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Model: | ET3 - SE |
Category: | Preamplifier (Tube) |
Suggested Retail Price: | 4000.00 |
Description: | single 6922 tube / ss hybrid |
Manufacturer URL: | Conrad-Johnson (CJ,C-J) |
Model Picture: | View |
Review by tamule on February 03, 2012 at 06:15:43 IP Address: 24.191.83.162 | Add Your Review for the ET3 - SE |
After reading the rave reviews I took a 3hr ride to Spearit Sound in Mass. for audition. The CDs I brought were more enjoyable, less fatigueing compared to my solid-state Bryston BP-26. I was sold. My 1st impressions at home after ~6 hrs are terrific. Not missing any trait of the Bryston at all. The detail, impact still there plus realism, bigger stage, harmonically rich mids, more music meat on the bone. I think CJ hit it out of the park with this one- great value,gorgeous sound, no noise,no balanced circuits, and a managable single tube. Nice to be immersed in music again.
Product Weakness: | some may prefer a heftier remote. I actually love this tiny,light plastic one. |
Product Strengths: | best of both worlds - tube/ss |
Amplifier: | Bryston 3B-sst |
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | old Bryston bp-26 |
Sources (CDP/Turntable): | Meridian G08.2 cdp |
Speakers: | DIY big 3-way design by Troels Graveson |
Cables/Interconnects: | AQ |
Music Used (Genre/Selections): | classic rock,jazz, classical |
Room Size (LxWxH): | 20' x 12' x 8' |
Room Comments/Treatments: | absorber panels |
Time Period/Length of Audition: | 2 days |
Other (Power Conditioner etc.): | PS Audio UPC-200 conditioner |
Type of Audition/Review: | Product Owner |
Your System (if other than home audition): | n/a |
They gave you only one tube in that CJ linestage?! ;-)
Congrats. Now you have the best of both worlds, tube magic and solid-state muscle. I drive my Brystons with a tube linestage and couldn't be happier.
yes - somehow only 1 tube for the line stage does the trick. You get 3 more with a built in phono stage.
with a MOSFET buffer stage.
ET3
uses an IRF 710 as the mosfet buffer, IIRC. Same mosfet used in their series pass voltage regulators.
Stu
Hi Tamule -
The CJ is a higher gain pre-amp if I am not mistaken 25db. Any issues that you noticed as far as volume levels - precise?
Juest wondering with an Amp that has I think 28db of sensitivity.
Thanks!
Yes Lou . I had to switch the gain setting on the back of the 3B-sst to 2V (-23 dB). The 1V {-29 dB) was too much even at the lowest possible volume of the ET3-SE. The volume goes from dead silent to step 1 with no in-between. I find step 1 volume and -23dB amp gain low enough for any condition.
regards, tom
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