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| Conrad Johnson Act 2 series 2 First Impressions You are welcome and thank You for the kind words . To hear this new gear from the company { and that includes the Premier 350 and Lp 140 monoblocs } is to crave it. Some lament the new direction as the bloomy midrange has been recessed somewhat fo... | |
| Conrad Johnson Act 2 series 2 First Impressions Conclusion. Nearly 300 hours of break in is now a reality. I got an e mail from a friend who is well respected in the industry that has been following the thread. He simply said " you really put it out there in the wind didn't you " ? I had no ear... | |
| Conrad Johnson Act 2 series 2 First Impressions It is upgradable , ask you dealer for information . | |
| Conrad Johnson Act 2 series 2 First Impressions Its 3 am . Last night I got 2.5 hours sleep. Something snapped last night and all hell broke loose. It was beyond the 100 hour mark that is so infamously etched in stone that CJ claims must be passed before even listening seriously. It was closer ... | |
| Conrad Johnson Act 2 series 2 First Impressions The CT 5 was close to the Act 2 in performance and the Act 2 series 2 was born from the lessons learned from the CT 5 from my understanding . | |
| Conrad Johnson Act 2 series 2 First Impressions Continuing : The system I am evaluating this component in is in my 2 channel as well as my theatre - mulltichannel systems. Aerial Acoustic 20 T and Nearfield Pipedream 21 systems respectively. Associated components are listed in my systems open ... | |
| Conrad Johnson Act 2 series 2 First Impressions Thanks guys but this is a very initial impression . I know from past experience that it dramatically improves once the teflon caps break in thus my truncated initial review. I will report on each 100 hours and a final analysis at or near 400 hours... | |
| Conrad Johnson Act 2 series 2 First Impressions No problem whatsoever Tvad. You are one of the most respected members of the entire audio community and I value your comments. I look forward to all of your posts when they pop up on the various forums. | |
| Conrad Johnson Act 2 series 2 First Impressions I also am a dealer for Critical Mass Isolation platforms as well. | |
| Conrad Johnson Act 2 series 2 First Impressions No , i am not a dealer. I have a company called Rainwater Audio . My lines are Apl Hi Fi , Elrod , Sound Application , Shatki and am in the process of picking up the Modwright 9.0 preamp. I know people that sell CJ gear but I am not a dealer. | |
| New Aerail 10T's Hi Jim . Congrats and welcome to the Aerial fan club. I have an Aerial multichannel music system with 20 ts and 10 ts in the rear . I had the 10 ts as mains for 5 years or so and loved every second . I just did a review of the 20 t in case you are... | |
| Review: Aerial 20 T .2 Speaker Hi Mitch , the company will make an announcement in the near future and possibly do something as soon as CES. I know they show at the Mirage Hotel in a beautiful , excellent sounding suite. Its a great chance to hear the 20 T , the System one and ... | |
| Point Source or Line Source? Well said Zaikesman . I have line source {Pipedream 21 } and have owned many point source speakers. Line source speakers are trickier to dial in imo but locked in the right position , are capable of realistic frequency response swings. You can sit... | |
| Review: Aerial 20 T .2 Speaker Hello Zaikesman , As per the review in Stereophile , reports by others and common observations regarding dispersion characteristics of the ribbon design of the 20 T , vertical off axis sonic characteristics change when you stand up. This is indige... | |
| What is the best redbook CD player for 6K to 8K? Hi Guido ,thank you for all of your suggestions and constructive criticisms. I value the opportunity to fine tune the Apl Hi Fi operation and I take all input seriously. |