Ok, maybe I misread. Jeff was referring to LP70 vs LP140 monoblocks. I thought that the LP275 was the same design as these, more like two LP140s combined. That's more or less what I gather from the CJ website. I don't know enough about the LP275 to say if I was over extrapolating from the LP70 vs LP140 comparison. Here is the thread, with excerpts.
C-J LP140Ms To be or not to be? That is the question - AudioAficionado.org
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Originally Posted by Puma Cat
Well, I've been considering a major upgrade to my system....my local store has a pair of Conrad-Johnson LP140M monoblocks and I've been considering picking them up. The price is excellent on them and I've heard great things about them. If I sold my C-J LP70S and one of my C-J preamps, I could break even or even be ahead of the game. Whadda ya guys think?
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Originally Posted by tonepub
It's going to sound like what you have, with more power.
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Originally Posted by tonepub
You will get a bit wider soundstage due to the monoblock configuration and more weight from more power, but you don't have speakers that go down to 20hz or a large room. Unless you are really cranking it up all the time, (remember Roy Gregory has a BIG room) I doubt there will be all that much difference....Seeing you like CJ, I'd grab a premier 15 and send it in for the teflon caps upgrade. That will offer a much bigger performance gain than going from an LP70 to a pair of LP140's. ...If you talk to Lew and Bill they will tell you that the three amplifiers are all basically the same, other than larger output stages, with more tubes and transformers that are equipped to handle the additional power. The quality of amplification is the same across the range.
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