The Premier Twelve Amplifier by Conrad Johnson

Conrad Johnson's headquaters are in Virginia and they are a name synonomous with high quality audio. CJ was the brainchild of Doctors' Lewis Johnson and William Conrad and was incorporated in 1977. The first amplifier that they produced was a vacuum tube preamplifier named the PV-1.

Conrad Johnson amplifiers are certainly not cheap, but that is to be expected with a brand renowned for high quality amps. Conrad Johnson has a large army of dedicated followers that certainly feel the prices are well worth it. To listen to your music in stereo you'll need two Twelve Tube monoblock Amplifier and at $7000 lets find out what you get for your cash.

The design of the Twelve tube is certainly stylish with a cool brushed brass finish, and some straight forward circuitry. The Twelve tube also has a large output transformer and with a quick look in the CJ info you'll find that this gives you a wide bandwidth with high phase linearity. All in all, nothing too unusual. It's clear that the Popularity of this amp comes from it's performance rather than design.

The Conrad Johnson Twelve Tube transitions beautifully through the upper and mid ranges as well as at frequency extremes. It has a very rich overall sound, with amazing tranparency. It really seems a cut above, even with amplifiers in similar price brackets.

Now a lot of tube amplifiers have been seen to have problems with transients more normally with rock and pop tunes. The Twelve Tube produces consistent sounds right the way through, and in my years of audio intrest it is one of the finest I have heard.

Tube amplifiers are also often known for reliability problems, but the reliability of the Conrad Johnson is also something that sets it apart. It is very rugged and is very unlikely to give you any problems down the years which is the peace of mind you need when making a purchase at this level.

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