The Jolida is here!

dkg999
dkg999 Posts: 5,647
edited December 2005 in 2 Channel Audio
Merry Christmas to me :D Seriously, just arrived after a small delay waiting for one with the black front. I temporarily hooked it up until I can reorganize the equipment and shelves. Wow, only about 2 hours on it so far, and with the Magnepan 1.6QR's it's pretty amazing! I have it hooked up so I can A/B as close as possible with my Cambridge Audio Azur 640C. Very nice improvement in soundstage, width, depth, and brings it much further forward. SQ is fantastic! I can't wait until it's actually broken in! One thing it has made me realize is that if the Jolida is rated very highly, then the Cambridge Audio Azur 640C is very good for the money.
DKG999
HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,551
    edited December 2005
    Congrats on your new CDP. If it has the stock Chinese tubes in it, roll some others. They will take the sound quality up a few notches.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited December 2005
    Nice... and Maggie 1.6's are just "plane" sweet...
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • marker
    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited December 2005
    dkg999 wrote:
    One thing it has made me realize is that if the Jolida is rated very highly, then the Cambridge Audio Azur 640C is very good for the money.

    And Spearit Sound currently has the 640C on sale for $379.

    Also the matching 640A integrated for the same price.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited December 2005
    Been there, so I know how you feel. I upgraded from the Cambridge Audio 640C to a tube CD player. Awesome. I'm sure you're enjoying it, especially with those Maggies.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited December 2005
    Yep, I'm looking forward to a day of listening to music while I wrap Christmas presents on Friday! The stock tubes sound really good. I haven't attempted to take the top off and check out what they are. I wanted to make sure it was working and give it a few hours to see if anything went wrong prior to opening it up. I'm not sure how picky they are on that as far as warranty is concerned. I did order a couple of different tubes that were recommended in the posts about this CDP. I also need to do some serious reorganization of the audio and HT equipment so it's easier to get to the Jolida to swap tubes.
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited December 2005
    If it's a new unit, it'll sound even better once you swap out the tubes.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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