{"title":"Discontinued","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"jc3jr","title":"JC3Jr  Phono Amp","description":"\u003ch3 data-end=\"42\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"42\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eBeautifully Compact, Intensely Musical\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"251\" data-start=\"44\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrop the \u003cstrong data-end=\"63\" data-start=\"53\"\u003eJC3Jr\u003c\/strong\u003e into your vinyl chain and the room gets quieter, richer, more alive. 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