phono, as you mentioned above. However, i can solve that another way.

Thanks!
Cool. Let us know what you think of the PV15 when you have it all set up.
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Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:15 pm
Forum: Non-CJ Products-Audio
Topic: A new ribbon design... looks like a refurbed Apogee
Replies: 20
Views: 575

Re: A new ribbon design... looks like a refurbed Apogee

Very interesting speaker design. As planar speaker user these models always intrigue me. I guess the question becomes, what do these offer that the top end martin logan or magnepan don't? There is a big jump in price going from low 5 figures to 6 figures. I would definitely love to get some listenin...
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Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:09 pm
Forum: Member Presentation Thread
Topic: First tubes first CJ component
Replies: 2
Views: 1292

Re: First tubes first CJ component

Welcome to CJO, great to have you with us.

Congrats on the PV10A. It's a great unit and a good starter into tube gear.

Enjoy the tunes!
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Sun Nov 27, 2022 5:01 pm
Forum: Amplifiers
Topic: Conrad Johnson Premier 140 Vs Conrad Johnson Premier twelve
Replies: 59
Views: 8618

Re: Conrad Johnson Premier 140 Vs Conrad Johnson Premier twelve

I think CJ caps are proprietary so you can't buy them from anywhere else (to my knowledge).

You can try with alternative caps. Everybody has their favorites. I've used Solen before and they make good caps.
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Sun Nov 27, 2022 12:40 pm
Forum: Amplifiers
Topic: Re-capping a Sonographe SA400
Replies: 7
Views: 406

Re: Re-capping a Sonographe SA400

I just picked up a slightly beat up SA400. I plan on re-capping it myself (first time project), powder coating the case, and hopefully figuring out what to do with the faceplate. I got it for a steal and it supposedly sounds perfect despite the body damage. He says it was never dropped, just other ...
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Sat Nov 26, 2022 12:14 pm
Forum: Amplifiers
Topic: Premier 140 and MV60- Respect?
Replies: 37
Views: 3492

Re: Premier 140 and MV60- Respect?

Thanks for the link. He seems to give a very positive review. Maybe this is another area where China has improved quality?
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Sat Nov 26, 2022 10:23 am
Forum: Amplifiers
Topic: Premier 140 and MV60- Respect?
Replies: 37
Views: 3492

Re: Premier 140 and MV60- Respect?

Hola chicos, I did a little Goggle search and found this Shunguan KT-120. Stereotimes says this:The Shuguang Treasure KT-120 tube, the subject of this review, has some distinguishing features that include the internal carbon polymer compound coating, gold plated pins, Super Alloy, and Teflon insula...