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Cj GAT pre & ART amplifiers review
Tantalising teaser review from Valin.
I wold luv to hear the ART amplfiers. Pity I cannot afford them. Conrad-Johnson GAT Preamp and ART Monoblock Power Amp | AVguide |
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+1 one day my ART will come ?
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Philippe l LP12SE,urika phonostage,radikal power supply, dynavector XV-1s,conrad-johnson GAT and LP275M, Sonus Faber Elipsa,yter/naim/Linn cables, vibex, finite elemente |
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From what I've heard, Turntable, your Premier 8 monoblocks with the teflon cap upgrade are mighty close to the ART amp. So, I don't think you're much removed from an ART amp, and with your ART3 pre, I would wager you have a phenomenal sounding system.
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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. |
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Like Turntable, Philippe, I'm not sure the ART amp would be that much of an improvement over your LP140Ms!
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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. |
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Myles B Astor indicated they were quite a step above his 140's. Lew J who is reserved when asked about any of his products says the new circuit has made some crucial advancements over the prem8a / LP275. nice to dream thou |
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i have never had the pleasure to listen to LP275M or ART mono but in his excellent LP70s/LP140M/LP275M review Roy Gregory - HiFi+ issue 52 stated : so far so good and the 70 is certainly no slouch, wich makes the gulf in performance between it and LP140M once you put them face to face so much more surprising. The monoblocks bring a dramatic increase in weight, musical and harmonic complexity, instrumental body and presence, musical poise and authority. This is a big change : it's not a little bit more at the top, a little bit more at the bottom, it's a wholesale reassessment of the musical performance-both of te recording himself and the system playing it. .... Listen to the 275s and you get more of what the 140s deliver. You get better separation and greater air....You get a more defined acoustic with clearer boundaries....you get even more dynamic range...but beyond all that, you get more musical message, greater musical impact. With the 275, drumbeats are not just more solid, they're more emphatic. Musical accents and pauses have greater effects, the line of a melody, the intent in a phrase is more definite... The draw in the music is almost like emotional undertow, pulling you in. You might start by listening to this track or that, but you finish up just listening. And you listen longer tan you should, even whiilst deadlines beckon. Yes you can define what's happening in terms of extended bandwidth and quicker transient response, the temporal authority that they bring. You can talk about air and control, but the result of these qualities in combination is wonderfully, almost addictively compelling on a purely musical level. The 140's are extremely fine amps, sharing many of the qualities that make the 275s so special. But their big brother take things that much further, go that much deeper into the music and the performance they produce is at once wonderfully unforced and immediate.....this is a contained delivery that projects the intent in a performance with such direct power that it connects straight to the listener, placing you in the same place as the performers.....you feel the guiding hand of Dorati as he directs and balances the performance, binding soloist and orchestra into a single whole. It's that makes a great performance, it's that the 275s deliver. There's a real magic lurking in the elegantly burky, ruinously expensive 275s and those who can ignore question of value are lucky indeed... some food for the week end enjoy your LP70s it is a great great amp Philippe
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Philippe l LP12SE,urika phonostage,radikal power supply, dynavector XV-1s,conrad-johnson GAT and LP275M, Sonus Faber Elipsa,yter/naim/Linn cables, vibex, finite elemente |
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Having heard all three amps, the ART's are a pretty substantial step above...
Expensive, but worth the diff if it won't break the bank. |
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Philippe, do you know if this review is online or available in electronic form?
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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. |
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but i'm not particularly skilled very good in deep review of the conrad-johnson LP line amp indeed
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Philippe l LP12SE,urika phonostage,radikal power supply, dynavector XV-1s,conrad-johnson GAT and LP275M, Sonus Faber Elipsa,yter/naim/Linn cables, vibex, finite elemente |
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Thanks, I just ordered a print copy also. That's classic for the Brits, not having it available as a PDF for purchase.
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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. |
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