jrlouie
01-06-2007, 01:04 PM
I'm not going to go into detailed review of the Jolida. I think there's been plenty of that on this forum. It's a popular CDP and highly regarded.
But, I used to have my Dared tube-pre hooked up inline with my 5.1 Lsi system because I loved the tube sound and 2-channel listening on my Lsi15's. I have since moved and placed the Dared in a new 2-channel rig with my NHT SB3's to give them that tube sound. I noticed that inadvertently my 2-channel rig was getting most of my usage/attention and I wasn't listening to music much anymore with my Lsi15's. I recently acquired the Jolida and initially hooked it up to the 2-channel rig and liked it a lot. But as planned I tried it out on the Lsi15's also and whoa nelly, I love listening to music once again on my 15's. The Lsi's reveal more of what the Jolida brings to the table (more than the NHT's). I once again love to just sit on the old couch and listen to music on my Lsi15's.
I have a feeling the Jolida may stay on my Lsi's. This has probably been said before, but I guess for those of you who like the tube sound but don't have a dedicate tube rig and need to keep your solid state theater setup, and a tube CDP certainly can get you that same great sound, just like adding a tube pre.
Now I have the best of both worlds. A tube pre on my 2-channel setup to give me the sound I like, and a tube CDP in my theater setup to give me that sound there also :)
Some people love tubes, some people say the hell with them. Either way, I tried them and love what they do to music, plain an simple. So, I'll have them around in some fashion.
But, I used to have my Dared tube-pre hooked up inline with my 5.1 Lsi system because I loved the tube sound and 2-channel listening on my Lsi15's. I have since moved and placed the Dared in a new 2-channel rig with my NHT SB3's to give them that tube sound. I noticed that inadvertently my 2-channel rig was getting most of my usage/attention and I wasn't listening to music much anymore with my Lsi15's. I recently acquired the Jolida and initially hooked it up to the 2-channel rig and liked it a lot. But as planned I tried it out on the Lsi15's also and whoa nelly, I love listening to music once again on my 15's. The Lsi's reveal more of what the Jolida brings to the table (more than the NHT's). I once again love to just sit on the old couch and listen to music on my Lsi15's.
I have a feeling the Jolida may stay on my Lsi's. This has probably been said before, but I guess for those of you who like the tube sound but don't have a dedicate tube rig and need to keep your solid state theater setup, and a tube CDP certainly can get you that same great sound, just like adding a tube pre.
Now I have the best of both worlds. A tube pre on my 2-channel setup to give me the sound I like, and a tube CDP in my theater setup to give me that sound there also :)
Some people love tubes, some people say the hell with them. Either way, I tried them and love what they do to music, plain an simple. So, I'll have them around in some fashion.