Anyone have/ordered the Job 225?

Joe, glad your Job is in and sounding fantastic! My friend had an 868 with an 890 and his system always sounded great. Curious to know how it sounds with the 225. The thing that I love most about the Job is it's so damned holographic. The transparency is amazing. Very CLEAN sounding with a low noise floor. Goldmund does something with the damping factor issue which gives me the deepest, tightest, most ACCURATE bass I've ever had from any amp. I know I sound like a broken record but I never had a component that impressed me more than this thing.

Ha!

These amps are articulate. Voice, male and female, is very natural. Bass is full, maybe not as tight as Krell for example, certainly good enough for me. Full, three dimensional effect. Superbly clear yet with a slight touch of warmth. I love a good tube preamp or warm SS preamp in front of it for my taste. Awesome low volume performance - which is the bulk of my listening. I am not a head banger so I have not run out of steam. The Job 225 is very well balanced from top to bottom.

Devilboy,

You described it better than I could, AND you are 100% correct. It's amazing. I hooked up the Job to my EAR 868 and it sounds fabulous. There is a post from me coming up that should help explain what I hear. I hope this link helps too.

http://audioshark.org/amplifiers-8/job-225-new-amp-arrival-update-2764.html#post35788

Anyon know how the Job might sound run direct into a Berkeley Alpha Dac, powering Tad Cr1's (which I'm mulling)?

Devilboy, what is the sound characteristic of the Job amp? Whenever I hear phrases like "clean" my mind thinks sterile and/or bright. I'm assuming this is wrong thinking on my part so how would you describe the sound? Mind you, exchanges like this are a big part of how assess the sound of a given unit. Thanks!