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Which Conrad Johnson pre is a step-up from PFR?

Hi
Recently for some unknown reason i sold my beloved PFR preamp and after numerous preamp changes realized that i cannot recapture the magic i once had in my system when it was in it.My question is:which other CJ preamp has the same kind of sound (golden glow sound,big presence in the midrange,wide soundstage)?To be precise i am looking at the Premier line but not with the "new school"ultra transparent sound that CJ switched to around 2000-2001.I know that Premier 15 is very good but i already own CJ EV-1 phono stage so it kinda defeats the purpose.Would Premier 14 or 16 be a substantial step-up from PFR?Thank You all for your advices.
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kw6
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Hi,

I owned the PV-10AL but haven't heard the other c-j pre-amps mentioned, but I can tell you that the 17LS Series 2 makes music in my system. Great tone, soundstaging, inner detail, natural dynamics and most importantly conveys the essence (continuousness) of music!

Good Luck!
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