RE: Eico hf-85 or Conrad johnson pv-3 ?

Posted by PeterI (A) on July 21, 2008 at 09:27:01

In Reply to: Eico hf-85 or Conrad johnson pv-3 ? posted by rodgen on July 20, 2008 at 18:07:53:

I have the Eico HF85 and the CJ PV-2a. The Eico is infinitely simpler and has the option of using the tape out jacks to your amp, bypassing the tone controls.

I did a lot of work on my HF85 and it sounded great but not as good as the CJ. Both are old but the HF85 VERY old. The CJ has diodes and transistorized voltage regulation, lots more capacitors, more complicated and harder to trace circuits. The Eico is so easy to work on, but I had to put a new Alps volume pot in mine because of serious tracking imbalances in the original Vol pot. I had to disconnect the contour button but it was worthless anyway.

The phono section was surprisingly good in both. The Eico has a more vintage sound with the attendant noises and quirks.

Pete

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Topic - Eico hf-85 or Conrad johnson pv-3 ? - rodgen 18:07:53 07/20/08 (18)

RE: Eico hf-85 or Conrad johnson pv-3 ? - rodgen 16:20:57 07/21/08 (0)

Are You Keeping Both: Eico HF-85 & CJ PV-3 ? - Interstage Tranny 14:49:00 07/21/08 (0)

RE: Eico hf-85 or Conrad johnson pv-3 ? - PeterI 07/21/0809:27:01 07/21/08 (3)

The plot thickens! - Crazy Dave 12:11:35 07/21/08 (2)

RE: The plot thickens! CJ picture - PeterI 14:35:25 07/21/08 (1)

RE: The plot thickens! CJ picture - Crazy Dave 15:26:40 07/21/08 (0)

RE: Eico hf-85 - castironandtubes 19:12:59 07/20/08 (7)

RE: Eico hf-85 - rodgen 05:31:33 07/21/08 (0)

RE: Eico hf-85 - corerosin 20:26:21 07/20/08 (5)

RE: Scott 130 - castironandtubes 22:23:39 07/20/08 (4)

RE: Scott 130 - corerosin 04:41:35 07/21/08 (3)

RE: Scott 130 - castironandtubes 08:39:42 07/21/08 (2)

RE: Scott 130 - corerosin 20:50:03 07/21/08 (1)

RE: Scott 130 - mhardy6647 04:59:47 07/22/08 (0)

RE: Eico hf-85... isn't this an integrated amp/pre? - Uncle Mike 18:41:37 07/20/08 (3)

RE: Eico hf-85... isn't this an integrated amp/pre? - rodgen 05:55:23 07/21/08 (1)

RE: Eico hf-85... isn't this an integrated amp/pre? - Crazy Dave 09:08:17 07/21/08 (0)

You're thinking of the HF-81 - castironandtubes 19:14:03 07/20/08 (0)

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RE: Eico hf-85 or Conrad johnson pv-3 ? - PeterI 07/21/0809:27:01 07/21/08 (3)

The plot thickens! - Crazy Dave 12:11:35 07/21/08 (2)

RE: The plot thickens! CJ picture - PeterI 14:35:25 07/21/08 (1)

RE: The plot thickens! CJ picture - Crazy Dave 15:26:40 07/21/08 (0)

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