@rwwear Thank you very much for posting this! I, too, owned an Audionics CC-2 and the BT-2 preamplifier that I enjoyed for more than twenty years before the CC-2 died one day in a spark and puff of smoke when I turned it on. Even though I lived in a high-tech town at the time (Ann Arbor, MI) there was no one who could bring it back to life.
Your post inspired my recollection of more treasured memories from my early audio days. Audionics first came to my attention in a review of the CC-2 published in Volume 1, Number 5 of The Audio Critic, a very influential (and controversial) journal during its day. There still has never been another like it. For any who might be interested the entire library of TAC may be downloaded free at: Downloads (biline.ca)
The Audio Critic remains a worthy read, entertaining and highly educational with some of the first published writings on issues that continue to rage today.
Objectivists vs Subjectivists anyone? Measurements? Questionable and highly suspicious commercial media reviews? Start here. Also, uniquely valuable are the many letters and interviews from and with some of the founding technologists in this field, some of the true OGs!
Thank you again!