150 w stereo version of the ART mono amp

[Tonepub]

The 275's morphed into the ART amplifiers. The design is very similar with minor upgrades from the ART to the LP275.

[Coppy]

As the folks at C-J will tell you... monos are just better sounding than stereo amps. It's not only the output transformers, it's the inevitable cross talk on a single chassis and most important, two channels pulling on the single power supply at the same time. Bet you can but LP140s and 275s on AG from certain C-J dealers factory refurbed with new warranties.

Enjoy...

[Rafale]

CES 2012...launch of the baby ART 2x140w stereo ....approximately 25 000 USD ?

[Coppy]

Originally Posted by Rafale

CES 2012...launch of the baby ART 2x140w stereo ....approximately 25 000 USD ?

Just got an e-mail... CJD will be at CES in Vegas this month with the new single chassis ARTsa. 140 wpc. Retail is $18,500. You can order in February.

Who will be the first?

Bob

[Rafale]

Originally Posted by Coppy

Just got an e-mail... CJD will be at CES in Vegas this month with the new single chassis ARTsa. 140 wpc. Retail is $18,500. You can order in February.

Who will be the first?

Bob

thanks Bob, no photo of the animal this day ?

[turntable]

Originally Posted by Rafale

thanks Bob, no photo of the animal this day ?

here you go

[Rafale]

Originally Posted by turntable

here you go

[Myles B. Astor]

Originally Posted by tonepub

The 275's morphed into the ART amplifiers. The design is very similar with minor upgrades from the ART to the LP275.

Basically the only difference between the ART and 275 is the driver section where cj using the 6H30 was able to lower the stage's impedance. That reduces the amp's noise floor, etc. Otherwise the amps are identical.

[turntable]

Originally Posted by Myles B. Astor

Basically the only difference between the ART and 275 is the driver section where cj using the 6H30 was able to lower the stage's impedance. That reduces the amp's noise floor, etc. Otherwise the amps are identical.

Really Myles? Why the huge price increase then?

Can a LP275 be upgraded to the ART driver stage?

I must admit, the ART chassis is just so much classier looking - almost timeless beauty

[Puma Cat]

FWIW, Jeff Dorgay mentioned to me in Sept 2010 from a conversation he had with Lew Johnson that C-J was being told that they were not pricing their SOTA/statement products high enough compared to their competition. They were being seen as not being as good (high end?) or as valued as their competition because they were not priced comparably to their competiition. I don't know who it was that was telling C-J to increase the prices of their statement products, though.

As a photographer, I know that you have to price your photographs at a certain level for your customers to perceive the value in them; in other words, if you give your photos away for free. your customers see them as valueless because they don't cost anything.