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Relationship between McCormack and CJ?

I noticed that McCormack Audio and Conrad Johnson have the same mailing address in Fairfax, Virginia. Presumably McCormack was bought by CJ - what's the relationship, business-wise and technically between the two companies and their products? Are they now designed by what is effectively the same team?

I guess I'm now curious about other consolidations in the industry. I know that Madrigal and HK control fairly large ranges - who else? Is CJ bigger than first perceived too?
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marakanetz
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It's the same manufacturer.
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albertporter
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Steve McCormack is a consultant to Conrad Johnson, he told me this day before yesterday when we were discussing CES.
sugarbrie
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Michael Creek now owns Epos Acoustics loudspeakers. He is also a consultant to Cambridge Audio. The various versions of the A1, A2, and A3 amplifiers; and the T500 tuner are his designs.
bgrazman
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... and Steve, if anybody didn't know it, has a new company (SMCAudio) that modifies McCormack equipment....

I have his DNA 0.5 Rev. A + amplifier & it blows away amps costing 4-5 times as much.

Their website is smcaudio.com.
sugarbrie
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Follow up yes. At CES I was talking to Lew Johnson and he introduced me to Steve McCormick. Obviously to be at CES showing off the new McCormick gear, Steve is still very active, even on a consulting basis.
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