CJ ET-5 Pre-amp preview

[VT Skier]

I know, silly, self-serving question on my part. But I'm not able to access the new issue yet so I thought I'd ask.

[repman]

Originally Posted by Puma Cat

Yeah, that phase is pretty scary, isn't it?

I was thinking how big of a hit am I going to take selling this thing.

I was warned of the long break in, its just that you cant believe it can change that much , Thank God it does whew!

[Rafale]

Not comfortable when your friends visit you and want to listen to the "fabulous brand new high end preamplifier"....do not worry guys he is a little bit young but he is going to improve in time.....just like the good wine

[repman]

Originally Posted by Rafale

Not comfortable when your friends visit you and want to listen to the "fabulous brand new high end preamplifier"....do not worry guys he is a little bit young but he is going to improve in time.....just like the good wine

Mine is not quite as high end as yours but you are exactly right. Its definitely the good wine now

[Rafale]

Fantastic review of ET5 in the new HI-FI + by Alan Sircom

''the ET5 practically defines the tenets of The Absolute Sound, as laid down by Harry Pearson-it excels at creating the illusion of a live, unamplified event in the listening room. The preamp's ability to get out of the way of the recording in such instances is truly first rate. This exposes a great deal of the music , and the space around the music, which makes for an expensive and supremely detailed reproduction of the studio space microcosm in your living room.
The ET5 big talking point for me is it challenges head-on the whole concept of Pace Rhythm and Timing, to the point whether i wonder if these elements truly exists. This preamp doesn't 'time' in the way PRaT advocates seem to define the term, it merely gets on with the playing of music.
Next to the ET5, most preamplifiers sound fake and arch. There's a sense of life and joie de vivre to the sound that simply doesn't make it through many line stages. The exceptions are the handful of preamps so outstandingly good they get talked about in hushed tones.

[repman]

Thanks Philippe, I appreciate the heads up on the review.

[VT Skier]

As do I. It sounds like the ARC REF 5 has some serious competition.