CJ sound

I had a CJ Premier 17LS for a few years. I would describe
its sound as more laid back compared to some others in
its class. It does respond well to tube rolling but even
then it wont have that "in your face" sound.

Cmach

There's significant difference between the 17LS (MSRP, $4500) and the 17LS2 (MSRP, $6000) due mostly to the teflon capacitors in the latter, and a TON of difference between the Premier 14 that I formerly owned and the 17LS2. I don't find it either laid back or excessively forward but it is supremely musical. A friend borrowed the new CJ CT5 and CT6 preamps from a dealer and my 17LS2 outperformed both of them in my system, probably because the CT5 wasn't fully broken in. I did invest in Old Stock tubes (Mullard) for mine which may account for some of the difference. Good luck, Dave

do you have any idea what tubes this pre amp uses???

i wonder how much of it is the unit and how much the tubes?