Conrad Johnson Act 2 series 2 First Impressions


This will be an ongoing thread as I will periodically post my impressions as this unit breaks in . I owned the Act 2 series one for over a year and became quite familiar with its strengths and sonic character. The Act 2 series 2 has just arrived and I have 90 hours on it thus far . What is immediately obvious is the improvement in the midrange to the lower midrange . The notes and their color are fleshed out with greater ease and immediacy . I was listening to Diana Kralls Steppin Out and on virtually the entire disc , the difference between the two units is startlingly obvious. There is more depth and decay to acoustic bass notes imo. The brushes as they glide across the drum kit reverberate for a longer period and her voice has more of her chest in it. This is not to slight the Act 2 as I loved every second I listened to it . Its just that this new preamp is digger deeper in the midrange. The Teflon caps in their new gear takes 300 hours to break in in my experience so this observation is initial and superficial . I just wanted to begin this in public so those interested could follow my journey. More to come after 150 hours. Thanks .
brainwater
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No problem whatsoever Tvad. You are one of the most respected members of the entire audio community and I value your comments. I look forward to all of your posts when they pop up on the various forums.
Geez Brainwater,

Tvad is respected! What a load of hooey.

The guy is a virtually a newbee and never contributes anything useful. He rarely ever posts and when he does it's not worth reading.

The truth is that he has a double moniker and he also posts as Bartokfan. Just read the posts from each of them and you will see the similarities:)
Thanks for the report Brent. I'm looking forward to reading more of your impressions.