Premier Three: Tubed stereo preamplifier with inputs for phono, tuner, aux, 2 tape loops. Full switching amongst right, left, stereo reverse, and mono. Mute switch. Tube complment: two 12AX7, five 5751, two 5965. RIAA equalization: 20Hz–20kHz, ±0.25dB. Line-stage range: 2Hz–>100kHz. Phono-stage gain: 40dB. THD: <0.05%. IMD: <0.05%. Phono-stage overload level: 500mV at 1kHz. S/N Ratio: 72dB ref. 10mV input (phono stage); 84dB ref. 2.5V output (line stage).
Serial Number: 1501046.
Dimensions: 19" W by 5.5" H by 12.5" D. Weight: 21 lbs.
Price: $2850 (1984); no longer available (2009).
HV-1a: Tubed moving-coil stepup device (no RIAA equalization) with variable impedance matching using internal, solder-in resistors. Tube complment: two 6CW4 nuvistors. Gain: 28dB. THD: <0.05%. IMD: <0.05%. Overload level: 200mV at 1kHz.
Dimensions: 19" W by 3.5" H by 10.2" D. Weight: 6 lbs.
Price: $850 (1984); no longer available (2009).
Common to both:Manufacturer: Conrad-Johnson Design, Inc., Mclean, VA (1984); 12733 Merrilee Drive, Fairfax, VA 22031. Tel: (703) 698-8581. Fax: (703) 560-5360. Web: www.conradjohnson.com.
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COMMENTS
"I have recently found the Krell solid-state equipment to be particularly impressive, and there is one hell of a band of designers trying to make tubes truly obsolete."
Well Krell surely did not make tubes obsolete like Mark Levinson didn't.
Jeff Rowland and Threshold did a better job in that area.
I love the sound of CJ equipment but loath their build quality especially in the eighties. Premier One (b) amp still sounds great to my ears.
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