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I Recapped my Conrad Johnson PFR. Wow! Some of the best $$$ I've spent

Wow! What a thrill. I've had this preamp for about 15 Yrs and it has always been a good performer. But I can't remember it sounding any better than it does now. The tech used the best Nichicon resistors available. Now I'm considering hhaving my CDP recapped and maybe the speaker crossovers too. That should make nearly a new sounding system. So it cost me a little less than $200 to get the caps replaced and the solder joints inspected and fixed on the PFR. I assume this is a good use of funds  And its sure cheaper than buying that tube preamp that I've been looking at for quite some time. But even though my system sounds very good, I keep looking at the tube preamps for some reason. Hmmm
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millercarbon
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mijostyn blathers:
millercarbon it would seem you are an expert at losing money. Wouldn't you rather buy more music?? I guess not.

So the subject, which you can scroll up and read the title but I'll save you the effort, is:
  "I Recapped my Conrad Johnson PFR. Wow! Some of the best $$$ I've spent."

Which is pretty much what I said. And pretty much what a lot of others are saying.

So gosh it kind of looks like you were so hell-bent on insulting me you unwittingly insulted the OP, and everyone else. And who knows, maybe even your own intelligence. 






russellrcncom
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Artemis-5: do ‘you (or anyone else for that matter) know of anyone that is doing upgrades on Vintage CJ equipment?  I’m more inclined to have a complete overhaul on my PF-R but at the very least would like to have the caps replaced.  Thanks.

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@russellrcncom  

Conrad Johnson will update any of their older equipment.  Also Bill Thalman at Music Direct who used to be one of their engineers is also an excellant source and would probably be a little cheaper. 

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marco1
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Whoops, Bill is at Music Technologies?

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russellrcncom

 

Consult Bill Thalmann at Music Technologies.

 

Happy Listening!

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