Conrad Johnson 2300A

[mona979]

Anybody know much about the Conrad Johnson 2300A amp? Is it a good used amp at the $800 level, it retailed new for $2900.00

thanks

[hermanv]

I have one and like it a lot. It hardly ever shows up on the classifieds so I guess most other people who have one like them as well.

It has quite a lot of the C-J "house sound". That is to say romantic, warm and non-fatiguing by those who like that sound, and dark, repressed and lacking detail by those who don't.

It runs hot, I think because a lot of the first few watts are class A. Mine and others do have some mechanical transformer noise, a hum that does not appear from the speakers.

Lots of reserve power, reliable.

There are lots of reviews on this site, reading them may help you decide. I think if you were unhappy you could easily resell the unit for that amount.