Conrad-Johnson CAV-60 integrated amplifier

Another tube integrated to listen to is Rogue. I briefly auditioned one with Klipsch heresy's and found it really fun. 

I dont know the 60 but I listened to the Cav45 about 5 years ago in a shop in Memphis and it was sublime. I have never owned a tube integrated or power amo, just preamps. The sound was really magical and I almost bit. My wife even liked it though she was concerned abut the heat. I didnt buy it just becuase the cost of shipping to Hawaii was astronomical. I still think about it though....I would listen to it if possible. I thought the bass was more than fine for jazz and rock. The mids are what makes it though.

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Another +vote for CAV45/45S2. These Amp(s) are sublime indeed. Plenty of headroom and power for mid-sized floorstanders or Monitors. The CAV60 is a nice upgrade per TAS review. And yes, Audio Research (ARC) does sound off/thin to my ears as well.

Rogue Audio is a nice choice as well. 

Happy Listening!

I used to have one but used it as a power amp. Its a nice sound but would not use it as an integrated if that is the thinking. I ran it from the outputs of a tube preamp. 

Bass is not super defined but midrange was nice. A lot also depends on how difficult to drive the speakers you plan on using with it. With really inefficient speakers it will run out of gas fast. 

My first listen to a Conrad Johnson in the last ten years was a CA150 (non SE) through a pair of Dynaudio C1 Platinums. I was captivated, and within a few months found a 17LS2 and an MF-2275 (non SE) to pair for one of my systems.

Now I also have a Classic 62 SE. I look at the CAV60 with some interest, but I've been into separates for the most part. The 62 SE has been rotating to drive either 2ceSigs, or Heritage Specials. I doubt you'd be disappointed with the CAV60, or for that matter the CAV45 or the CAV45S2 with appropriate speakers.

The Classic 62SE has the KT120s. It drives my speakers with a richness that the AB solid states haven't quite matched in my house, and I tend to follow the amp to its current room preferentially. There's a slight roundness to the fastest leading edges that seems more accurate to me than the other amps, more correct for acoustics and vocals. The Pass Aleph 5 is somewhat similar in this regard, but a different flavor.

Good hunting!