I know someone who has a CAT JL5 Black Path to sell in Europe ... just for your information.Here is a review of the CAT JL5 by a dutch reviewer.
He liked my speakers but due to these being big / transport issues it never became a proper review.
I could see myself buy a second hand JL5 / black path and keep my JL2 sign but put 6550 s in them instead of the KT120 i have now
CAT (Convergent Audio Technology) JL5 Black Path
The CAT JL5 promises the benefits of pure Triode Mode, combined with very large power reserves and the capability to drive pretty much any loudspeaker, including electrostatics.www.hifi-advice.com
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I can make a trade in at a dealer for a JL 5 .
But i m just not sure if i wanna swap my 85 kg (big power supply ) beast for a 4O kg amp
What would i gain ??
Ps i have heard its quiter due to the amorphous core design
But i m just not sure if i wanna swap my 85 kg (big power supply ) beast for a 4O kg amp
What would i gain ??
Ps i have heard its quiter due to the amorphous core design
Having owned the JL 5 black path now for about 9 months i can say its definitively better .
Most distinguishable characteristic is that this power amp is dead quit compared to the JL 2 sign.
No transformer hum nothing just music .
It has see through transparency and off course CAT humanness / realness and dynamics .
The old JL 2 is more like a old 6 liter V8 while the JL5 is a refined hybrid with the same horsepower.
I have listened to a lot of amplification over the past year and a half and to be honest i miss nothing .
Together with the latest version of the CAT legend SL1 i purchased it plays on top of the game imo .
For a lot less money , sometimes i think about changing but would it be better ???
I doubt it.
Different yes , but i would also lose something if the CAT was gone
Ps plus this JL 5 has only 8 KT 120 s so cheap to replace if ever needed
Never had a problem with the JL 2 sign in the 8 years i owned it .
CAT gear is great gear
Most distinguishable characteristic is that this power amp is dead quit compared to the JL 2 sign.
No transformer hum nothing just music .
It has see through transparency and off course CAT humanness / realness and dynamics .
The old JL 2 is more like a old 6 liter V8 while the JL5 is a refined hybrid with the same horsepower.
I have listened to a lot of amplification over the past year and a half and to be honest i miss nothing .
Together with the latest version of the CAT legend SL1 i purchased it plays on top of the game imo .
For a lot less money , sometimes i think about changing but would it be better ???
I doubt it.
Different yes , but i would also lose something if the CAT was gone
Ps plus this JL 5 has only 8 KT 120 s so cheap to replace if ever needed
Never had a problem with the JL 2 sign in the 8 years i owned it .
CAT gear is great gear
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CAT JL 5 sounds best on the 8 ohm tap .
After listening to countless amounts of gear again over the 3 - 4 years i learned this is still a fantastic power amp .
Only thing i might try are 4 pairs of 6550 s probably svetlanas.
After listening to countless amounts of gear again over the 3 - 4 years i learned this is still a fantastic power amp .
Only thing i might try are 4 pairs of 6550 s probably svetlanas.
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