jolida cdp makes me appreciate the lsi's once again
jrlouie
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I'm not going to go into detailed review of the Jolida. I think there's been plenty of that on this forum. It's a popular CDP and highly regarded.
But, I used to have my Dared tube-pre hooked up inline with my 5.1 Lsi system because I loved the tube sound and 2-channel listening on my Lsi15's. I have since moved and placed the Dared in a new 2-channel rig with my NHT SB3's to give them that tube sound. I noticed that inadvertently my 2-channel rig was getting most of my usage/attention and I wasn't listening to music much anymore with my Lsi15's. I recently acquired the Jolida and initially hooked it up to the 2-channel rig and liked it a lot. But as planned I tried it out on the Lsi15's also and whoa nelly, I love listening to music once again on my 15's. The Lsi's reveal more of what the Jolida brings to the table (more than the NHT's). I once again love to just sit on the old couch and listen to music on my Lsi15's.
I have a feeling the Jolida may stay on my Lsi's. This has probably been said before, but I guess for those of you who like the tube sound but don't have a dedicate tube rig and need to keep your solid state theater setup, and a tube CDP certainly can get you that same great sound, just like adding a tube pre.
Now I have the best of both worlds. A tube pre on my 2-channel setup to give me the sound I like, and a tube CDP in my theater setup to give me that sound there also
Some people love tubes, some people say the hell with them. Either way, I tried them and love what they do to music, plain an simple. So, I'll have them around in some fashion.
But, I used to have my Dared tube-pre hooked up inline with my 5.1 Lsi system because I loved the tube sound and 2-channel listening on my Lsi15's. I have since moved and placed the Dared in a new 2-channel rig with my NHT SB3's to give them that tube sound. I noticed that inadvertently my 2-channel rig was getting most of my usage/attention and I wasn't listening to music much anymore with my Lsi15's. I recently acquired the Jolida and initially hooked it up to the 2-channel rig and liked it a lot. But as planned I tried it out on the Lsi15's also and whoa nelly, I love listening to music once again on my 15's. The Lsi's reveal more of what the Jolida brings to the table (more than the NHT's). I once again love to just sit on the old couch and listen to music on my Lsi15's.
I have a feeling the Jolida may stay on my Lsi's. This has probably been said before, but I guess for those of you who like the tube sound but don't have a dedicate tube rig and need to keep your solid state theater setup, and a tube CDP certainly can get you that same great sound, just like adding a tube pre.
Now I have the best of both worlds. A tube pre on my 2-channel setup to give me the sound I like, and a tube CDP in my theater setup to give me that sound there also
Some people love tubes, some people say the hell with them. Either way, I tried them and love what they do to music, plain an simple. So, I'll have them around in some fashion.
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I know exactly what you are hearing.....when I got the Jolida (gone already) my previous player was that Cambridge D500SE you have now...great player, but the Jolida is in another league...
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Sounds nice. I was actually thinking of upgrading my cd player.Sharp Elite 70
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I know what you mean. Enjoy!
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wing, with all that other stuff you got, you WAY overdue for a CD upgrade. go get em
I got the Jolida, and I know there is better, but for how much?!?!
cant see me parting with the Jolida anytime soon.
the Oppo does a beter job than I thought for cd's in my Theater system, but if I see a used tube player for a sweet price, I would consider getting one for the theater to bump up music ability for the theater another notch (for when I'm too lazy to go to the basement for 2 channel
Living Room 2 Channel -
Schiit SYS Passive Pre. Jolida CD player. Songbird streamer. California Audio Labs Sigma II DAC, DIY 300as1/a1 Ice modules Class D amp. LSi15 with MM842 woofer upgrade, Nordost Blue Heaven and Unity interconnects.
Upstairs 2 Channel Rig -
Prometheus Ref. TVC passive pre, SAE A-205 Amp, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E50 DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Von Schweikert VR3.5 speakers.
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What do you guys think is fair market value for one of these. I will be looking to sell shortly, although mine is not in perfect shape. Bought it with a couple of dings in the front window and a chasis screw missing. This was not disclosed to me at the time of my purchase.
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I have just been pretty content with my Pioneer 79avi I guess. If the Anthem processes the sound does the transport really matter though?ohskigod wrote:wing, with all that other stuff you got, you WAY overdue for a CD upgrade. go get em
I got the Jolida, and I know there is better, but for how much?!?!
cant see me parting with the Jolida anytime soon.
the Oppo does a beter job than I thought for cd's in my Theater system, but if I see a used tube player for a sweet price, I would consider getting one for the theater to bump up music ability for the theater another notch (for when I'm too lazy to go to the basement for 2 channelSharp Elite 70
Anthem D2V 3D
Parasound 5250
Parasound HCA 1000 A
Parasound HCA 1000
Oppo BDP 95
Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
Totem Mask Surrounds X4
Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
Sony PS3
Squeezebox Touch
Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
