Opinion Conrad Johnson Solid state Amps

The Premier 11a is a tube amp and the MF2500 is solid state, so the one did not replace the other. Actually the 11a is newer. Anyway, the MF Solid State Amps are excellent in my opinion. Very musical and realistic. They do a great job with vocals. There is usually at least one for sale on Audiogon.

I see you asked about Motif also. My current system is a Motif Preamp and MF Power Amp

I owned a MF2300. It is a very powerful, load tolerant amp. The sound is smooth and lush without being syrupy. The pace of the amp was effortless, but just a tad slow. Overall, a wonderful amp.

Yes, the Conrad Johnson MF2500 was one of the most satisfying piece of equipments I had the pleasure of owning. The soft and mellow sound just melted my ears. It also tremendous amount of punch when called for.. I had it for about 1 1/2 years, then upgraded to Sonic Frontier Mono 3, because I got a couldn't resist deal. I love the Sonic Frontiers amp. Good luck.

the cj 2500 is great,buy the CJ PREMIER 5 monoblock and your done buying amps for a very longtime, PERIOD.