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RJ, I've been away from here for a while and just saw your post. I'm loving the Premier 16 LS and Premier 140 combination. And yes, there has been an upgrade. I have been searching for a Premier 15 phono stage to replace the Eastern Electric Minimax Phono, and ran across one not too long ago. So I p...

Hey RJ, thanks. I am using a Lector CDP7 Mk IV for digital, and a Rega Planar 8 into an Eastern Electric Minimax Phono (with the Tom Tutay power supply modification) for analog. A PS Audio P5 provides the power. All interconnects and speaker cables are Transparent Audio Super, and all power cords ar...

I thought I would share my experience with my Premier 140. I recently upgraded from a Premier 11A because it was triggering the protection circuit on my Quad ESL 989s and I thought the speakers needed more power. I loved my 11A, but the Premier 140 was simply fantastic, probably the best tube amplif...

TDLMS, I am not a member of PNWAS, though I have wanted to attend a meeting for some time. I did not get CJ's position on KT120s for Premier 11as directly, but others on this board report that they have spoken to Jeff and KT120s are the only approved substitution for the Premier 11a complement of tu...

Thanks for all the replies. I reached out to my tube seller, Upscale Audio. They said that there is nothing wrong with my tubes, but that my tubes had tested in about the middle of the range for bias for KT120s, and that was apparently too high for my 6550-based Premier 11a amplifier. So they told m...

It is curious. I wonder if the tubes will "settle in." I have an email out to CJ on this. Thanks for the warning Roberto. I am going to keep the bias setting on the low end until I figure this out.

Hi, I'm new to the board. I live in Seattle in the US. For context, I have a CJ Premier 16 LS line stage, Premier 11A amplifier, Lector CDP-7 CD player (with NOS Mullard 12AU7s), Eastern Electric Minimax Phonostage, and Quad ESL-989 speakers fully modified by Electrostatic Solutions on Mye Sound sta...