You need to be careful on the PV5. It's an old piece and will need repairs/referbishing soon. The points made about the integrated is valid. However, if you find a CAV-50 at $1200, I'd be surprised! I auditioned the CAV50 against the Mesa Tigris and Densen Beat 100. I liked the CJ least. Felt the Densen sounded better at 1/2 the price. But like the Tigris very much. None of these have phono, optional w/Densen. I owned the PV5 and sold to upgrade to PV8. I had both pre-amps connected to Aragon 4004mkII. It was a great match. I would believe the MF2100 would be even better.
C-J Combo: PV-5 and MF-2100; Si or No?
Opinions on roughly $1200 worth of this pre and amp, PV-5 for the mellow and MF-2100 for some cojones, while retaining the overall C-J sound. Then there's the CAV-50 which I haven't heard but about the same used price. Like the flexibility of the 2 pieces, though.Opinions?