Just ordered the Jungson 88D Luxury Edition.

Well, I'm not hearing what Agisthos is hearing. I agree it is lush and smooth, but not slow by any means. It's more dynamic than any tube amp I have heard under 200 watts (VTLs, AR, Atmosphere, etc). For example, I was floored by the dynamics in the SACD version of Pink Floyds Dark Side of the Moon. Literally shook the walls on certain passages in my set up. Every tube amp that I have heard is very midrangey compared to SS. The Jungson has a more balanced perspective with rest of the freq range. It's lush and smooth but not bloomy in the midrange like a SET. I liken it to a top non-oversampling DACs (eg, Audio Note, Zanden) with their natural presentation. Many SS amps tend to artificialy heighten the sense of dynamics with artificial detail, and if this is what your looking for then look else where. Or retrain your ear to hear what live music sounds like by going to a nice hall (eg, Boston Symphony Hall) playing unamplified acoustic music. You'll find the Jungson to be a close approximation to the real thing. This I know from 30 hours of listening to the Jungsons.

Sorry, my last remark was directed more to Koczka123.

Dracule1, it sounds as if your problem with the amp has worked itself out? I think I'm not alone when I say that we all hope so! Sure is a bummer when this stuff goes on the blink...

Please keep us posted.

Before we get another Myth started. Having a tube like midrange dosen't mean the Jungson sounds like tubes in the highs and lows. Neither does it mean any SS amp with a 'tube like' midrange will sound like tubes thoughout.

From the reviews I have read of the Korsun, it has a typical high power SS sound. Lots of slam and speed with SS sound. Possibly similar to Krell.

The Jungson in comparison probably is slow and lacking in dynamics. But IMO this is in comparison to the Korsun, not in absolute terms. I certainly don't hear any slowness like I did with my CA amp and I don't hear a lack of dynamcics. Much more dynamic then the CA or Jolida tube amps I had before.

Drac has a excellent synopsis of the Jungson sound. Very natural. Not artificially tight or hyped. Some may not like the sound. Some will love it.

Koczkal welcome aboard! I really think if the Jungson is as far from your listening preferences as you say. I really don't think any power cords or IC's will give you what you are looking for. You might need to look for another amp. Nothing wrong with that. Everyone has different taste and its all about enjoying the music.

BW Maxx

Many times I read that xyz amp (cdp,whatever) "must" be used with abc power cords, interconnects, whatever... if this is really the case:
a) isn't the designer hurting his/her own success by building a component that sounds acceptable only with a certain wire, and
b) if it is true, then why wouldn't the company just state that, or better still, include such wire or accessory in the package?

In general I don't buy this story so much. Yes there are slight differences in well-built cables. Yes tweaks make a difference. But are they ESSENTIAL for a given quality component to perform well? That's crazy talk!