I had an Acurus pre-amp, phono stage and amp in my second system. While the Acurus is built well and the company has outstanding customer service, I found it much to bright, I was using horn loaded loundspeakers at the time and this may have been a mismatch.I don't believe the Acurus line is in the same league as the CJ(I haven't heard the Bryston). I agree with the above posting that the Aragon line(also made by Mondail) would also be an option. I ended up with tube equipment and found it more enjoyable.
Opinions on Acurus equipment
Acurus seems to get a lot of respect in small circles, but I have not found much in the larger market. I saw one post where a guy rated Acurus with Bryston and CJ and above the Audio Refinement Complete. I'm curious to hear what people here think of there line of two channel equipment, and if poeple think for the used price it's a steal. Thanks