2. digital
  3. 1043849619

Jolida JD100. How good is it?

Have been using my dvd for stereo and would like to improve. The sound is good but not great. Seems shallow. Dymanics are there but blurred together. Looking for a warmer sound and seperation of instruments. Have read reviews on the jolida but would appreciate input and any other suggested players. Price range around 500 and used will be fine unless there are reasons not to go used on a cd player. Listen to all types of music with exception of rap, hip hop, and head slammer.
Current system:
Denon avr 2800 (will go seperates soon), Onkyo integra dvd, Polk audio speakers, Bryston 3b(front two), Velodyne hgs10.
scoly1
distortion
571 posts
 
Mine sounded great outta the box as well. It absolutely gets better with time! and tubes too!!!

Enjoy.....its an outstanding value.
mijknarf
266 posts
 
I know I'm joining in late to this thread. I bought a new JD-100 from VeraStarr 4 months ago with a mini mod and couldn't be happier. Great advice from these guys, break in is easily 100 hours. Muralman1, I agree, the Sylvania black plates are hard to find, I finally bought the Sylvania Gold 5751 trip mica gray plates a couple months ago and noticed a general increase in openness over my stock 12ax7eh electro-marmonics, I just don't know what I'm missing over the Sylvania black plates. Any comments are appreciated.
muralman1
1,527 posts
 
Mijknarf, Distortion has taught me there is no "best" tube. It's all system dependant. For my system, it is black plates or nothing.

Unless... How in the world did you come by Sylvania Grey plate gold pin tubes? That's a good find. You really can't expect more with the black plate. Congratulations.

The Electro Harmonics 12AX7 tubes have a great midrange, but are rolled off at the top.
mijknarf
266 posts
 
Thanks for the feedback on the gray vs. black plates. I searched the closed auctions on Ebay for "Sylvania gold 5751" and it generated a source. I e-mailed him and asked him if he had more, I bought a matched set.

Anyone have any experience with a power cord upgrade for the JD-100? I'm still running the stock cord and want to upgrade. Thanks.
rkt008
34 posts
 
I have been burning up the web looking for the Sylvania 5751 grey plate mica gold pin tube. No luck so far. The black plate according to one source is a great tube but is more prone to failure than the grey plate. He had some that after six months were down by 50%. I have ordered the RCA (NOS) 5751 and am awaiting shipment. It will have to do while my holy grail search continues. Anyone know of a currently produced tube worth a listen?
More to discover