Hello,
I have a Jolida JD-100 Underwood lvl 1 cd player purchased here on Agon a few years ago. I added a few additional mods - teflon caps... It has worked perfectly since purchase. Currently using Tele tubes. Have vintage long plate Mullards tubes on the way. Eager to give it a spin with the Mullards. My friend has a Marantz ?8004? cd player which is a VERY nice, musical player for the money. If I did not have a cd player I coud easily see myself with the Marantz.
Plus the Marantz has hook up provisions that the Jolida does not. Still, in a mini shoot out the Jolida faired better than expected against the newer Marantz. The Marantz had the edge on detail while and the sound stage was more forward versus the Jolida which was a tad more musical. The Jolida also offers ability to alter sound to some degree via tube rolling. Down side is tube cost of course but the jolida is gentle on tubes so they should last 5000 plus hours per pair.
Just my 2 cents. Best wishes.
I have a Jolida JD-100 Underwood lvl 1 cd player purchased here on Agon a few years ago. I added a few additional mods - teflon caps... It has worked perfectly since purchase. Currently using Tele tubes. Have vintage long plate Mullards tubes on the way. Eager to give it a spin with the Mullards. My friend has a Marantz ?8004? cd player which is a VERY nice, musical player for the money. If I did not have a cd player I coud easily see myself with the Marantz.
Plus the Marantz has hook up provisions that the Jolida does not. Still, in a mini shoot out the Jolida faired better than expected against the newer Marantz. The Marantz had the edge on detail while and the sound stage was more forward versus the Jolida which was a tad more musical. The Jolida also offers ability to alter sound to some degree via tube rolling. Down side is tube cost of course but the jolida is gentle on tubes so they should last 5000 plus hours per pair.
Just my 2 cents. Best wishes.
