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Conrad Johnson Officially Transfers ownership

According to Audio Beat August 17 article, Jeff Fischel is now the owner of CJ, Jeff has been w/the company since the late 80's. Good to see they din't sell to outside interests. Hate to have another Thiel car crash. Also some new gear is on the way. A new ET 7  preamp and a high end Headphone preamp are on the way in 2018. If you look at the current CJ website the ET 5 isn't listed as a current preamp but is in the vintage category. Wonder if the ET 5 is gone??
linnlingo
linnlingo OP
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Not the most stable company. Around mid-July Tom Malestra the CEO was let go. The third CEO since the new Thiel took over. Not very accurate on the dealer list either. They still have Fidelis in NH. They dropped Thiel over 4 years ago. They won't take them off the list. Enough about Thiel any thoughts on the CJ change in ownership?
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wig
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Owned CS 1.5, 2.2 and 2.3 and extensive listening sessions to many Thiel models, the 2.2 were my favorite, couldn't believe how beautiful the piano sounded on this model; those new stiffer drivers ruined it for me and never went back.
wolf_garcia
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Who wants a stiff driver? Nobody, that's who. "Jeeves, bring the Bentley around and by god man, quit drinking!"
213runnin
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uh, right away, sir!
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jafant
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Thanks! for sharing linnlingo
Jeff was poised for this position and will continue to do great things for Conrad Johnson. I had heard that this transition would take place soon.
Good to read that Conrad and Johnson did not sell to an "outside" interest.
Happy Listening!
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