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conrad Johnson 350se and Magnepan 20 speaker

Was reaching out to see if anyone has had specific experience with the Conrad Johnson 350se amp and Magnepan 20.7 or prior 20's speaker.  To date my best experience has been with tube amps, where as sold state amps have tended to be somewhat thinner in the midrange.  
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stereo5
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Had a CJ MF2550 250wpc amp.  One of the worst sounding solid state amps I ever had in the living room.  The words slow, thick and syrupy comes to mind.  Love their tube gear, not so much their solid state. 
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@lectronjh50,

I can’t explain it but that is what I heard.  The guy that bought the amp off me called and thanked me, saying it was the best amp he ever possessed. I was using a Rogue RP-5 tube preamp, an Esoteric X-3 SACD player and GE Triton Ref speakers.  I really wanted to like it but it just didn’t have any jump factor.  It was like driving behind a person doing 15mph in a 60mph zone.  Because I thought there may be something wrong with it, I practically gave it away.  
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