thejohnnyk;168599 Wrote: > > Skunk, I really appreciate the comments. Overall, how do you like you > setup with the Jolida, does it sound good or are you looking to > upgrade?
It sounds great to me, but right now is a good example of 'cons': silence because it wants new tubes. Twice it wanted them so badly it blew a fuse. Everything worked great again with new tubes, so I would say in general mine has been very reliable. I have a habit of sleeping with it on, or forgetting to turn it off, ignoring the bias and abusing it in general- and I would be considered obsessive by non audiophile standards. They require care and feeding, but it's minimal as far as tubes go. The bias generally stays put until the tubes start going, you'll need a multimeter to check it which is inconvenient compared to an autobiasing amp like Antique Sound Labs. So add the cost of that if you don't own one, as well as upgraded tubes which are recommended, to the final cost. Yes I'm looking to upgrade it. I want something that just works, more transparent, and can be left on for days. -- Skunk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31445 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
