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What's a great SS amp to pair with the CJ CT-5?
Your Welcome Good Luck .... Reno Hi Fi gives you a trial period. You pay is shipping to and fro if you send it back. 
What's a great SS amp to pair with the CJ CT-5?
I understand concerning the mono-blocs as they can be rather large. I would look into the x250.5 or .8 as a minimum given your speakers impedance and sensitivity specs. 
What's a great SS amp to pair with the CJ CT-5?
Pass Labs 
$8000 budget on Pre-amp
Why not Pass XP 20? 
Tube amp power watts equivalent to Solid State?
An article from Stereophile from some years ago.http://www.stereophile.com/reference/357/ 
Pass XA 30.5 with Revel F 208 ?
You might want to consider Focal they are very good with the pass xa series of amps and are 90db + efficiency with 4 to 8 ohm nominal impedance depending on model. 
Cary SLI-80 capacitor problem questions
I had a similar issue and sent the unit back to Cary only to find out that it was a blown capacitor along with a diode. I sent the tubes along with the unit no need to buy new tubes and Cary checked the tubes and confirmed they were fine. My point... 
KT 150 FOR CJ MV60SE
Yes I would very definetely seek out cj's advise. They are usually very quick to respond ...... 
Conrad Johnson Tube Amp For CJ Premier 17ls
JoeHow does the ca200 compare to the 140/17 combo?Thanks 
Restore Thorens TD 165 or buy a VPI Traveller?
I would go here! http://vinylnirvana.com/ 
which tube preamp
Audio Research or conrad johnson. 
Help me choose a Conrad Johnson pre-power
JohnYes it was and it was a capacitor and a diode that failed twice within a short period of time (94 days). And for some reason the fuse didn't blow the second time it failed and caused the power tube to light off.The Allinic Amp looks good and I... 
Help me choose a Conrad Johnson pre-power
Hi JohnThanksI hear you ! I love the look and sound of a tube amp and have considered going that route; but my wife would not be happy. She saw first hand what happens when a power tube lets go as it happened right in front of us. It was a good th... 
Help me choose a Conrad Johnson pre-power
I have a Pass XP-20 and I am looking at the Pass XA Series. I am going with ss as I had a couple of scary incidences with a couple of power tubes (not cj). I would like to make an integrated work simply because of the smaller foot print. The VAC u... 
Help me choose a Conrad Johnson pre-power
Don't feel bad I only know this because I was interested in the unit to replace my Cary SLI-80F1 until I found out the price. I then decided to go back to separates.