Went to buy Vandersteen 2C speakers and came home with a conrad-johnson Premier 11A.


I found a great deal on a pair of Vandersteen 2C speakers with Sound Anchor stands.  I didn’t need them, but they are identical to a pair that I had back in the 90s.  While I was there, the seller mentioned that he had an amp that he wanted to sell.  It was on a shelf in a basement collecting dust.  The price was right, so I bought it.  He said there are about 40 hours on the tubes.  Hopefully, the caps are ok.  I’m thinking I’ll try a Wiim Ultra streamer with volume control just to see if everything works.  I have old preamps by NAD and Rotel, but they aren't good ones.

Is there anything special that I should do before firing up the old girl?  This is my first tube amplifier. 

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sls883

Nice! score on both CJ Amp and Vandy speakers. Sound advice as above.

 

Happy Listening!

I run Gold Lion KT88s in my Premier 11a in my main system - a good sounding combination. What is your preamp?  I use a CJ Premier 14 which is a nice match with the 11a (and a Premier 15 phono stg in another system)

I also have a secondary system with Vandersteen 4As , so out preferences overlap!