Conrad Johnson--does anyone use this brand anymore?

linnlingo-

the ET-3SE is a very fine pre-amp and mates well w/ other tubed or solid-state gear.  Which other gear, including cabling, is in your system?

Happy Listening!

The gear has to be matched expertly- hifiman5

Once accomplished, the pay-off is there in spades. Happy Listening!

+1 on gears need to match. Some CJ preamp models tend to have unusually high gain and depending on the pairing amp you may not be able to move the volume control past 9 o'clock for most listening conditions. Check the (gain) specs carefully before committing.

I love my C-J equipment!  Phono-stage, Pre-amp, and Amp!

Re Coppy777's question if I miss that something you get with tubes- with the Pass gear, truthfully, not at all. However, if I truly do need or want a tube fix, it's not beyond my reach. I have built a couple of tubed headphone amps.