Anybody know what happened at JOB...


Hello to all...

I'm a big JOB INT fan - wanted to order another with refinements/changes I'd heard rumored, but it appears they are no longer manufacturing anything (amps, pre or int)... Anybody know what happened?
I thought their products were reviewed very well by both critics and users.... Can anyone shed some light on this - I am greatly disappointed...

And if someone who has a JOB INT can either sell me theirs (can't imagine why you would sell it though) or make a recommendation for another integrated brand/piece in that price and power range, I'd be thankful...

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... abit off topic - but do you think the Nuforce STA 200 has enough steam to power my 88bd Gershman Avant Garde RX-20s? I have a Morrison ELAD pre I could hook in but no new DAC, I'd have to use the DAC in the 20 year old CD I use as a transport when hooked into the JOB INT (Marantz SA-8001)...you HO please.

Anyone else with opinions about what happened to JOB?
I would say yes, of course depending on your listening level preferences.  The Sta200 actually has much more gain than typical amps ( about 4-5 dB). 

85 watts is actually quite a bit. You can try one at audio advisor and then return it if it does not work out. 
As far as bi amping with Zu’s, it may be possible to have Zu install the option when ordering. 
... maybe I could biwire/biamp my speakers with the Nuforce - then I'm sure I'd have ample power... 
In my 1/2 dozen times of hearing the RX20s, I always preferred ss amplifiers with  well designed, beefy, power supplies. Some were 40 or so wpc, some were 200 wpc. The speakers are a nominal 8 ohm load, so it should not be a problem for the STA 200. What I feel would be amazing : what I suggested to Abery. To vertically, passively, biamp them, which would require a pair of amps, and at a grand, would be killing a few stones, simultaneously ( read up on this amp configuration set up ). As Abery indicated, and as mentioned before on other STA 200 threads and reviews, matching, to the front end gear, can be tricky. Enjoy ! MrD.