GAT versus ET-5 Conrad Johnson preamps

I own an ET-5 Conrad Johnson preamp for 7 years now, and I love it! I wonder if a GAT CJ preamp would be much better. Has anyone compared ET-5 and GAT preamps?

portoalegre02-12-2021 12:12am

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portoalegre OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 21 posts 09-18-2024 at 07:30pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sorry emergingsoul, just saw you question now ... No, I decided to stay with the ET-5
emergingsoul Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,132 posts 05-14-2022 at 12:01am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Did you end up with the gat?
portoalegre OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 21 posts 02-12-2021 at 09:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks jjss49!
jjss49 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,612 posts 02-12-2021 at 05:57am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete GAT has more transparency and impact, sharper cleaner transients and digs deeper in the bass, ET5 more romantic in comparison (ET5 is not romantic in an absolute sense, certainly among top tier tube linestages, but relative to the GAT it is)

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