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Jolida Reliability

I am wondering how reliable these amps are. From what I understand it is mainly only the tubes that need replacing, and I see that more as maintenance than a reliability issue.
If there are any Jolida owners on here, how long have you had your Jolida and has anything gone wrong?
legion1capone

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samzx12
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I owned a JD1000 integrated and the right channel went out. I sent it back and they shipped me a new one with no problems. All tubes will eventually need replacing on even the most expensive or well built tube gear.
samzx12
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There is no way that Cayin nor Prima Luna amps are better. You can spend 4k on a CD player but it is doubtful to best the old JD100A player (no longer available).

I'm sorry but that is a very bold statement. Have you listened to PrimaLuna or Cayin for comparison?  I have had several Jolida pieces of equipment and I can say they are great for the money but does my Primaluna Dialogue Premium integrated sound better? Without a doubt it does. Does my Marantz SA11-S1 or S2 sound better than the JD-100 CD player? Hell yes. Did my BAT VK5i sound better than the Jolida Envoy preamp? Again yes. Did the Jolida sound bad. No it didn't but common sense says yes there is better than Jolida and you don't have to spend a arm and a leg to achieve better sound.  Would I ever hesitate to purchase Jolida again. Hell no.

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