I have the original Blue Heron's with the piezoelectric tweeters and use a pair of Conrad Johnson Premier 12 monoblocks (140 watts each) and a CJ CT5 pre. I did he Teflon capacitor upgrade on the Premier 12's.
The dealer used CJ, so I figured that would be a good match. At first I had a CJ MV55 (45 watts/channel) but that wasn't nearly enough IMO to drive the Meadowlarks.
I think the pairing is very good. Plenty of detail, nice tonal quality and good bass slam when needed. The imaging is great - the speakers just disappear. The time and phase alignment of these speakers is amazing.
The thing about this combination with CJ (and maybe other amps -don't know) is how revealing it is. Whenever I upgrade anything in the system, I'll hear a clear difference. Just when I think I've gotten everything out of these speakers, I'll upgrade a power cord, an RCA or a source component and the sounds just keeps getting better.
The dealer used CJ, so I figured that would be a good match. At first I had a CJ MV55 (45 watts/channel) but that wasn't nearly enough IMO to drive the Meadowlarks.
I think the pairing is very good. Plenty of detail, nice tonal quality and good bass slam when needed. The imaging is great - the speakers just disappear. The time and phase alignment of these speakers is amazing.
The thing about this combination with CJ (and maybe other amps -don't know) is how revealing it is. Whenever I upgrade anything in the system, I'll hear a clear difference. Just when I think I've gotten everything out of these speakers, I'll upgrade a power cord, an RCA or a source component and the sounds just keeps getting better.