What is as tube sounding as Conrad today?

CJ is classic American tube.. in all its most obvious character... it can help any SS based system capture texture and body.... These days more than ever I promote USA products amd CJ is America at its best. Good call. Good luck. And
Happy Listening...!

I have the CJ classic 2 SE preamp paired with the CJ 2275 SE amp driving Magiies and I absolutely love the song. This CJ setup I have is entry level in their line up and I always wonder if there higer end models will sound any better than their entry level line up. I always wonder how it can get any better than this.

@shrapnel  Perhaps your system is right where you want it to be.  cj stuff has always had a specific sonic signature that renders a slight honey-like sweetness to the music.  The cj trick is having that along with the detail their gear renders.  Good stuff, indeed.  If you haven't already done so you might experiment with footers to further "tune" your system.
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@hifiman5 What exactly do you mean by footers?

@shrapnel Fair question! What I mean are vibration/resonance absorbing/defeating products that your components rest on, on your rack instead of the components resting on their own feet. It is one of my favorite tweaks to play around with. I’ve got a bunch of Black Diamond Racing cones and pucks most of which are in the closet as I have found them to impart a "glare" to the sound. Like many enthusiasts, I’ve tried sorbothane sheets and pucks as well. They have sort of an opposite effect on the music as they "dull" the sound and rob it of dynamic swing.

What I’ve found to be best in my system and set-up are Herbie’s Audio Labs Tenderfeet, both regular and firm versions. The regular Tenderfeet are good for taming an amusical brightness to the sound without robbing it of its life. The Firm Tenderfeet are better under "warmer" sounding pieces of gear.

I also mix and match the Firm and Regular Tenderfeet to get just the right sonic balance. I would be willing to bet your cj gear would like the Firm Tenderfeet. I will include a link to Herbie’s site. I would encourage you to email or call Steve and Robert Herbelin, the proprietors of Herbie’s. They will advise you based on your system and listening preferences. I’ve corresponded with them many times to great affect. They will not just try to sell you their most expensive products. They want you to be satisfied with their products and consider them for your future needs.

http://herbiesaudiolab.net/compfeet.htm

Hope this is helpful.