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Jolida JD100 stock v. modded

I have a JD100 and am considering Underwood's level 1 or 2 mods. I've searched the archives, but it seems that most people buy this unit either stock or fully modded. Therefore, I would be interested in the comments of those who bought the unit stock and later performed the mods. Are the mods a significant upgrade? What are the characteristics of the modded player over the stock player? Would the modded player be done justice in my otherwise modest system? My amp is the Jolida 302b and speakers are Soliloguy 5.0. (See my "system"). FWIW, I'm also considering modding the amp.

Thanks in advance for your comments.
cruz123

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crwindy
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I called the people at Jolida, and at Response Audio who performed the mods on my 501 amp. They BOTH felt that tube rolling is good, possiblly damping, but the other mods that people are selling change the essence of the machine to have a more solid state, snappy sound which is not what their intention was. The Jolida people had no problems with the mods done to the amp. If the 'Jolida tube sound' is what you want stay more stock. With that in mind, I am getting a stock unit. P.S. Response Audio was great-usual disclaimer, no connection to them.
crwindy
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They seemed to feel that mods done to their amps did not improved them while keeping their essence, while the modifications being done to the CD player changed the sound so that it was not consistent with their intentions for that player. Of course they are happy to have you buy their equipment no matter what. My player should be here in a day or two and I will let you know what I think about it (stock).
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