Anyone have/ordered the Job 225?

Attention GEORGELOFI

I noticed your post...

"And as for a tube amp and the Job not liking each other, it's not that they don't like each other it's the fact that there is too much gain, massive in fact, as Devilboy said way back about the Job "IMO, the 225's specs SCREAM passive"  You be nutz to put a preamp with it that has gain.

Remember what Nelson Pass said, (and he designs and sells active 
preamps.)"

Are you able to confirm exactly which tubed preamp that you were using,  that ultimately did not provide a usable gain-match with the JOB 225 please?  

Importantly, I'd like to understand how much gain that particular tubed preamp had, as I am seriously considering a JOB 225 to use with my own tubed preamp with 12dB of gain.  Appreciated.  

(I use 4-8 ohm dynamic speakers of around 90dB sensitivity...)

To my ears, I have found that all systems benefit from having tubes in the circuit, somewhere in the chain.  Of course, this assumes all other factors - such as impedance and gain matching are well and good.

I look forward to your thoughts...

I would want to try the Decware CSP3 preamp with the Job. It has an adjustment for incoming voltage and a volume control for out. Read about it on the Decware website. You can adjust voltage to sound the best or as a Steve Deckert calls it "riding the gain"

It's been a bit since anyone has commented in here, but I was wondering if people still have their 225's, and if so, are they still in love with them?

I have a Firstwatt F7, and am thinking about getting the Job to take me closer to neutrality. But (unless someone's willing to send me their 225 to evaluate 😀) I'd have to sell or trade my F7 to get it.

So how is everyone feeling about their 225's? 

Thanks guys!

Most have moved on from the job,I don't think it would be that much more neutral than a F7,could be system dependent though.

You got to remember that the job is a very high gain Amp,10db higher than the average of 26db for most solid state amps.The job pairs best with a passive or low gain preamp.

The benchmark AHB2 is probably a lot more closer to neutral than any other I can think of but is twice the price.

It can of course be system dependent and you didn't list the rest of your system.The F7 is probably the most neutral of all the first watt offerings that I have heard though.


Best of luck to you,

Kenny.

Kenny is right about the Job being system dependent. The LTA MZ2 did not work well with it, the Decware CSP3 did work well because of the input adjustment. The Job also can occasionally make a big pop sound when it decides to pass a little DC to your speakers.