Newbie wants tube recommendations

In my mind there is no question about the high value of Jolida gear. For many, it may be the end of the line and with good reason. In selling the 302B, I don't feel in any way that I got rid of it so much as I am glad it now has a new home and that someone else gets to begin the journey I am enjoying. Or perhaps for that owner, this will be all that is required for the long haul. For a smaller room such I had before I moved, the 302B was perfect and I didn't require any more oomph, but with a larger room to fill now, the Rogue serves the need much better. And, depending on where and in what condition one purchases a Jolida, it may not necessarily be only 1/3rd the price of a new Cronus. Some 302Bs go for nearly a grand especially if they have been modded.

This is the way discussions about equipment should be conducted. Nobody here is attempting to influence Gssrjpc to buy a Jolida and in any event the point is now moot since he has taken the plunge. What he has received for starting this thread is iinformation about a company and its products from real owners who own equipment from this company and most importantly their REAL WORLD experiences with the equipment.

Real owners have given valuable insights into why they like the product and under what conditions it will operate to its best potential. All the respondants own other equipment and they may have moved on, but few, if any have anything negative to say about what you bought and the way you went about buying it. It should be obvious that you are on the right path and you are going to have a blast. Perhaps in a year or two you may want to change tubes and do some experimenting and your equipment will respond to the changes you make and it will not cost you a fortune to experiment.

For those who attempt to cast doubt or suggest that Gssrjpc has made an unwise choice all I can add is that the participant who made those comments should just stick to what he knows best.
This is the second thread this week that great products that represent value (China sourced) rather than "high end". have been criticised by this person. The other product was the Prima Luna 2 which every possible forum out there has praised. The praise comes from owners of the products --- not a bunch of paid journalists. However Stereophie were extremely impressed with the Prima Luna. I suggest that he / she maybe take the time to revel in the choices becoming available to us music loving tubeoholics. Marvel at the beauty of a product like the Onix SP3 tube integrated at $999.00 and tell me that its sonic abilities, design elegance, and build quality is inferior.That beauty weighs over 50 pounds and and is a perfect integration of high tech looks with retro styling. The best looking not made in Italy Chinese sourced amp out there.

Perhaps there are some that don't enjoy the fact that tube exclusivity is now available to first timers and that the inner sanctun of the "high end" can now be entered for reasonable dosh
I am sure these people mean well but isn't it better to gain info from actual owners and users rather than someone who hears something in a stereo shop snd suggests its inferior. I mean no disrespect to our naysayer but do hope that in the future that he will have a chance to experience a well made musically satisfying product from the value side of the spectrum that lights his or her musical fire.

Welcome to the great tube revival rennaissance. I'm sure that there is plenty of room at the table for all of us.

I will give you 2 from Japan... Triode corp or TRI of Japan (TRV-35se) and Almarro A50125A push-pull integrated amplifier.

Beautiful sounding gear...The japanese dont get the press or the credit they deserve in Tube audio.

Not looking to take a jab here but are you aware this thread is 7 years old?

sorry, I was not checking the dates.