I started in the 90s with a CJ MV 55 stereo tube amp and when I needed beefier amplification for a wider range of speakers I auditioned everything under the sun - solid state and tubed. For me the CJ Premier 12 monoblocks came out on top. Just like Michael Fremers review said at the time they had an almost miraculous balance of qualities - that utterly intoxicating CJ midrange married to guts - an extended sparkling but not bright high end and low end with punch and pitch control of all manner of speakers. I still haven’t replaced them in 16 years and I would likely regret it if I did.
A few years ago I replaced my older locally built tube preamp with a CJ Premier 16LS2 and as you may imagine it’s a beautiful match - somehow this preamp does incredible transparency more akin to what I would hear when I used my DAC to bypass my previous preamp, directly into the monoblocks. Yet it has that glorious CJ glow, sparkle and liquidity that makes musical instruments come across as organic and unmechanical.
So, yes, some of us certainly are still using CJ gear :-)
A few years ago I replaced my older locally built tube preamp with a CJ Premier 16LS2 and as you may imagine it’s a beautiful match - somehow this preamp does incredible transparency more akin to what I would hear when I used my DAC to bypass my previous preamp, directly into the monoblocks. Yet it has that glorious CJ glow, sparkle and liquidity that makes musical instruments come across as organic and unmechanical.
So, yes, some of us certainly are still using CJ gear :-)