The CJ will be more open and cleaner than the BAT. Cannot comment on the ARC.
ARC amplifier with Conrad Johnson Preamp
Hello guys
Finally I’m starting to rebuild my audio again.
I sold all my gear few years ago and just kept my ARC ref75se power.
now I’m looking for shelf speakers and preamp
I have found Conrad Johnson Premier 14 at a decent price ..
Have anyone here ever experienced ARC with CJ
its always the fight between the two I wonder how they do together ?
thank you!
I had the CJ-PV12L and regret not trying replacement tubes. It had two issues that didn’t get resolved in the shop. audible noise at low volume also channel imbalance. it has a balance control, and the noise didn’t increase with the gain, so could "compensate" but got good trade-in value so tried one chassis Rogue Chronus. Not convinced that I got back the 3d soundstage and separation of instruments. I am considering going back to tube pre and ss amp. The CJ was nice, even with the midfi Rotel 1080 amp. Had B&W 683 at the time. |
OP, I cannot comment on the pre-amps you are considering because I have no experience with them; but I would consider buying one that is fully balanced. I'll either be buying the new Don Sachs/Lynn Olson preamp (once specs are published) or the Atma-Sphere MP3 for my own use. Let us know what you have left over for bookshelf speakers, that I can make some recommendations on.
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@vthokie83 i would go for Atma 3 but there is only 1 available in my country and it’s not from reliable seller I don’t trust him that it’s fully operational gear.
im in a big crossroad but I hope I will solve it. Maybe I’ll audition the premier 14 with my amp and see for my self. I’ll keep you guys updated.
regard the speakers.. let’s say if I get the cj I have around 2-3k budget left. my room is going to be dedicated and treated it’s 3.45m x 3.70m .. it is actually a bit bigger because there is an entrance (it’s a small living room at the second floor) hope you can suggest me on some interesting speaker, I’m looking to buy them used of course to maximise my budget. I thought going with monitors but since I’m gonna treat it I might as well find a smaller floor standing like Proac D20r |