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- Μηνύματα
- 8.978
- Reaction score
- 895
"...an amplifier with all of triode's strengths and none of its failings."
Convergent Audio Technology JL2 Signature Mk 2 Stereo Amplifier
Price: $16,995 USD.
Warranty: Three years parts and labor.
"Where that leaves us
At this point it's obvious that I love the CAT JL2 Signature Mk 2, and I think you will too -- no matter what amp you are using right now. It revises what we audiophiles should think when we read about a "tube amplifier" that offers "mid-level power" and runs in "triode." The JL2 Signature's bass energy and drive are by far the best I've heard from a tube amp, and its realistic low-frequency weight and bloom are things you just don't hear from solid-state amps. The highs of the CAT amp are delicate and as detailed as your source will allow, and the midrange has the kind of presence that is audiophile gold. But it's the combination of all these things that makes the JL2 Signature Mk 2 an amp to love. It seems improbable that they would all be together in one amplifier, but there they are.
Ken Stevens may be known for his SL1 preamp, but his JL2 amp is an even more significant product, and that's saying a lot. I put the JL2 Signature Mk 2 with the Wilson Audio Alexandria X-2 and MAXX 2 speakers in a group of the finest audio components I've reviewed. "Don't buy another amp until you've heard this one" became an audio-reviewing cliché sometime during the Pleistocene epoch, but it's the wisdom of the ages when applied to this amp."
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