Jolida power amps are easy to bias and simply giant killers at their price point. Before joining the "Single Ended Amp Slave to Efficient Speakers" cult I used a Jolida 502p for years and it sounded great, and was far less expensive than any other similarly equipped amp out there. I think they've improved them recently (model 3502p?) with "actual" balanced inputs and a switch to allow many differing tube types beyond the 6550s, KT88s, KT120s and 150s I used in the thing.
HELP ... Need Advice/Recommendations on Tube Amp
Hi, all. So, the upgrade bug is calling, and most you likely know how annoying that can be. For years I have been using a tube preamp (BAT VK-3i) and a SS power amp (Musical Fidelity A300cr @ 225 wpc). Since I bought new speakers a little less than a year ago (JA Pulsars), I was wondering whether a tube power amp might produce even better sound than I'm getting currently.
I've been looking at the Carver Crimson 275 (75 wpc) and the Rogue Stereo 100 (100 wpc). The Carver looks really interesting ... the Rogue does as well, but it requires manual biasing. I know the jury is still out on manual versus auto biasing, so I'm not sure which way to go on that issue. Anyway, I have never owned a tube power amp before and can't audition most products due to my current location. Any thoughts on the above or recommendations for other tube amps would be much appreciated. Thanks.
I've been looking at the Carver Crimson 275 (75 wpc) and the Rogue Stereo 100 (100 wpc). The Carver looks really interesting ... the Rogue does as well, but it requires manual biasing. I know the jury is still out on manual versus auto biasing, so I'm not sure which way to go on that issue. Anyway, I have never owned a tube power amp before and can't audition most products due to my current location. Any thoughts on the above or recommendations for other tube amps would be much appreciated. Thanks.