I am wondering how reliable these amps are. From what I understand it is mainly only the tubes that need replacing, and I see that more as maintenance than a reliability issue. If there are any Jolida owners on here, how long have you had your Jolida and has anything gone wrong?
I owned a JD1000 integrated and the right channel went out. I sent it back and they shipped me a new one with no problems. All tubes will eventually need replacing on even the most expensive or well built tube gear.
I own a Jolida Music Envoy preamp which I bought used, and it's been flawless for the year and a half I've owned it. I believe the previous owner had it for about 2 years and he didn't have any trouble either.
I own three Jolida tube amps -- the 707a, 801a and 302b. I've had them for 1.5, 4 and 5 years respectively with no major issues. The 707a and 801b were purchased used, so they had some mileage on them before I took possession, yet they work beautifully. The only minor issue has been carbon build-up in the function switch in the 801b, but that has been easy to address.
I've had my 502B since March, 2005. I have done nothing to it but play it. I rolled tubes much too often for them to go out. Until I found the new Gold Lions. Now I keep a quad of them in reserve.
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