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| Jolida JD100 and JD100A,whats the difference? As far as I know, the JD100A is the modified version from Parts Connexion. That is the one I have. The difference from the stock version are the FF:1) 4 sheets of SOUNDCOAT dampening material are applied to the internal chassis2) 4 EAR compliant S... | |
| Tube suggestion for Jolida JD-100 I have tried all the tubes mentioned (Svet, Sovtek, and the stock Sylvania). The Svetlana is the best of the three. But if you ad $20.00 more to your budget and get a Mullard CV4004, you will hear a very big difference as far as warmth and clarity... | |
| Reterminating Nordost- worth it? Here you go.... Monster QuickLock Connectors QuickLock⢠Gold Angled Spade Connectors For Easy Self Crimping TerminationsMonster QuickLock⢠Gold Angled Spade Connectors For Easy Self Crimping Terminations. The 2-piece screw-on design offers easy an... | |
| Reterminating Nordost- worth it? Southpark,Does the Red Dawn have Bananas? (Nordost calls it Z plugs!) Also does the available binding post a 5 way binding post?(i.e accomodates bananas and spades at the same time)If yes to both then, there is a solution to combine both at the sp... | |
| Bi-amping???????'s I am a little bit lost about : "If you didn't have to split the signal at the amp end, you would probably be gaining something, but I would guess you will have signal loss when you split, and so that will take away from anything the biamping would... | |
| Please recommend a good 3 Ch amp for HT Yes, it depends on your budget. Check out the Odyssey Stratos HT3. It is very good in stereo and HT applications. | |
| Odyssey amp,excessive hiss with balanced outputs? Hello,I have the Stratos monoblocks using 10 feet balance cable from my Audio Research LS-12 preamp with no problem at all. Make sure that the cable you are using have the right pin configuration. Check your preamp manual regarding pin assignments... | |
| Review: Audio Research LS-12 Preamplifier Yes Trumpetbri, right on the money! I too love my LS-12. I made a review of this unit which I believed fell into the cracks at another site. Oh well, now at least I know that I am not tonally deaf! Coupled with a tube CD player, the preamp exhibit... | |
| Flabby bass from tube CD player - Break in?? 30 Hrs is nothing on this CD player based on my experienced! If your Jolida is the modified version, it was suggested by Parts Connexion that you should run it at about 200 hrs to show it's true colors. If yours is the stock version and using the ... | |
| Standby Mode - What to do? For the Jolida, once it's on standby (i.e power light on red)the tubes are not energized. Only at "on" position (LED at blue) that the tubes are activated. See for yourself! Open the unit and try switching from "standby" to "on". You will find out... | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Charlie Christian and Wes Montgomery. | |
| What is the Best amp for Martin Logan Odyssey Stratos Monos with caps(360000)upgrade! Call Odyssey Audio and tell them you speakers (Ascents). I have the same speakers and with the monoblocks, they ended my quest for amp-hunting! | |
| Martin Logan Aeons help? Hello,I demoed the Aeons for two weeks when I'm searching for speakers to buy. During that time, I used "two" amp set up. The first one using a receiver, the Yamaha RXV1 125 W/ch; and the second using an outboard (separate) amp, the Threshold Stas... | |
| What kind of rear speaker? Hello,I agree with Sdcampbell, try the M&K's. I am currently using a Tripole surround(M&K Tripole K4) and works very well on my current set up. The price for a pair is $400 brand new. | |
| What's My Problem? Hello Pat,How big is your room? It is possible that when the sound level increases(volume), you are hearing more of the early reflections of the leading transients (reverberation)than the primary sound from your speakers. Proper speaker placement ... |