New Jolida in the House!

Stew
Stew Posts: 645
edited December 2010 in Electronics
My new JD-100A arrived last Friday and the TJ Full Music 12AX7's showed up on Monday. I listened to the stock tubes a little over the weekend and was starting to wonder if this unit would be a keeper. My old modified Yammy sounded better - quite a bit better really. To be fair, they weren't broken in - but the stock tubes suck!

I put the TJ's and some Dynamat Xtreme in on Monday expecting to be less than blown away until the TJ's were broken in. I almost fell out of my chair when I turned it on. Holy ***t this thing sounds good!!! I'm not sure what to expect when they do break in but I'm already blown away. My 2B-TL's never sounded so good. Transparent, detailed, smooth, punchy, air, imaging, tone, etc., etc.

I was debating between the TJ's and Pavanes. The TJ's sound amazing but I'm still wondering what the Psvanes would sound like. Who told me about tubes -- this is all your fault!!!! Thanks, I'm lovin' it! Now, I just need to get Larry's rings installed.
SDA 2B-TL (Sonicap/Solen/Mills, Erse Super Q, Rings, Spikes, No-Rez)
1000VA Dreadnought
Dared SL-2000a (Siemens & Halske TM 12AT7WA's, Brimar 5Z4G)
Jolida JD-100a (Sylvania BP TM Gold Brand 5751's), NAD C275BEE, Blue Jeans

RTiA3, Onkyo TX-SR605
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  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,129
    edited December 2010
    Congrats! I have the Pavanes in my JD100 and they are really sweet sounding tubes. Never heard the TJ's so need to give them a try some day. They will sound even better after some breaking in.
    SystemLuxman L-590AXII Integrated Amplifier|KEF Reference 1 Loudspeakers|PS Audio Directream Jr|Sansui TU-9900 Tuner|TEAC A-6100 RtR|REL T/9X SE Sub
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,119
    edited December 2010
    Congrat's on the player Stew and enjoy. Yes, the stock tubes really do suck. I'm currently running with Ei-Gold pin 12AX7's and I have no complaints. This CDP also responds well to a PC upgrade and isolation footing, especially the isolation footing.
    ~ 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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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited December 2010
    I also run the Ei Elite Gold Pins in my JD100, however I have the feeling the Sovtek 12ax7LPS that I am running in my phono pre would also be a good choice for the Jolida CDP.
    DKG999
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    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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  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,129
    edited December 2010
    dkg999 wrote: »
    I also run the Ei Elite Gold Pins in my JD100, however I have the feeling the Sovtek 12ax7LPS that I am running in my phono pre would also be a good choice for the Jolida CDP.

    I ran the Sovteks before the Pavanes. For one thing the Sovteks lasted less than a year before they went T.U.. Also, the Pavanes flat out kick their butt.

    Isolation damping is something I need to try. I run a Pangea AC-14 to my player.
    SystemLuxman L-590AXII Integrated Amplifier|KEF Reference 1 Loudspeakers|PS Audio Directream Jr|Sansui TU-9900 Tuner|TEAC A-6100 RtR|REL T/9X SE Sub
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,119
    edited December 2010
    I got the Sorbothane risers pictured below. They made one hell of a difference when the volume got a little louder than loud background music. They got rid of "this noise or unwanted artifact" in the music I couldn't quite put my finger on, but turned out to be harmonics. Tremendous difference at extreme loudness. The cat who makes them is Rick and his site has many different options. http://avrisers.com/default.aspx

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    I'm sure any isolation solution would work, I just thought I'd share with you what I have had success with. Enjoy the music.
    ~ 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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  • wayne3burk
    wayne3burk Posts: 939
    edited December 2010
    no affiliation....

    but i want one too....

    http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/ele/2088790662.html
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,000
    edited December 2010
    Ei gold pins...haven't tried the Pavanes.

    Be sure to upgrade the power cord.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited December 2010
    I was running Sovtek 12ax7LPS in mine and had great results but, I wanted a little bit more on the top end and used F1's suggestion of going with the EI' and power cord change, that put the sound where I wanted it to be. soooo +1 on the EI's here.
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  • Stew
    Stew Posts: 645
    edited December 2010
    I'd like to try the Ei's and the Psvanes sometime but the TJ's are sounding really, really good in my system right now.
    treitz3 wrote: »
    I got the Sorbothane risers pictured below.

    Those look like a great deal at $35 for a set of four! There is already some sorbothane type material between each foot and the base of the player on mine. Are the feet on yours like mine or solid?
    SDA 2B-TL (Sonicap/Solen/Mills, Erse Super Q, Rings, Spikes, No-Rez)
    1000VA Dreadnought
    Dared SL-2000a (Siemens & Halske TM 12AT7WA's, Brimar 5Z4G)
    Jolida JD-100a (Sylvania BP TM Gold Brand 5751's), NAD C275BEE, Blue Jeans

    RTiA3, Onkyo TX-SR605
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  • Stew
    Stew Posts: 645
    edited December 2010
    F1nut - I remember one of your posts where you talked about using Dynamat Xtreme in this player. I've done the lid so far. What all did you Dynamat?
    SDA 2B-TL (Sonicap/Solen/Mills, Erse Super Q, Rings, Spikes, No-Rez)
    1000VA Dreadnought
    Dared SL-2000a (Siemens & Halske TM 12AT7WA's, Brimar 5Z4G)
    Jolida JD-100a (Sylvania BP TM Gold Brand 5751's), NAD C275BEE, Blue Jeans

    RTiA3, Onkyo TX-SR605
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,000
    edited December 2010
    Anything that didn't move. :biggrin:










    Seriously, any bare metal inside the chassis. However, I think just doing the lid is probably enough.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,119
    edited December 2010
    Stew wrote: »
    Are the feet on yours like mine or solid?
    I don't know. I've never seen your feet. I have the ones pictured above sitting below the stock feet.
    ~ 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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  • Stew
    Stew Posts: 645
    edited December 2010
    Treitz3 - The stock feet on mine aren't rigidly attached to the base of the player. They are attached with some type of sorbothane like material. I'll try to get a picture. I was just curious if they're all like this. Either way, I'm sure additional sorbothane couldn't hurt. Thanks for the link.
    SDA 2B-TL (Sonicap/Solen/Mills, Erse Super Q, Rings, Spikes, No-Rez)
    1000VA Dreadnought
    Dared SL-2000a (Siemens & Halske TM 12AT7WA's, Brimar 5Z4G)
    Jolida JD-100a (Sylvania BP TM Gold Brand 5751's), NAD C275BEE, Blue Jeans

    RTiA3, Onkyo TX-SR605
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  • Stew
    Stew Posts: 645
    edited December 2010
    F1nut wrote: »
    Anything that didn't move. :biggrin:

    LOL - If a little is good .......
    SDA 2B-TL (Sonicap/Solen/Mills, Erse Super Q, Rings, Spikes, No-Rez)
    1000VA Dreadnought
    Dared SL-2000a (Siemens & Halske TM 12AT7WA's, Brimar 5Z4G)
    Jolida JD-100a (Sylvania BP TM Gold Brand 5751's), NAD C275BEE, Blue Jeans

    RTiA3, Onkyo TX-SR605
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  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,129
    edited December 2010
    This is the next step for my player if I ever decide to pull the trigger...

    http://www.underwoodhifi.com/mod_jolida.html#Anchor-JD-28247
    SystemLuxman L-590AXII Integrated Amplifier|KEF Reference 1 Loudspeakers|PS Audio Directream Jr|Sansui TU-9900 Tuner|TEAC A-6100 RtR|REL T/9X SE Sub
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  • NJPOLKER
    NJPOLKER Posts: 3,475
    edited December 2010
    You Jolida 100 guys should be sure to do a search here and see what F1nut/Jesse did with his Jolida.

    The search function is a great tool !! USE IT
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