Conrad-Johnson PF-R Preamp Review Summary?


Can someone please summarize the Stereophile review for the CJ PF-R Preamp?

Stereophile Magazine October 1996: Conrad-Johnson PF-R Review page.247. I do not have this Stereophile issue. Thanks!
abecollins

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In my opinion, the "affordable" PV series of tube preamps from CJ have a wonderful midrange but they seem to roll-off the highs and lack the solid bass that I enjoy. I haven't tried a "Premier class" CJ preamp due to price. I'm curious to learn what the solid-state PF-R might sound like if anyone cares to describe it for me. Thanks!
Thanks everyone for your input! And a special thanks to a member named "Alex" who sent me the entire article via fax. I thought I remember the CJ PF-R being a highly regarded preamp by their owners as well as by the press. I was looking for some reassurance that it wasn't a bomb. As you know, its no longer made and I bet many people aren't even aware of this unit. I bought one just today on Audiogon and hope to receive it late next week.

I'm hoping it's just a wee bit sweet or warm in the mids without rolling off the highs and lows. I have used the ARC LS16 tube preamp, Adcom GFP-750, various Classe, CJ PV14L, CJ PV12L, and at the moment a McCormack TLC-1 passive/buffered preamp which isn't bad at all but of course its not "sweet" but its not offensive either. I'm really looking forward to playing with the CJ PF-R. Thanks again everyone!