Amp for new Meadowlark Krestel 2's ?

Thanks for the input. Well, took the plunge and ordered a Jolida 502B. First attempt at tubes, I hope it's worth it. I've read nothing but good things about this amp, so time will tell.

Beernut, give us an update if you can tear yourself away from the music after the new amp settles in.

Timrhu, I sure will. Looking forward to this experiment. Now, I'm wondering how my Marantz DV 9500 will blend.

Got the Jolida finally. At first impression I like it, very heavily built. I get an annoying hum though, any ideas?
Thanks

I could think of a few reasons. I'm not sure of if you have anything beyond the Marantz connected to the JoLida, but I had one in my audio/video system that also made an annoying hum.

I found that when I had my television output connected to the amplifier, the hum was caused by the cable connection to the television. Someone suggested this piece from Parts Express to eliminate it. I never bothered with it, and just unplug the cable connection when watching dvds or listening to music since I never really care to listen to television programming through the system anyway.

Or, you may have another ground loop issue. Look into whether your cables are shielded and the path they follow in your rack. You may have to rearrange them to isolate the interconnects from power cords.

If the hum is in one channel, you could try swapping each of the input, driver, and power tubes to try to isolate a bad tube.

Finally, it may be a construction issue such as a bad solder joint. If you feel comfortable opening the amplifier, you can inspect the joints inside, but I would leave it up to the dealer or technician.

Good luck!