Just ordered the Jungson 88D Luxury Edition.

Dracule1, please revisit with impressions/review when you have had some time with the amp. This was on my list to audition but the heat of the Class A operation scared me off for now.

There is precious little in terms of reviews on this amp, pro or amateur.

Many times I read that xyz amp (cdp,whatever) "must" be used with abc power cords, interconnects, whatever... if this is really the case:
a) isn't the designer hurting his/her own success by building a component that sounds acceptable only with a certain wire, and
b) if it is true, then why wouldn't the company just state that, or better still, include such wire or accessory in the package?

In general I don't buy this story so much. Yes there are slight differences in well-built cables. Yes tweaks make a difference. But are they ESSENTIAL for a given quality component to perform well? That's crazy talk!

Dracule1, I am with you on this. I did not mean to say cables make no difference, just that the story that a given component sounds good only with a certain brand or type of cable (silver, etc) is poppycock.

For the record, I have between $1 and $2K invested in cables. Not much but at least lets you know that I do believe in the power of decent cabling.

So the Signal Cable is all that eh? Been wondering about that... I use Ven Haus Flavors myself and wonder if Frank's stuff is worth a try against these. Sorry to go OT.

How hot does it run, guys? I almost bit on this one a few weeks ago and got scared off by the Class A stuff. I am in the South and already have an elevated cooling bill. Plus the audio room gets lots of sun (not on the equipment though) and stays warmer than the rest of the house anyway. Short of a new A/C duct piped in I would be roasting with a hot amp. Already there are days when I have to have the ceiling fan on, that's no good for listening with the constant whirr being like an elevated noise floor.