ARC amplifier with Conrad Johnson Preamp

Hello guys

Finally I’m starting to rebuild my audio again.

I sold all my gear few years ago and just kept my ARC ref75se power.
now I’m looking for shelf speakers and preamp

I have found Conrad Johnson Premier 14 at a decent price ..

Have anyone here ever experienced ARC with CJ

its always the fight between the two I wonder how they do together ?

thank you!

honeybadgertube12-21-2023 9:58pm

cellorover Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 417 posts 12-22-2023 at 01:22am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The CJ Premier 14 is a sleeper and will out perform many new preamps in the sub$7500 space. The board floats and has 4 screws that hold it place for shipping. Very musical and detailed. Very easy to just sit back and listened to. I liked it better than my ET 5 and used it for many years. The Premier 17 is a good second choice. However the Premier 14 uses 6GK5 tubes, which are hard to find. Upscale Audio has a stock of NOS so does one dealer in the UK. Call Upscale to make sure that you can get a back up supply of the tubes. It is easy on tubes but NOS can get noisy.
cellorover Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 417 posts 12-22-2023 at 12:50pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Using the Cardas adaptors will not do anything to the sound. You can always change amps in the future. But the second part of your post has not been answered. By shelf speakers, I assume you mean monitors. What is your budget and music preference?
cellorover Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 417 posts 12-22-2023 at 02:49pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The CJ will be more open and cleaner than the BAT. Cannot comment on the ARC.