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Did you issue with the bad unit every get resolved. Very unusual situation as the people at CJ have alway been super responsive to any issue or problem that I have ever called them about. I had some tube issues with my PV12 and they dealt with the issue in a few days. Hope your ET3 is back in operation!

I had a problem with my PV-12, and I troubleshot it down to a shorted winding in the secondary of the transformer. While a short in the primary would blow a fuse, not so in the secondary. This could cause all the lights to come on and other strange problems.

Since this wire was very fine, and now people mention other problems that could be caused by the same problem, I believe it's a design flaw in all CJ's. Why they used wire that was so fine in the transformer is beyond me. I was considering another CJ preamp, but not now.

Finally after 3 months, C-J is sending back my "fried" PFR pre-amp. I figured maybe I could sell the face-plate, or as-is for parts. I asked Ed to provide a copy of the diagnosis, but given my experience so far, I'm not holding my breath......

Wow, how scary this sounds.

I'm auditioning a GAT this weekend and am almost hoping I hate it based on what I've read here.

I have had a PF-R almost from when it first came out and never had a day of trouble with it. I had to swap out my main rig Wyetech Opal for a week and subbed the PF-R and while it is no Opal, I was not unhappy and could have lived with it.

Cannot comment on current (no pun intended) models.

Neal