This a copy of the message I have received from CHAN KING Girand Michel:
Hi Nounours,
Can you suggest me what is better between a Preamp Conrad PF1 and a Preamp Counterpoint Solid 8? I have nuforce amp and Kef LS50 speakers.
Regards,
Chan
My system is described here / monsystème est décrit ici : http://www.thresholdlovers.com/articles.php?lng=en&pg=2158
Well, difficult for me as I have not spent a lot of time listening to them !...
I love the Counterpoint gear, as I know that Mike ELLIOTT who was the Chief Engineer at Counterpoint, is a very very good designer....
After the Counterpoint closing, he had continued to provide true state of the art upgrades for all the Counterpoint gear during many years : and I can assure you that these upgrades were absolutely fantastic ! (I own the fully upgraded version of the Counterpoint DA-10 DAC with the 24/96 Rapture Premium card, and it is the best DAC we have eared to date, including the big Wadias and so on...).
Look at this site to see what these fantastic upgrades were: http://www.altavistaaudio.com/
But regarding the preamp / amp gear, I do not feel confident with the transistors based Counterpoint units: I trust the Counterpoint tube gear, but not the transistor gear...
Regarding the Conrad-Johnson gear, it is the same, and in addition I have always been obliged to upgrade the CJ preamp (including tube ones) to get the best from them !
So I am not enthusiastic with these 2 units...
Sorry, but you should ask for other advices on this Forum, or on other high end Forums, from people having more experience with these 2 units...
My system is described here / monsystème est décrit ici : http://www.thresholdlovers.com/articles.php?lng=en&pg=2158
