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Conrad Johnson vs. McInosh....

Hi Friends,

If you were to buy a brand based on musical involvement would you go CJ or Mac for amplification? Thanks for your opinions.
Is CJ equipment reliable? Does one outweigh the other in reliability?
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oddiofyl
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The Classic 2SE is the biggest improvement I've ever realized in an upgrade. IF you can live without remote you will not be disappointed. My DAC and a few sources of mine have remote volume so it didn't matter to me.
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CJ all the way! I am stoked about the company's new SS power amp.
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For "musical involvement", on the preamp side, I like CJ tube preamps the most (ART and ACT2.2).

On the amp side, I have owned both Mac and CJ, and like the sound of both. It would depend on the speaker I was using.

My tastes in amps for the last 4-5 years has gravitated toward DHT (SET) "and" Pass's XA.5 series.
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