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Any Experience With Conrad Johnson ET3 Preamp?

Hi

Was wondering about this new entry level preamp which is supposedly a baby GAT.

Does anyone have any experience with it? There don;t seem to be any reviews as yet. Was thinking of perhaps matching it with a Krell power amp.

Thanks
mikey8811
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jafant
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Concur with above, this is the best pre amp under $5K.
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audioman58
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The Rogue Athena can be bought for $4 k and change and get the Mundorf Silveroil cap upgrade.one killer preamp even without the cap upgrade
Mundorf Supreme caps come stock.
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Bought used ET3SE from audiomart , this is definitely not past break in period yet. Comparing it my earlier classic SE earlier, it sounds more detailed. Classic sounds better for now but I will reserve my judgement for post break in period, will report back.
smcgov34
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Diwakarv what is the verdict?
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diwakarv
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It is more detailed for sure and sounds more like SS pre amp ( it's output stage is FET anyways ). I had to tone it ( harshness) down replacing input stage 6922 EH with Amperex USP CEN 6922.It was surely needed. It is still very detailed compared to Classic and definitely a worth upgrade. My comparison point is with classic SE.
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