Consonance Reference 2.2 tubed vs. jolida

Midnite Mick
Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
edited June 2006 in 2 Channel Audio
I have an opportunity to purchase the Consonance and flip the jolida. Any thoughts on said cd player. In your opinion is it a worthy upgrade.

Consonance $1100cdn...if gets full price will throw in Audioquest AudioTruth Opal X3 for 50cdn

flip Jolida for prob. 650.00cdn

Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.

Mike
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited June 2006
    Do it.
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited June 2006
    Looks like I will be demoing the Consanonce tomorrow. He is also allowing me to bring the Jolida. Although with what we have it won't be the ideal A/B.

    Mike
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2006
    I've owned a couple Consonance products and was very pleased with them. I would also say ditch the Jolida and experience something new.
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited June 2006
    What are your thoughts on the interconnect. Would you pay full price for the consonance and throw in 50 for the interconnect or just try to get the consonance for a grand. Thanks guys.

    Mike
    Modwright SWL 9.0 SE (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Consonance cd120T
    Consonance Cyber 800 tube monoblocks (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC's with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Usher CP 6311

    Phillips Pronto TS1000 Universal Remote
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited June 2006
    Yeah, man, cables, too.
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited June 2006
    Take serious advantage of your dealer's offer. Listen to everything and concentrate on some specific passages of a wide variety. That should help you decide what's best for your ears.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited June 2006
    I'm all ears, let us know what your impressions were. A picture or two would be nice:D
    Carl

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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited June 2006
    Pictures can be found here

    http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/32489-consonance_reference_22_tubed_cd_player/

    Mike
    Modwright SWL 9.0 SE (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Consonance cd120T
    Consonance Cyber 800 tube monoblocks (6Sons Audio Thunderbird PC's with Oyaide 004 terminations)
    Usher CP 6311

    Phillips Pronto TS1000 Universal Remote
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited June 2006
    If you buy it, upgrade the caps and roll the tube.
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    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2006
    Early B. wrote:
    If you buy it, upgrade the caps and roll the tube.

    What brand of papers do you suggest for that tube...Jokers or JOBs???:eek: ;)
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited June 2006
    Looks nice. I like that is has upsampling, balanced and RCA outputs. Let us know how you like it.

    Carl
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited June 2006
    I just got back from auditioning the Consonance. I had the Jolida/PS Audio statement cord with me and we were able to interchange the 2 players but there was a good minute in between the two. This made the comparisons a little tougher, but these are my thoughts.

    The Consonance sounds more open, with ever so slightly more forward highs and with a little more resolution. It does this while at the same time in no way sounding harsh or digital, which is what I love about tube players. The vocals of the Consonance are a lot more forward and just sounded sweeter, making me feel more involved in the music. The Jolida does have more weight in the mid bass and an overall heavier sound. Overall though, given the current state of the two cd players I feel that the Consonance is the better player. I guess at over twice the price it should be.

    Therefore, I purchased the Consonance with Quail power cord and the 1m Audioquest AudioTruth Opal X3 interconnects.

    Purchase Price.........$1050Cdn

    There's my thoughts and my end result. Thanks for showing an interest.

    Mike

    PS. another thing that I really like is the fact I can get some upgrades locally at a fraction of the cost it would have costed me to upgrade the Jolida
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2006
    Midnite Mick wrote:
    I can get some upgrades locally at a fraction of the cost it would have costed me to upgrade the Jolida
    That's definitely good. What kind of mods are available for this? Basically the same as what's available for the Jolida?

    Congrats on the purchase!
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited June 2006
    Thanks.

    As far as I know swapping the caps for sonics and tube rolling.

    Mike
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2006
    Geography is usually a good thing when it comes to gear....Jolida is a DC area benefit for example.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited June 2006
    Great! Take some pics. We wanna see the guts exposed.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2006
    You may want to actually listen to it for awhile before you get it in your head that you need to immediately "upgrade" it.

    There used to be days when people actually listened to a piece of gear based on its own merits.
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  • W WALDECKER
    W WALDECKER Posts: 900
    edited June 2006
    Midnite Mick wrote:
    Thanks.

    As far as I know swapping the caps for sonics and tube rolling.

    Mike
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2006
    You may want to actually listen to it for awhile before you get it in your head that you need to immediately "upgrade" it.

    There used to be days when people actually listened to a piece of gear based on its own merits.

    True dat!!!
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,552
    edited June 2006
    Congrats on your new CDP.

    Another school of thought would say that doing proven upgrades will only enhance your listening experience. Enjoy!
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