For sale is a near mint Conrad Johnson PV5 preamplifier. Many agree the PV5 is their best vintage preamp and this one has been fully serviced and restored by Bill Thalmann of Music Technology (may he rest in peace). Bill was one of the original engineers at Conrad Johnson and designed many of their flagship products. A true legend. Warm tube sound with the right level of Conrad Johnson authority. The PV5 has 5 inputs including a superb sounding MM phono input. It also has 4 outputs (2 tape outs and 2 amplifier outs). The only mark of note on the preamp is a small rub on the volume control. Service included replacement of any parts out of tolerance, new tubes, replacement of power cable with an IEC power supply. The service also included upgrading of the final output coupling caps to V-Cap ODAM bypassed with OS polystyrene caps. A very expensive upgrade! At the time the upgrade cost as much as I am listing the preamp for - but well worth it in every way. I acquired this preamp several years ago from the original owner and it was restored in 2022 by Bill. I am only selling because I have a PV1 (also serviced by Bill) and I want to send this along to the next CJ fan. The preamp is superbly packaged to ensure a safe arrival. Shipping is via FedEx and includes full insurance.

Selling this Conrad Johnson PV5 tube preamp ,8 tubes preamp. in working condition. The PV5 was a completely new preamp in all areas.The sophisticated circuitry allowed the PV5 to outperform preamps nearly three times it price. The PV5 was the personal choice as a reference preamp for many audio reviewers at the time!Low noise mil-spec resistors and polypropylene capacitors were used throughout the PV5 and the famous “CJD” polystyrene capacitors were used throughout the signal path.Their wide bandwidth and low sonic “memory” permitted precise attack and decay of musical transients. RIAA phono equalization was set with 1% tolerance parts. Eight factory burned-in vacuum tubes were used in the PV5.Replacement Tube Set RT5V1 & V2: 12AX7 | V3, V5, V6, & V7: 5751 | V4 & V8: 5965 Features:Inputs/OutputsPhonoTunerAuxiliaryTape1 and Tape2 recorder inputs with monitor and recording facilitiesTwo main outputsAuto-muting to suppress warm up transientsControls:SelectorTape 1/Tape 2Source/MonitorMode (Stereo/Reverse/Mono/Left/Right)BalancePowerVolumeSpecifications:Gain: Phono Stage 41.5 dB (phono overload 500 mV at 1kHz)Line Stage 28.5 dBDistortion: less than .05% THD or IMDResponse: bandpass 2Hz to more than 100kHzRIAA Equalization: +/- .25 dB (20 to 20 kHz)S/N Ratio: Phono Stage 72 dB below 10 mv inputLine Stage 84 dB below 2.5 volt outputPhase: Line Stage phase correct, Phono Stage phase correctMechanical:16? X 3? x 10?

conrad johnson pv5 tube preamp with tube mm phono well kept, was retubed in 2019 with cj supplied valvesunknown actual hours on tubes, sounds great, playing right now. will be removed from my system.unknown condition of the set of removed tubes that come with.specially nowadays this cj pre is worth all of 1500 in sound and valve-uesee pictures, please no returns! WILL SHIP WITH ALL TUBEs INSTALLEDWILL SHIP with spare tubes close to deviceWILL ship double box with enough foam around side for any shipping damage claim ITS YOUR responsibility to pick shipping insurance since youd be doing the claim sold as is no returns buy buying this item you agree to these terms if you pick USPS ground select then be prepared for 3-4 weeks deliveryand dont be pist at me! thank you

Grandpa gave me two and I only need one. Has not been tested by a tube tech but fairly certain it works

This auction is for a vintage Conrad-Johnson PV5 preamplifier. It is being sold as found, for parts or repair as we are unable to test it other than it lighting up when plugged in. It was found along with the Dynalab tuner and the Conrad Johnson amp that I currently have listed on ebay. There is no combined shipping as the three items are each heavy and must be shipped separately. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Buyer to pay for very well packed, insured shipping. Good Luck!

Up for sale is a beautiful Conrad Johnson PV5 preamplifier in perfect working condition, fully upgraded in 2019 with Audio Note Kaisei capacitors in the power section, Shinkoh tantal resistors in the RIAA section, installed with a fresh set of NOS GE General Electric 5-Star 5751 tubes, pair of Sylvania USA 12AX7, Brimar and other only vintage tubes, with best sound possible.The preamp was tuned with the best sound output in mind, with these upgrades now it has one of the best phono sections around.Cosmetically its in excellent condition, there is one scratch on top, which you can see in the photos, faceplate is mint condition.Unit is 220-240V version! I ship Worldwide, pack safely, please ask for accurate shipping cost! Thanks for looking!

Frequency response: 2Hz to 100kHz Total harmonic distortion: 0.05% Gain: 41.5dB (MM), 28.5dB (line) Signal to noise ratio: 72dB (MM), 84dB (line) Output: 2.5V (Pre out), 25V (Pre out Max) Valve complement: 2 x 12AX7, 4 x 5751, 2 x 5965 Dimensions: 16 x 3.75 x 10 inches Weight: 12.25lbsNB: il componente si accende regolarmente non ho il materiale per testarlo, ritirando a mano possiamo accordarci per una verifica.SPEDIZIONE: La spedizione l’affido a Mail Box Etc dove eseguono imballi ad hoc e spediscono quindi i costi di spedizione che ho specificato sono orientativi, li saprò solo ad proposta inviata