joe_appierto
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| Conrad Johnson PV10A Mods/upgrades Lloydelee21,I would hope that at $20k, there isn't anything that could or should be done to the GAT. :)Joethekid72,Years ago I had Bill Thalmann convert my PV-10AL to a 10A by adding the phonostage to the unit. He also upgraded the capacitors and ... | |
| KT-120s in a c-j Premier 11A Hi Jedinite24,I had them in the 11A and they were never an issue. I did eventually get a hold of c-j customer service and was told it was okay to use them. Although they run at a higher heater current (1.8 amps) than most current production tubes,... | |
| Replacing 6550s with KT 88s Let me start by saying that the SED =C= are very good tubes and were most likely the ones used by c-j to voice your LP 70S.c-j is currently using the New Sensor Tung-Sol KT120 in their current production amps and the LP 70S should be able to accom... | |
| KT-120s in a c-j Premier 11A I agree regarding the Tung-Sol black plates. If I had to pick just one tube to live with from now on, that'd be it. The solid and three hole grey plates aren't too shabby either.I've never been lucky enough to hear the EAT KT-88s but their reputat... | |
| KT-120s in a c-j Premier 11A I went ahead and tried them in the 11A. They've been running about 7 hours now without any issues so far. The transformer casing may be running slightly hotter than normal or it could be just my imagination. They sound pretty darn good: kind of a ... | |
| KT-120s in a c-j Premier 11A Xti16,Took your advice and called c-j and got Ed's voicemail in customer service. Left him a message about wanting to use the KT-120s in my 11A but haven't heard back from him yet. If I do, I'll post his response.Myles,I've used the KT-120s in my ... | |
| Amps and integrateds w/ similar sonic sig to MC275 Have you considered the Cayin Audio A-88T integrated amplifier? The reviews in Stereophile and The Abso!ute Sound were positive and it's been favorably compared to the MC275.Here's a link to further information:http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/16... | |
| CJ custs – please help me get rid of my headache It sounds like you've almost decided so I hope that this doesn't muddy the water for you. As Lissnr stated, as you move forward in time the c-j amps in my limited experience change somewhat in character. I own both the Premier 11A and the Premier ... | |
| Is CJ's T Cap upgrade for the P11A worthwhile? You have a very nice system as is. I own and am familiar with both the 11A and the 16LS2 although the Premier 11A is now in storage as I'm using a Premier 140. I guess the question comes down to economics and how satisfied or dissatisfied you are ... | |
| Speaker Cables for Quad ESL57 I agree that you should read the white paper and Roger Sanders thoughts on the needs of ESLs when it comes to cables. I have owned QUAD ESL-989 speakers for about 8 years and have used a wide range of speaker cables. Each have imparted a bit of th... | |
| Vintage MIT MI-330 "The arrowhead end of all interconnects should attach to the preamp (including the pair between the preamp and amp.) The directional arrows have nothing to do with "current flow", since in AC (like a music signal) the current flows back and forth ... | |
| shunyata python vx green or red connector Did you check their web site? This is from their Discontinued Products section on the red and green versions of the cable. AFAIK, they do not make a digital cable. PRODUCT HISTORYUsed Market Desk Reference-----------------------------------------... | |
| Full review of complete Ortofon 2M range available Alan, I just wanted to thank you for such an excellent, comprehensive review of these cartridges. For whatever reason you may have had as your original motivation in writing these reviews, you've performed a real service for potential buyers. I ow... | |
| Lamm 2L Reference vs CJ GAT Rhljazz states that "A deal breaker for me with the CJ, is all their preamps invert polarity."With all respect, could you please explain to me why this is an automatic deal breaker in considering conrad-johnson preamps when all that is needed is t... | |
| Tube Characterization: 6DJ8, 6922, 7308, CCa, etc I've found TFK 6DJ8s to be accurate, linear and true across the frequency range. Mullards are nice but a little warm to my ears in my system. It's not really what this tube sounds like versus that, it all depends, But if I were going to make gener... |