Conrad Johnson CJ26 Sonograph Pre Amp??


Hi, Need any opinions on this remote controlled pre amp from CJ as I cannot find any reviews on it anywhere, and have the chance to buy one right now. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Bob
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The only "review" I've seen is on AudioReview.com as a reference to the combination with Sonographe Sa-250, which the SA-250 owner liked. Of course, everything on audioreview less than several thousand dollars gets 4 or 5 stars.
I had the sc26. If you can live without a remote the pv10a IMHO sounds a lot sweeter and costs about the same new. If I remember correctly I think stereophile has reviewed both the sa-250 and sc26 together within the last year. Good luck.
I demo'd a SC-26 a couple years ago and some of the remote function were on the same frequency of my CD Player's remote, so it was useless for me. I agree that if you can live without the remote you can do better. The PV-10 is a good choice. For solid state you could get a used PV-1 or PV-2, or even a used CJ Motif preamp which is a step above the PV-1 & PV-2.