Teflon Cap upgrade or new set of NOS tubes for conrad johnson PV12A Preamp?


Unit sounds good now but was wondering -- of these two choices what will sound better?? For CJ PV12A  to have CJ install new Teflon CAPS or replace all stock tubes with NOS high end?
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Showing 1 response by oddiofyl

I have a humble c-j Classic 2SE with the teflon caps....   it is such a great sounding pre.  It was a $500 premium over the base Classic but well worth it.  I auditioned it against a base  ET3 in what had to be a $50k system and liked the Classic 2SE better. 

If you really like it, why not do the caps ?   It's a great preamp that is worth the upgrade.  Outfit it with the best new production tubes , or NOS if you have a reliable source like Brent Jessee or Jim McShane and have the $$$ .    The teflon upgrade isn't cheap , but it's a fraction of a new preamp.