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cj Premier 11 capacitor upgrade

Looking at conrad johnson's website, I see that they're offering their C1 capacitor upgrade to several vintage amps/preamps including the Premier 11. These are their proprietary Teflon capacitors. I always thought that the Premier 11 was a very musical little amp and would welcome anyone who has either had or heard this upgrade to comment.
phaelon

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downunder
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I have recently had my prem 8a's upgraded with cj's teflon caps.

added transparency, a little quieter and overall a more sophisticated musical presentation

highly recommended.
downunder
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Hi Phaelon

No the teflon caps do not sound terrible on the amplifiers - they will get better but will sound pretty good off the bat. You get more body, flow and slightly better dynamics as the caps break in.

OTOH, the pre amp with teflon caps changes quite a bit over the break in.
downunder
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Hi Ddrave

In my experience you will not get much if any additional bass with the teflon caps, even after break in. The bass will breath better. - so the LP140's will have the advantage in ultimate bass impact.

But as you said, all other aspects of the sound change for the better.

Cap upgrade, expensive yes, but well worth it and much cheaper than LP140's or LP275's.
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