Differences in Jolida JD-100's?


Hey,

I just bought a Jolida JD-100 from Underwood Hi-Fi. I love the player, but I just got curious about all the distinction suffix characters on the model name, ie. JD-100, JD-100A, JD-100C, etc.

Does anyone know what all the model numbers are and what the differences are between them, and then further how one would go about telling what model they have?

Oh one strange thing about my player was that when I went to replace the stock Chinese 12AX7's with a pair of Sovtek 12AX7LPS's to my surprise a pair of Sovtek tubes were already installed! Go figure...

Cheers!
-Nathan
naschbac
Mike at Jolida told me that there are no differences. Why the different model #'s, no one seems to know.

Did you get the Parts Connection mod? It is worth it. The general conscensious among avid promoters of this CD player agree that the 5751 tubes really deliver the magic for this player. I have a set in mine and love them, and need to pick up another set cause they are getting harder and harder to find if they are from the 50's and 60's. Search the discussion forums here for this player, there is quite a bit of discussion about it.

Enjoy!

R.
i also called jolida about the model number issue. They told me that there's only one jd100. he said he thought people started tacking the "A" on the end because a lot of their other products' model numbers end in letters. someone at jolida is probably responsible for the mix up, though, because my box has jd-100a written on it.

i havn't heard of the jd-100c yet!
I'm not sure about the Jolidas, but other Chinese built manufactures also use an "A" and "C" designation along with some that have no letter designation. My deductive reasoning has brought me to the conclusion that "A" means for the American Market and "C" means for the Chinese market.

For an example, take a look at some of the Shanlings. The cheap "grey market" units often have a "C" designation after the model number.

I don't have any proof concerning my findings, just a reasonable suspicion. Personally, based on my hunch, I would not want a "C" model as it might not have warranty here and might have some different components.

Just my (possibly wrong) $.02 worth!!!!

Enjoy,

TIC