CAT Ultimate VS Conrad Johnson Art/CJ 16


Has somebody ever owned CAT Ultimate, Conrad Johnson Art/CJ premier 16 ???
If yes what are the differences in sound ?
Is the CJ more romantic compare to CAT ??
Thanks
rademaker

Showing 1 response by rayhall

C'mon you guys! You can understand if you try! He likes the CAT, but he thinks you need to set it up properly and/or mate it well with other equipment. If you do that it will really sing. The Conrad Johnson preamps in general: he doesn't exactly understand what style of sound it is trying to achieve. The Premier 16 is either an old unit or embraces an old style of sound which, while that sound had its heyday, is probably not going to work today. He has never A/B'ed the two units side-by-side.