Conrad Johnson--does anyone use this brand anymore?


Does anyone have any opinions re Conrad Johnson Phono Pre amps?   
Versus other brands?

I currently have TEASE2---but need step up transformer for cartridge.

Thoughts---?

bluesnbike1954
Hey jafant,

Speakers are Wilson Yvette (a nice upgrade from Sasha 1), most cables are Wireworld silver over copper, a JA Audio f113 sub, Marantz SA7 S1 CD/SACD, Ayre QB9 DAC, Shunyata power conditioning, Magnum Dynalab Tuner, MacBook Pro running Tidal, Qobuz, Audrivana and Roon.  Happy Camper here.
Very nice gear- coppy777

I am fond of the Premier 350sa power amp. I know it gives hours of listening pleasure. Did you buy it new?

Happy Listening!
jafant... yes, everything was purchased new.  That was a while ago however and I still use it regularly.  It's very powerful.  BTW, for anybody who'd interested, the c-j LP140 monos came with 6550 power tubes.  After a few years and at the suggestion of Lew Johnson, I replaced them with KT120s.  Nice sounding and lots of headroom.  Those tubes are now about five years old.  I was talking with Jeff Fischel at c-j a few weeks ago and he recommended Gold Lion KT88s.  Just put a set of them in this week... a nice improvement, better mids and way more dynamic.  Very pleased.

LinnLingo... Mr. Johnson, Lew, heard of your earlier comment and wanted to make it clear that he is very much with us and doing just fine. In fact he is working harder and doing more daily to support the company since the sale to Jeff than he has in some time. He and Bill are both not 75 years old and really have deep concern for the future of conrad-johnson.  That business is their legacy and they both want and expect c-j to continue indefinitely into the future.  Their product quality and design philosophy have always reflected the long view.