The sound is very similar to the 225. The preamp I used with that was better, but this is pretty dang good. For the last week and half had the amp powering a pair of desktop speakers. On Wednesday I'll move it back into my living room to see how it sounds now that everything has smoothed out.
The integrated dac is as good as it gets for an integrated under $1700.
The analog inputs: a little is lost when using them and using an external dac/it's still very solid and dynamic though. The metrum with it's rolled off highs does a little disservice to the speed at which the Job renders high frequency/which changes some of the aspects of spatial recognition and timing in the large open sound-stage the amp creates. |
Jaaptina, the analog input is digitised. It is converted into digital for DSP purposes, then converted into analog again before amplification. Job does not say what the DSP does.
The innards of the Job are similar to the Mimesis 7 which is, in turn, based on the Telos 360. |
Hello Djverne,
I'm curious about the inputs and dac of the Job Integrated. Is the Job dac good enough to replace a Metrum Octave dac or MDAC?
Does the Job Integrated do a AD-DA conversion on the analog input?
If so it would do a second AD-DA conversion on an input from an external dac. That would not be favorable. It would make an external dac a no-go. |
How does it compare to the 225 that you previously owned? Does it sound similar but better or altogether different? |
Have had the amp running over a week now. Just sat down to listen. Wow...how the sound signature has smoothed out (warm and textured). This amp is tremendous. |
I just got it confirmed this weekend. The INT does DSD128.
Sounds typically Job, fast and bass "grippy" it seems. You must be one of the first, as they went out like last Friday.
First batch sold out.
Next batch in a month! |
Lol this is not a paid add. The amp looks just like the picture posted on the facebook page. A combination of the preamp and the 220 but bigger. The design is very sleek looking and very minimal. I have only been using the toslink connection so far so I can't comment on the USB.
The DAC: This seems to be integrated pretty well. Compared to my much loved Metrum, the built in dac supports the Job's sound signature better. What is the sound signature you might ask...
The Preamp and Amp: Comes with a sleek little remote that only has a mute button and volume up and down. The volume control is very precise and smooth, slow up and slow down. Go up and the volume seems to infinitely get loud and louder. I have been doing a test run with the movie Gravity.
Wow this amp is fast. Bass notes and sounds that are typically found in the subwoofer region are brought to light even on bookshelf speakers. Bass is fast and goes deep but just lacks a little umf in the kick drum region. The sound of the midrange has been changing the last 24 hrs. It started out with a little glare but that is changing and starting to smooth out. It’s open…this guy is open. Turn the volume up and the soundstage expands in every direction. |
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Congratulations, Djverne. You must be the first person I know of that has received a unit.
Did you pop open the hood to see if the innards look like that of the Metis 7?
Is the faceplate the same grey colour of your previous 225. From the Job FB page, it appears lighter, almost silver.
Thanks. |
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Any news of this integrated yet? Just curious. I bought the PRE2 last year when it came out. Great gear. |
That's very good news.
After the initial hoopla, it went quiet with no news of anyone having received it. You may be one of the first.
Look forward to hearing your initial feedback. |
This is extremely exciting news. |
Just got my tracking number...oh this will be like Christmas morning |
https://www.facebook.com/JOB-Electronics-604066693053799/ |
Dear JOB customers and followers, hereafter more technical specs about the new JOB INTegrated.
POWER SUPPLY
Nominal line voltage: 117 or 234 V (switchable)
Fuse 8A for 110V and 220V
Input voltage range: +/- 10 %
Rated Power Consumption:
IEC 60065, 1/8 Output Power at 8 Ω: 240 W (per unit)
Max Power Consumption:
IEC 60065 at 8 Ω /1% THD: 700 W
OUTPUT POWER
FPP at 8 Ω: 190 W
IEC 60065 at 8 Ω / 1 % THD+N: 2 x 175 W
INPUTS
USB device:
- Audio Class 2.0 (no driver required on Mac OS X as of v.10.6.4 nor on
Linux, driver required only for Windows)
- Sample rate up to 384 kHz/Bit depth up to 32
- DSD over PCM capabilities
1 x Toslink Optical or Digital S/PDIF coaxial RCA 75 Ohms
1 x Analog RCA (Left & Right): ADC conversion for DSP correction
REAR PANEL CONNECTORS AND CONTROLS
2 x output binding posts Left & Right
Voltage input selector
RS232 Command connector
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
20 Hz - 20 kHz, unloaded: +/- 0.5 dB
DISTORTION
THD+N, unloaded: < 0.08 % from 20 Hz to 20 kHz at 30 VRMS output
IMD (SMPTE), unloaded: < 0.02 % before clipping
OUTPUT NOISE FLOOR
Inputs terminated with RCA Shorting Caps, unloaded: < 10 µV from 20 Hz to 20 kH
DYNAMIC RANGE
22 kHz measurement bandwidth (flat): > 100 dB
GAIN
35 dB
DAMPING FACTOR
220 at 1 kHz, 8 Ω
In case you have any questions please use our email address service@jobsys.com. No technical questions will be answered from this page. Have a nice evening !! |
It looks promising hope it sounds good too! |
I owned the Job 225 and liked it a lot but ultimately went a different route. Since changing my speakers out and upgrading my DAC I have been thinking about trying the 225 again, maybe picking one up second hand. When I heard the news that an integrated version would be coming out a month or two ago I started emailing the Job people. Not much has been given regarding the specs or features. Its suppose to be like the 225 with, high quality preamp, and DAC. The rest is kind of a blind shot in the dark. No financial incentive lol...if any thing I may be one of the first guani pigs. |
How much do they cost? Any financial incentive? You should say so one way or the other.
Why are you interested in them?
Could you give a quick overview of what this offers over existing models? |
Congrats- have you heard any of the Job (Goldmund) gear? |
