KT-150's in Conrad Johnson amps?

Myles B. Astor said:
Hi Lloyd!

Anything new in your system?
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Hi Myles, great to hear from you. I will visit here more often...been quiet lately. Yes, since you and i last spoke, i have a few things:

- 2nd hand Burmester 948 Power Conditioner. At the recommendation of a few manufacturers who personally own them...i got the opportunity and am pleased to have done so.
- Transparent Audio RefMM (MM2) jumpers linking the backside of the Wilson X1s (which currently use a thick copper plate). Adding the jumpers made a big improvement in clarity, particularly bass delineation and keeping pace with details during deep house music. I was pleased to find a fellow X1 owner also tried jumpers and has found similar benefits.

Going forward, i am hoping to work with a manufacturer who owns Alexandrias as his reference on further isolating these speakers from vibration. Stay tuned!
 
I also find that the KT-120's sound a little less warm than the KT-88's in my Ray Lumley M-100 mono blocks but they have better bass and dynamics. I would be afraid to try the KT-150's in my amps as the transformers would be difficult to replace should something happen and the amps are relatively rare.

I too monitored the temp of the transformers with a heat gun when I first tried them out and found a negligible increase in temperature over the KT-88. However, as they were not designed for KT-120 I think I will stay away from KT-150. You are a braver soul than I.
 
Hi Albert,

I have not tried the KT-150 in my ARTsa Stereo amp yet. I have to believe there is enough juice available for them to work. It's still $900-1000 to buy a set. I may order a set after the summer for the ARTsa. The KT-150 in my Jolida is outstanding for the money. I expect CJ to update their line sometime but think I'll be out of luck with an official upgrade. It's no big deal really, my CJ gear is amazing already.
 
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