I had a PF2L as well. Liked it very much. I don’t see that model on c-j’s upgrade list, but it might be worth reaching out to them to check?
Conrad Johnson PF2-L to . . . what?
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With more time available, I've been experimenting with my hifi.
One of those experiments was a Conrad-Johnson PF2-L that I won on eBay. In many ways it is the polar opposite of most of the system I had when I bought it, and, as a result, there are things it does MUCH better than my regular preamp, which is an Exposure 3010S2. The C-J images and stages better, it sounds much airier, and *seems* to offer more extension in the bass and treble. On the other hand, the Exposure makes it sound confused - the Expo is much better at timing, rhythm, etc., in addition to sounding clearer (for lack of a better term) and more organized.
So the question: What would be a worthwhile jump up from the PF2-L? Something that would ideally meld the strengths of the two, ideally under about $3k. Would prefer to stay with SS.
Rest of the system is an Exposure 3010S2 CD player feeding a Naim nDAC/TeddyXPS, power amp is either a Belles 350A Ref or PS Audio M700s, speakers are Monitor Audio Gold GX300s.
Thanks for your thoughts!
With more time available, I've been experimenting with my hifi.
One of those experiments was a Conrad-Johnson PF2-L that I won on eBay. In many ways it is the polar opposite of most of the system I had when I bought it, and, as a result, there are things it does MUCH better than my regular preamp, which is an Exposure 3010S2. The C-J images and stages better, it sounds much airier, and *seems* to offer more extension in the bass and treble. On the other hand, the Exposure makes it sound confused - the Expo is much better at timing, rhythm, etc., in addition to sounding clearer (for lack of a better term) and more organized.
So the question: What would be a worthwhile jump up from the PF2-L? Something that would ideally meld the strengths of the two, ideally under about $3k. Would prefer to stay with SS.
Rest of the system is an Exposure 3010S2 CD player feeding a Naim nDAC/TeddyXPS, power amp is either a Belles 350A Ref or PS Audio M700s, speakers are Monitor Audio Gold GX300s.
Thanks for your thoughts!
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