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Comparing Ultraverve to CJ 16 or Supratek preamps

I have been a very happy owner of the Dehavilland Ultraverve for the last year but like most here I start thinking about some of the other preamps one reads about in the forums here. I don't feel it is lacking in any areas but still I wonder if there is even more magic to be had with something else (strangely I rarely see any Ultraverves for sale and that might mean something in itself).

One is the Conrad Johnson 16 LS (1 or 2 or even the 17) and the other the Supratek preamps. So if anyone has compared any of these two with the Ultraverve I would be interested to read your thoughts on them.

frankk

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jtimothya
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In general, the CJ pres are warm and lush sounding.

The ART and Premier 16LS broke that mold. In its day, the 16LS was considered a radical departure from the CJ house sound. While the last of the century tier 1 Premier models - and today's equivalents - remain on the yin side of imaginary neutral, its inaccurate to paint them with the same brush as decades old product (pre-1996). The CJ Premier 16, imo, was and remains best-of-breed at its price point.
 
Tim
 
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