The fantastic Conrad Johnson’s Premier 350 Amplifier
July 30, 2008
The Conrad Johnson Premier 350 is CJ’s first solid state amplifier in their premier line, and produces a full 350 watts per channel! Now it is an elegantly styled amplifier with gold brushed aluminium but as with many Conrad Johnson amplifiers there is nothing that really stands out about it, although pleasantly it does have a detachable power cord.
At the back the Conrad Johnson 350 has a set of binding posts and 5 way input connectors that are gold plated. Whilst the front end lights up with a red light emitting diode when it’s turned on. According to Conrad Johnson it has a ‘hybrid solid state circuit’ as well as a bucketload of other stuff. But this is not just fluff for marketing, the Conrad Johnson premier 350 does really deliver.
It’s difficult to talk about the 350 without referring to clich’s, but it has a fantastic transparent sound, it leaves the music in a completely neutral state neither enhancing or taking away from it. Conrad Johnson also gives “zero feedback” which they mange with a unique auto-linear gain block which is for the voltage gain stage, this gives you low distortion which is achieved from the symmetrical distortion properties of p and n FETs channels.
The CJ 350 transitions beautifully from deep down bass beats all the way up to heavenly extended highs which linger on.
It simply brings you back to why you got interested in audio in the first place - for the love of music. The sounds will tell you that it’s probably the best amplifier you’ve had in your system. It really will get the best out of any system, and it’s tough enough to take whatever you throw at it so you can be assured of that confidence in your purchase.
The web is a fantastic place to find deals on Conrad Johnson Amplifiers with many at prices a lot less than you’ll find in the shops, just search around.
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