So yea, what the $#*@ have I been listening to?

BaggedLancer
BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
edited March 2008 in 2 Channel Audio
So today I got a notification while in my first class that my Jolida JD-9a arrived safely at my house. Like a little girl on christmas morning I couldn't wait to get home.

So, after having no clue how to set it up even after reading the directions a couple times, I finally figured it out.

I'm listening to my first few albums through it now.......WOW. The music has bass! The music has clarity! It's freaking amazing.

The Jolida JD-9a replaced my crappy Aiwa receiver which i was using the Tape Monitor out on. Talk about a weak link. I knew it was a weak link, but I just didn't realize how much of a weak link it was.

Can't wait till the new table gets here......if this gets better I'm gonna **** myself. Sorry no pics of that.

My Nordost cables are back at Nordost right now being reterminated and fixed.

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Oh yea....tubes rule!
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited March 2008
    Congrats!
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited March 2008
    Yes sir you are well on your way to audiophile disorder!!!!
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited March 2008
    Face wrote: »
    Congrats!

    Thanks
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Yes sir you are well on your way to audiophile disorder!!!!

    Not me.....:o

    I'm still kinda blown away by the change, I'm not quite sure what I was listening to before......:eek:
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited March 2008
    Congrats Your totally tubed now.

    engtaz
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited March 2008
    Congrats. Enjoy that vinyl.

    I miss it....my Pro-ject found a new home this weekend and the new one will not be here until late this week or early the next one. I didn't think I'd miss it for just one week.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited March 2008
    Ricardo wrote: »
    Congrats. Enjoy that vinyl.

    I miss it....my Pro-ject found a new home this weekend and the new one will not be here until late this week or early the next one. I didn't think I'd miss it for just one week.

    My new table is very very close.....nothing compared to what you are getting, but should serve me well for a while.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited March 2008
    What are you getting?
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited March 2008
    Wait... so you were listening w/ no RIAA curve???
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited March 2008
    Damn you BL, Damn you!!! I'm on a self imposed mission not to buy any more gear and use my $$$ to put into the business and then you go ahead and post something like this. Arrrrgh! I slipped up and agreed to get Trey's VMPS last night and now you gots me wantin' one of these!

    Damn you! :p:D

    Audio is killing me!....................but I sure do like it.................
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited March 2008
    I also say damn you!!! Stop making me want to buy stuff.









    Enjoy it, however.:D
    Sharp 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.
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited March 2008
    NICE! Way to go BL!


    ...and Damn you as well...
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited March 2008
    Looks good, now for your new speakers. . . . . ?
    -Ignorance is strength -
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited March 2008
    SKsolutions wrote: »
    Looks good, now for your new speakers. . . . . ?

    Gotta pay off the new table first. Speakers are on the list. You really need to hear the Quarts now. The bass is doesn't even compare to what we heard the other day. Easily beats the 9's out in that department now.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited March 2008
    treitz3 wrote: »
    Damn you BL, Damn you!!! I'm on a self imposed mission not to buy any more gear and use my $$$ to put into the business and then you go ahead and post something like this. Arrrrgh! I slipped up and agreed to get Trey's VMPS last night and now you gots me wantin' one of these!

    Damn you! :p:D

    Audio is killing me!....................but I sure do like it.................

    This is definitely one of those pieces that I can't recommend enough. It just put a whole new face on my vinyl, bigger difference than any cables, isolator, tube rolling, that you could possibly imagine.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited March 2008
    Make him STOP!!!!!!! :eek:
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited March 2008
    Few more pics Tom to help you make your decision. :p:p;)

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited March 2008
    You sir, suck. :D
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited March 2008
    Atleast this will hold me over till I can make a decision about a CDP. The tube phono sounds great but I'm afraid that the tube CDP will sound too washed.

    Russ sent me some 12ax7's that I should have by Friday so I'm going to start rolling some tubes this weekend between the integrated and this phono stage(probably not right away). I'm definitely feeling a nice synergy here.
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  • nms
    nms Posts: 671
    edited March 2008
    If you want 'em, I've got a pair of 10Bs that I would be willing to let go for a good price. The X-overs need to be redone and you'd prolly want RD0s...

    Oh wait, I'm not helping am I:o
    My system

    "The world is an ever evolving clusterf*ck." --treitz3
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited March 2008
    Congrats. Yup, that 2 X 2 looks good.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited March 2008
    nms wrote: »
    If you want 'em, I've got a pair of 10Bs that I would be willing to let go for a good price. The X-overs need to be redone and you'd prolly want RD0s...

    Oh wait, I'm not helping am I:o

    :confused::confused::confused::confused:
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited March 2008
    I just finished selling all my monitors a couple months ago, no more please.

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  • nms
    nms Posts: 671
    edited March 2008
    BaggedLancer wrote: »
    :confused::confused::confused::confused:

    Yeah, that was meant for you. I was referring to my offering the speaks is not helping yo control your audio addiction. :)

    EDIT: nevermind, I see you just got rid of a bunch.
    My system

    "The world is an ever evolving clusterf*ck." --treitz3
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited March 2008
    nms wrote: »
    Yeah, that was meant for you. I was referring to my offering the speaks is not helping yo control your audio addiction. :)

    EDIT: nevermind, I see you just got rid of a bunch.

    Haha yea, and those were just my extras, nevermind what I still use in my home theater. I need to move further up th ladder. If I buy any Polk speakers for this rig they won't be anything less than SDA/LSi
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited March 2008
    My biggest conclusion so far.....good, clean vinyl is like WOW, absolutely amazing. Dirty/scratched vinyl is that much worse.

    Hoping I can try out a JD100a next to see how I like it in the mix.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited March 2008
    BL,,I jumped in this thread kinda late,,congrats on the Jolida,, is it stock? Reason I ask is because I'm thinking about upgrading my dynavector p-75, so I'll let you get some ear time with it before I ask. Congrats and enjoy.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited March 2008
    george daniel wrote: »
    BL,,I jumped in this thread kinda late,,congrats on the Jolida,, is it stock? Reason I ask is because I'm thinking about upgrading my dynavector p-75, so I'll let you get some ear time with it before I ask. Congrats and enjoy.

    Yep stock. I couldn't justify buying a modded one since I had never heard a stock one before. I needed something to set as a baseline. I will mod this one in time. The only mods it will have are new tubes when the box from Russman comes this week.
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  • Yashu
    Yashu Posts: 772
    edited March 2008
    replaced my crappy Aiwa receiver which i was using the Tape Monitor out on

    Dude... You just moved from a rusty shack in and married to a cousin to a beachside villa on some exotic island with several female "companions", well, my fantisy would be a little bit weirder, and might raise some eyebrows, but I am assuming that most guys wouldn't mind the beachside villa thing, so that is my comparison.


    Anyway, nice CDP, I hear nothing but good things about the Jolida.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited March 2008
    Just added another piece to the puzzle. DSOTM framed print. Sorry for the crap pic but the reflections where i live are brutal.

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,029
    edited March 2008
    How much was that Jolida JD-9a again? The site does not list the price from what I saw.

    Oh, and the DSOTM print looks great!
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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