I was actually referring to replacing the Cary amp. I ended up buying the BAT Rex II. Should arrive later this week so will be putting the Cary up on Agon soon. I will try it with my slp-05. The CJ was sold but I was leaning to the BAT anyways. Limited reviews but I spoke to th staff at Balanced Audio and they said it should pair well with the slp-05. Technically, it seems incredible but I really like the 120s so I am hoping this will be a big upgrade. I bought a pair of Cullen cable xlr interconnects between the amp and preamp and have Hovland RCAs for the rest. Will use with a recntly purchased music hall mmf9.3 TT, EAR835 phono stage, and Schiit Yggy DAC. I also recently bought a Sonore Microrendu/sonic transporter housing Roon core for digital. Pretty amazing digital source.
BAT Rex II VS Conrad Johnson ARTSA
I'm trying to upgrade my system. Currently have Cary 120sMKII with Cary SLP-05 preamp. I see a BAT RexII and CJ ARTsa on Agon for about half retail. I want to spend around 10k so wanted opinions on these two or other tube amps I should be looking at in that price range for top quality used tube amp that would be clear upgrade to my Cary. Thanks