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ET3 vs Premier 17LS
I'm wondering how these two stack up against each other. If anybody who has heard both could comment, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!
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The Premier 17 is better. I own a Premier 17, and when I heard the ET3 one Saturday at my local C-J dealer, I liked it quite a bit, and asked if the ET3 was better than the Pr17, and the response I got was, "No way. The Pr17 is built to a higher specification using higher quality parts".
I then called Ed at C-J the following Monday asked the same question, and got this reponse: "No way. The Pr17 is built to a higher standrd using higher quality parts". it was interesting I got essentially exactly the same response from both my dealer and C-J. Makes sense as the Premier 17LS sold for $4500 in 2001, and the ET3 sells for $2500 over ten years later. I will say that the ET3 is quite Premier 17-like in it's overall sound quality and a lovely-sounding preamp.
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I just put my Pr17 back into the system tonight, and I have to say, I just LOVE this preamp. It's not as fast, transparent, quiet, or detailed as the CT-5, but it's very musical and sweet, sweet, sweet! As far as preamps go, one could do a h*lluva a lot worse than this beauty!
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. Last edited by Puma Cat; 04-08-2012 at 02:21 AM. |
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