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Pros/Cons of moving from CJ PV 10 to SS?

I currently have a CJ PV10 for my preamp. I’m considering replacing it with a solid state preamp around $2000. What are the pros and cons of such a move?

Reasons for the move:
The CJ doesn’t have much in the way of resolution.
I will get a high pitched whine after its been on for several hours. Its done this with all the tubes I’ve tried.

Current set up:

Rotel cd player with PS Audio Dac, w/level three Cullen mods.
Amp: Wyred ST 500 (Replaced aging PS Audio 240 watt mono blocks. The Wyred sounds better).
Speakers: Energy 22.3. This was one step down from the Veritas series. It’s a bit forward sounding. I expect to replace it with either Dynaudio Focus 22.3’s or Vandersteen 3A Signatures.

Music: Almost anything acoustic, 60’s rock.
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I own a Conrad-Johnson PV-11 that exhibited the ringing issue intermittently. The problem would temporarily go away if I turned the preamp off for a minute and turned it back on. The problem completely disappeared when I added a PS-Audio P-600 power conditioner to my system. Go figure.

Here is a link to an old thread that discusses ringing 12au7's in C-J preamps.

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1280076126&openfrom&1&4#1

I also use a SS McCormack MAP-1 preamp for home theater which is very nice. It is very clean, detailed, and quieter than the PV-11. If you are looking for that kind of sound take a look at McCormack. I still prefer the PV-11 for music though.
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