I have not heard the ET-3 but used a Premier 14 for a long time and think it is a great preamp. Not a lot of tube rolling opportunities with the 6gk5 tube. The best ones I heard was a mix of hitachi and mullard which are inexpensive and readily available. Last time I bought tubes from CJ there were offering all GE's.
I think it is a musical pre but with a little less of the CJ "glow" than earlier models. It seems more and more innovation in this industry is going for resolution and my guess is the ET-3 fits that bill, especially with the teflon caps. Hope this helps.
I think it is a musical pre but with a little less of the CJ "glow" than earlier models. It seems more and more innovation in this industry is going for resolution and my guess is the ET-3 fits that bill, especially with the teflon caps. Hope this helps.