I own a Perreaux 200iP Integrated amp. I bought it recently, anyway I immediately took it to a store here where some friends work(Sound Advice, which is a Florida based subsidiary of Tweeter).
Anyway we paired it up with a pair of Martin Logan Odessey speakers(which are a pretty tough load) and cranked up the volume, and play for a couple of hours; again at much louder volumes that I actually listen at home. Anything from Miles Davies, to Buena Vista Social Club, from Queensryche to Metallica with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, to Bob Marley.
The setup sounded REALLY good. The amp was able to drive those Martin Logan's with effortless strength...The heatsinks got warmer than they've gotten at home, but it never failed or anything like that. It never strained either...
The bass on Perreaux amplifiers is awesome by the way. In my opinion this things are better than the similarly priced Krell stuff. In fact the Krell KAV300i integrated amp, is a bit more expensive than the Perreaux, and the Perreaux sounded better in my opinion. The 200iP also has a very nice, clean, and extended top end, and a very involving midrange.
Another thing is, construction quality. Perreaux amplifiers are built like battleships.
By the way, if I'm not mistaken, the 200p Amplifier is very similar to the 200iP integrated, minus the preamp section.
I think the CJ-Perreaux Combo sounds like a killer. You can have the smoothness and tube magic from the CJ, plus the ultimate control of your speakers and very extended bandwith of a GOOD solid state amp.
Of course, one can never know till you actually mix them up...
Anyway we paired it up with a pair of Martin Logan Odessey speakers(which are a pretty tough load) and cranked up the volume, and play for a couple of hours; again at much louder volumes that I actually listen at home. Anything from Miles Davies, to Buena Vista Social Club, from Queensryche to Metallica with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, to Bob Marley.
The setup sounded REALLY good. The amp was able to drive those Martin Logan's with effortless strength...The heatsinks got warmer than they've gotten at home, but it never failed or anything like that. It never strained either...
The bass on Perreaux amplifiers is awesome by the way. In my opinion this things are better than the similarly priced Krell stuff. In fact the Krell KAV300i integrated amp, is a bit more expensive than the Perreaux, and the Perreaux sounded better in my opinion. The 200iP also has a very nice, clean, and extended top end, and a very involving midrange.
Another thing is, construction quality. Perreaux amplifiers are built like battleships.
By the way, if I'm not mistaken, the 200p Amplifier is very similar to the 200iP integrated, minus the preamp section.
I think the CJ-Perreaux Combo sounds like a killer. You can have the smoothness and tube magic from the CJ, plus the ultimate control of your speakers and very extended bandwith of a GOOD solid state amp.
Of course, one can never know till you actually mix them up...