Vick's Pit Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I came across an used Jolida Model JD 100A CD player. This is a Vacuum Tube Compact Disc Player, 12AX7A.Tube Complement. How much better sounding do you think this player would be then my current Onkyo 6 disc CD/DVD player? I am sure it sounds better, but for a used price of $500, does it significantly sound better? I always hear so much about tube components on this site and it got me thinking about doing an upgrade to my CD player. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 A couple of years ago I had completely given up on listening to two channel because of the CD sound, all ones and zeros to my ears, no music. When I say I had given up on two channel, I mean just that, I sold everything I had except the Klipsch. Well, I missed the stuff. I started searching for a CD that I could listen to. I visited the local HiFi shops and listened to a group of players. They still sounded digital. Then I accidently found Mike Powell at hotrodaudiomods and found that they were within 5 minutes from work in Smyrna, GA. I made an appointment, visited his shop, listened, came home with a Jolida JD100A and now have had to re-buy a two channel system. I am sure that there are other CD players out there that are the same or better but for what I paid (~$1000.00 IIRC), having them just down the street and Mike's open, frank discussion of what I was listening to did it for me. I have not kept up with current cost but I could not be happier with my Jolida and the seller! Oh, take a listen to XRCD discs, great! BTW, I was using a Sony 10 CD changer at the time but listened to a lot on the shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vick's Pit Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 Thanks for the info Usnret. I will give the stock Jolida a listen this weekend at my local shop. I see your unit is the modded version. Did you ever listen to the stock version vs the modded setup? The modded setup is now about $1300 (new) vs the $500 stock(used). That is a significant jump in price depending on how much it would effect the sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I did not listen to a stock one prior to buying but have heard one since (not in my system). I see the place I got mine now has prices of 929 stock, 1155 level 1 and 1455 level 2. Sound is best left to your ears but I don't thinkI would pay the extra $650, I would however check the latest price on getting the $500 used unit sent in for mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I've been living with a new Music Hall CD25.2 for about a month now. It's a $600 player that received a TAS Editor's Choice Award and is a Stereophile Class B component. I'm real pleased with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 since you have 5-channel, it is hard to get tubes somewhere into your sound chain, so a tube CD player might just be the way to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vick's Pit Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 Over the weekend I ended up auditioning and buying the used stock Jolida JD100 player. I did some listening over the weekend at home and find the player to be pretty nice. Definitely an upgrade over the Onkyo I was using before. The Jolida seems to show the midrange more than I have been used to. It's overall a very smooth and detailed performer. I might try to upgrade the tubes to some Svetlana's or something else down the road and see how it sounds. Thanks for the advices fellow members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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