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In Reply to: RE: Every now and then... posted by Ghibli on January 2, 2025 at 19:39:36:
In the late-2000s, my colleagues brought in a Conrad-Johnson Premier 18LS solid state line-level preamp.
Unfortunately, even at "00," some sound could be heard. And, at just "05," with normal sources, amps, and speakers, the sound was LOUD. The Premier 18LS was therefore unusable.
Which was too bad, because, in terms of sonics, the Premier 18LS seemed like it was in the same vein as CJ's own MF2250A. We tried a variety of amps with the 18LS, and unless those amps had a way to trim the gain, the sound was LOUD, even when the 18LS was at or near "00."
As far as Pass Labs goes, a different colleague brought in some power amp (sorry, I don't know the model number). But because this Pass Labs power amp ran hot, it was a non-starter, and my colleague did not retain it, not even long enough for us to see it and take pictures. For whatever reasons, my colleagues were not able to bring in other Pass Labs products, even though they seem to have good reputations for sound quality.
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Follow Ups
- The Premier 18LS was also unusable - Luminator 11:13:09 01/04/25 (6)
- I had the Premier 18LS too - AbeCollins 11:21:56 01/04/25 (5)
- CJ do deserve partial credit, for bringing me in - Luminator 12:44:37 01/04/25 (4)
- RE: CJ do deserve partial credit, for bringing me in - AbeCollins 14:51:08 01/04/25 (3)
- That 1993 Stereophile Show was a game-changer - Luminator 20:08:14 01/04/25 (2)
- Yes! Bay Area Audio.... - AbeCollins 12:29:48 01/06/25 (1)
- Several times a year... - Luminator 17:33:13 01/06/25 (0)
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