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Experienced Jolida amp owners - Advice needed

Looking for feeback on which is the best tube integrated for a newbie. (102,202,302brc) I live in a condo and don't crank up the volume. My speakers are Paradigm mini monitor v3. My musical tastes are all over the board, I listen to all styles... I would be fine with learning how to bias the amp, just looking for the best sounding unit.
mik971
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raytheprinter
1,234 posts
 
Please let us know your budget.Also click forums and do a search,,there you will find a lot of info regarding Jolida.
grinnell
1,077 posts
 
the 102 uses EL84 tubes which have a nice sweet sound and the amp doesnt put out a lot of power 20wpc

your speakers are not too hard to drive

could be a nice combo
mik971 OP
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I wanted to stay under $1,000 is possible. The Prima Luna and Cayin are just out of my reach at this time. I don't think I want to gamble on a an Ebay cheap amp either... I have read alot about the 102, seems to be a great value? i have read about reliability issues with the 302, but that has the auto-bias which is nice.
wolf_garcia
6,635 posts
 
Jolida makes great stuff, and you really don't need "auto bias" if you own a small screwdriver and the amp is an "ez-bias" model. Takes about 46 seconds to bias 4 tubes.
josefm
53 posts
 
If your speakers are fairly sensitive/efficient (88dB+), the 102b with some tube-rolling would be sublime. How big is the room?
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