CJ is at another level of musical refinement with finesse!
The ART series gear takes this very statement to the core, and it's truly SOTA! I know it's fairly pricey... then again considering where the cost of living is in this world today and how we need to exist, let alone standard groceries... what isn't pricey?
A very few have auditioned this particular CJ gear, and once you have it's just an awe-inspiring experience. To me, nothing really compares at this price point. Jeff Fischel has done a remarkable job, truly superb!!!
With any of CJ's previous gear, starting from the PV & MV series, Premier series, CT & ET series, the LP series and onto the Classic and ART series gear, all of these systems comprise of one thing that CJ has always remained true to pure high Fidelity, and that's been faithful to the original recording. There's nothing more to add.
Re: To phase inverting / "polarity issues"... in fact, this is not an issue!
Every preamp receives an inverted phase at all Inputs from whatever source gear you're using. Once it passes through the Input stage and onto the Output stage, those preamps then Invert the phase again at their Outputs. By inverting this phase TWICE... is what equals to Phase Correct.
Note:***With CJ, they don't invert the incoming phase Twice, only once at the Inputs. Therefore, this source signal that is been received as an inverted phase is in fact preserved as "Inverted," and that is why CJ preamps have Inverted phase at their Outputs.*** They don't alter that incoming signal... they keep it as pure as possible.
So, now we have a signal that leaves the preamp's Outputs inverted... therefore how do we accomplish Absolute Phase before it reaches our speakers and onto our precious hearing? Just swap the speaker leads (+ & - ) connections on the speaker terminals. And remember to swap both channels not just one speaker, otherwise the signal will remain in Partial Phase and not Absolute phase. CJ clearly explains this in every Owner's manual, they even include a red colored sheet, explaining this is in plain English. However, yet there are a number of highly intellectual audiophiles who simply cannot understand what this Inverted Phase is all about... and call it polarity issues... Uh?
There are a few other makes who also preserve the incoming phase at their Inputs, which are Inverted only once! Then at the Outputs this phase is preserved, leaving it exactly that way. That is why from the first note onwards, you'll hear the differences in an Inverting phase preamp vs a non-inverting phase preamp. Especially a SOTA Linestage preamp, such as any of CJ's top line gear.
Now, this may or may not be to someone's liking, such that we all have preferences, and if we didn't then most probably all systems would sound the bloody same! How boring would that be! So, with regards to whether or not this phase inverting phenomenon is a good thing or not, is highly personal. As far as I'm concerned, and every CJ owner, it's a fine level of pure musicality. It's far more neutral and as close as possible to the original source signal. I sincerely believe it's this purer signal that is so captivating... simply because that's exactly what's on the recording!
WOOF! And enjoy those finest tunes!
Cheers, RJ
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