What's better than the Jolida JD100

It's hard to take a stock JD100 and ask what's better...toss in a pair of Siemens (& Halske) 12ax7's, Amperex (Heerlen)12ax7's or Raytheon 3xm 5751's and give it a good listen. Tubes make a BIG difference in this player. If the NOS tubed JD100 doesn't trip your trigger...then ask what's better. Passing on a JD100 stock unit for some other mfg's stock unit is missing the JD's (easily obtained) potential.

there are many cd players out there which may be preferred over the jolida. it's a matter of opinion, as sound is subjective. we all have our favorites. right now, the joilida is not one of them.

perhaps, if i heard it again, my attitude would be different. at this point, it is just another cd player with two tubes.

mrtennis,

Is there an echo in here?...seems like you've said that..more than once...I think we got it...

FWIW, I had a stock Jolida back in 2004, then went to a RA Opus 21 CDP after A/B comparison in my system. The Opus won out after a week of trials. Then in 2006, changes made to my system brought the Jolida back in and I really liked its sound (again). I was really surprised how good it sounded (again). About a year ago, I wanted to try out a NOS CDP, I bought the Consonance CD120 Linear (which I own now) and trialed it against the Jolida and I liked the Linear better.

There may come a day when I try the Jolida again, who knows? It's so difficult to tell you "what's better". You've received good advice here on what tubes to roll. I'd say try some of those (if you haven't already). The Jolida is a very good machine (at its price point). Many have moved on from it, some have stayed with it and others have returned to it. I may just pick up another one used and see how it sounds after a year with my CD120 Linear. Nothing like validation, right? Do us a favor and let us know what you decide on, it helps close the loop. Good luck.

I have the JD100 and I am very impressed with it, actually my unit is not stock but it has a level 2 mod which makes the player compete with much more higher price cdp. Since I've had my unit for a year I am selling it to get into a solid state cdp Cambridge Audio 840C which HIGHLY impressed me... Tube sound is great just a bit too warm for me