Thanks for sharing your time with the JC 2. Nice to hear it improved your system. Your experience is simular to other listeners who were thrilled the JC2's explosive dynamics, great bottom end and sound staging, everyone seems to agree on these strengths. The Stereophile review mentioned several times to be sure to match it up with a warm sounding amp, this creates doubt that it may lean out music.
My concern falls on the JC2’s ability to retain the musically & bloom of my source. Good solid state preamps can have plenty of harmonics and bloom, but none of what I’ve read on the JC 2 covered these specific topics. One of the best tests for any new component’s musicality is how painful it is to remove it from your system. It sounded great in your system so there must have been a bit of pain.
Thanks
My concern falls on the JC2’s ability to retain the musically & bloom of my source. Good solid state preamps can have plenty of harmonics and bloom, but none of what I’ve read on the JC 2 covered these specific topics. One of the best tests for any new component’s musicality is how painful it is to remove it from your system. It sounded great in your system so there must have been a bit of pain.
Thanks