Ben Kennedy
New Member
HI- I would like some opinions from the group. I have a CJ MV100 that is giving me some problems. My dad had recently upgraded and gifted it to me. He used it in his mains system to push his Wilson watt/puppy's and apparently gave him years of reliable service. It was shipped from the west coast to Wisconsin, and when I fired it up for the first time, it caught fire! so, I took it from Madison to a place in Milwaukee to have it repaird. The tec said he figure out the problem, fixed it well and I was on my way, but not after shelling out $350. I took it home, hooked it up (CJ premier 3 preamp) and listened to its great sound for a couple months before it caught fire again!!!
I am wondering what your impressions are of this amp. I am new to the hobby, and my relatively uneducated impressions are that it is a great amp that produces wonderful sound. Compared to my SX 1250, it provides a greater sound stage, is less harsh in the higher frequency's and produces a tighter base response (I am running some old AR 91's and AR3a's). Id love to keep it and use it, but...... it keeps catching on fire.
should I keep it and fix it (unknown $$'s) or start over and find something else, preferably tube.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Ben
I am wondering what your impressions are of this amp. I am new to the hobby, and my relatively uneducated impressions are that it is a great amp that produces wonderful sound. Compared to my SX 1250, it provides a greater sound stage, is less harsh in the higher frequency's and produces a tighter base response (I am running some old AR 91's and AR3a's). Id love to keep it and use it, but...... it keeps catching on fire.
should I keep it and fix it (unknown $$'s) or start over and find something else, preferably tube.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Ben