Jolida JD100A, How to bring it to the next level

In my experience:

Rock: Sylvania/RCA 5751 tubes
Jazz: Mullard (My preference)

Try out some nice power cords. That's when my Jolida really came to life. Check the archives for MANY options.

Enjoy. That's a very nice player.
Howard

I did a SEARCH on this player and found about 50 threads posted to date. I would think at least 1/3 of them have to do with upgrades, mods,etc... Did you look at the archives before you posted?

As an owner of this player for the last 6 months, there has been much talk in the forums. To Mod or not to mod? That is one of the questions for sure. Which Caps, Which Power cords, Which tubes,what about......well you get the idea.

I will say that Im in the camp of "minimilist mods possible" to this already sweet player. May I suggest the following:

Change the stock tubes to something like the Mullard 12AX7, RCA 5751 Black Plate, or my personal fav being the Yogoslav Ei Gray Plate ECC83/12AX7. Then stick a decent PC on the back and lastly....put it something like a nuance shelf to control resonance and Buddy...your done. My ears have heard 2 of the mods avail, and I feel they rob the player of its sweetness at the cost of some dynamics and a more linear SS sound.. This IMHO. Good luck!

Less is more with this player. I've heard two sets of mods and they are not worth it. If you want a solid state sound from your CDP go buy a solid state CDP.

How about teaming up a DAC like the Audio Mirror or Benchmark DAC?

Rkerv,

I own a D1 and actually thought of doing that so I could have more options. I ended up going in another direction, but I'm so impressed with the Audio Mirror D1 DAC I snagged the one that hit Audiogon today.