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| Conrad Johnson CAV 50 Been researching a bit and this one looks promising for a reasonable price. Puffin Phono DSP. $399 . The ART DJPRE II Phono Preamp Audio Interface gets good reviews for a $50 product, but it sounds like a lot are using it on basic equipment that... | |
| Conrad Johnson CAV 50 Hi all, just bumping this. Been playing with the amp and different speakers and having a fun, interesting time experimenting. Just ordered some vinyl that isn't scratched, like most of my collection, but still need a pre- amp or some way to connec... | |
| Conrad Johnson CAV 50 Also, BradwBradley, I see the sensitivity of the Kef LS50 is 85. Is that going to work well with my amp that doesn't put out a ton of power? | |
| Conrad Johnson CAV 50 So I am getting my record player back today. Should sound great. I am in need of a pre amp for it and wondering if I should go with a Tube Phono preamp and how that might interact with my CJ. Looks like they start around $180, whereas some of the ... | |
| Conrad Johnson CAV 50 On another note, I am getting a mid-grade record player fixed and the CJ doesn't have any phono plugs/ground. Is there an affordable solution? | |
| Conrad Johnson CAV 50 Reading some reviews, here are some of the speakers tested with the system that people have enjoyed. It is an old amp and all of the speakes look 1985-2000 range. Maybe this will help keep the cost down, but I doubt it. Royal Reference 3A, KEF... | |
| Conrad Johnson CAV 50 Found out the info on the RBH’s built in 1993. 2 pairs, but I am listening to the larger model, the 812. The smaller speakers that match it are the 63’s. Here are the specs: Specifications for 812: System Type: Acoustic Suspension 2-Way Woofer: 8"... | |
| Conrad Johnson CAV 50 The tubes arrived, I installed them, let them warm for an hour, biased, then turned on some music. And.....the problem may be fixed. So, interesting thing when taking out the old tubes. All of the tubes had no markings on them but one, which read ... | |
| Conrad Johnson CAV 50 It has been a crazy holiday season for us. Finally just decided to stop trying to research all of the other tubes as well and just ordered some JJ E34L's. I was up late last night trying to find some 12au7 and 12ax7, but started getting pricey s... | |
| Conrad Johnson CAV 50 A rep from a tube store wrote me and here is what he had to say about a few tubes I was looking at....."The EL34 is a pentode. A pentode has a suppressor grid in addition to the control grid and screen grid. The power pentode was developed by Phil... | |
| Conrad Johnson CAV 50 Still waiting on a call from CJ. I went to a local shop ( UTAH) and they said CJ is a company that doesn't give out schematics so they can't work on it and I have to send it in. :( The local owner recommended the Mullard EL34, and I have recommen... | |
| Conrad Johnson CAV 50 OH damn. They are at the CES show all week. :( Have to wait until next Monday to get any answers. | |
| Conrad Johnson CAV 50 So switching out the tubes didn't change the red light which stayed on in the V7 position, regardless of the tube placement. There are not other red lights or "fuse out" indicator lights on. I think I read something on another forum about a "plate... | |
| Conrad Johnson CAV 50 Thanks for the replies. I changed the power tubes (EL34) to the opposite sides and the problem persists. It might even be that the distortion can be eliminated by having the bias all the way up and having the red light solid constantly, but I am w... |