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BaggedLancer
03-11-2008, 07:08 PM
So today I got a notification while in my first class that my Jolida JD-9a arrived safely at my house. Like a little girl on christmas morning I couldn't wait to get home.

So, after having no clue how to set it up even after reading the directions a couple times, I finally figured it out.

I'm listening to my first few albums through it now.......WOW. The music has bass! The music has clarity! It's freaking amazing.

The Jolida JD-9a replaced my crappy Aiwa receiver which i was using the Tape Monitor out on. Talk about a weak link. I knew it was a weak link, but I just didn't realize how much of a weak link it was.

Can't wait till the new table gets here......if this gets better I'm gonna poop myself. Sorry no pics of that.

My Nordost cables are back at Nordost right now being reterminated and fixed.

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd234/BaggedLancer/DSC00654.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd234/BaggedLancer/DSC00653.jpg

Oh yea....tubes rule!
Face
03-11-2008, 07:10 PM
Congrats!
hearingimpared
03-11-2008, 07:11 PM
Yes sir you are well on your way to audiophile disorder!!!!
BaggedLancer
03-11-2008, 07:12 PM
Congrats!

Thanks

Yes sir you are well on your way to audiophile disorder!!!!

Not me.....:o

I'm still kinda blown away by the change, I'm not quite sure what I was listening to before......:eek:
engtaz
03-11-2008, 07:36 PM
Congrats Your totally tubed now.

engtaz
Ricardo
03-11-2008, 07:57 PM
Congrats. Enjoy that vinyl.

I miss it....my Pro-ject found a new home this weekend and the new one will not be here until late this week or early the next one. I didn't think I'd miss it for just one week.
BaggedLancer
03-11-2008, 08:13 PM
Congrats. Enjoy that vinyl.

I miss it....my Pro-ject found a new home this weekend and the new one will not be here until late this week or early the next one. I didn't think I'd miss it for just one week.

My new table is very very close.....nothing compared to what you are getting, but should serve me well for a while.
Ricardo
03-11-2008, 08:15 PM
What are you getting?
unc2701
03-11-2008, 08:33 PM
Wait... so you were listening w/ no RIAA curve???
treitz3
03-11-2008, 08:38 PM
Damn you BL, Damn you!!! I'm on a self imposed mission not to buy any more gear and use my $$$ to put into the business and then you go ahead and post something like this. Arrrrgh! I slipped up and agreed to get Trey's VMPS last night and now you gots me wantin' one of these!

Damn you! :p :D

Audio is killing me!....................but I sure do like it.................
wingnut4772
03-11-2008, 09:01 PM
I also say damn you!!! Stop making me want to buy stuff.









Enjoy it, however.:D
lightman1
03-11-2008, 09:42 PM
NICE! Way to go BL!


...and Damn you as well...
SKsolutions
03-11-2008, 09:42 PM
Looks good, now for your new speakers. . . . . ?
BaggedLancer
03-11-2008, 09:47 PM
Looks good, now for your new speakers. . . . . ?

Gotta pay off the new table first. Speakers are on the list. You really need to hear the Quarts now. The bass is doesn't even compare to what we heard the other day. Easily beats the 9's out in that department now.
BaggedLancer
03-11-2008, 09:57 PM
Damn you BL, Damn you!!! I'm on a self imposed mission not to buy any more gear and use my $$$ to put into the business and then you go ahead and post something like this. Arrrrgh! I slipped up and agreed to get Trey's VMPS last night and now you gots me wantin' one of these!

Damn you! :p :D

Audio is killing me!....................but I sure do like it.................

This is definitely one of those pieces that I can't recommend enough. It just put a whole new face on my vinyl, bigger difference than any cables, isolator, tube rolling, that you could possibly imagine.
treitz3
03-11-2008, 09:59 PM
Make him STOP!!!!!!! :eek:
BaggedLancer
03-11-2008, 10:08 PM
Few more pics Tom to help you make your decision. :p:p;)

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd234/BaggedLancer/DSC00656.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd234/BaggedLancer/DSC00655.jpg
treitz3
03-11-2008, 10:15 PM
You sir, suck. :D
BaggedLancer
03-11-2008, 10:17 PM
Atleast this will hold me over till I can make a decision about a CDP. The tube phono sounds great but I'm afraid that the tube CDP will sound too washed.

Russ sent me some 12ax7's that I should have by Friday so I'm going to start rolling some tubes this weekend between the integrated and this phono stage(probably not right away). I'm definitely feeling a nice synergy here.
Zero
03-11-2008, 10:34 PM
Such a cute wittle phono!

Enjoy the new sound m'lady. This is just the beginning. My advice? Lock up the wallet and start putting cash away in a trust fund for the next 5 years - just as insurance. Once the bug bites, its game ovah! Your wallet will be saying no, but your ears will be saying yes.
nms
03-11-2008, 10:59 PM
If you want 'em, I've got a pair of 10Bs that I would be willing to let go for a good price. The X-overs need to be redone and you'd prolly want RD0s...

Oh wait, I'm not helping am I:o
janmike
03-11-2008, 11:02 PM
Congrats. Yup, that 2 X 2 looks good.
BaggedLancer
03-11-2008, 11:05 PM
If you want 'em, I've got a pair of 10Bs that I would be willing to let go for a good price. The X-overs need to be redone and you'd prolly want RD0s...

Oh wait, I'm not helping am I:o

:confused::confused::confused::confused:
BaggedLancer
03-11-2008, 11:06 PM
I just finished selling all my monitors a couple months ago, no more please.

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd234/BaggedLancer/DSC00305.jpg
nms
03-11-2008, 11:07 PM
:confused::confused::confused::confused:

Yeah, that was meant for you. I was referring to my offering the speaks is not helping yo control your audio addiction. :)

EDIT: nevermind, I see you just got rid of a bunch.
BaggedLancer
03-11-2008, 11:12 PM
Yeah, that was meant for you. I was referring to my offering the speaks is not helping yo control your audio addiction. :)

EDIT: nevermind, I see you just got rid of a bunch.

Haha yea, and those were just my extras, nevermind what I still use in my home theater. I need to move further up th ladder. If I buy any Polk speakers for this rig they won't be anything less than SDA/LSi
BaggedLancer
03-12-2008, 06:14 AM
My biggest conclusion so far.....good, clean vinyl is like WOW, absolutely amazing. Dirty/scratched vinyl is that much worse.

Hoping I can try out a JD100a next to see how I like it in the mix.
george daniel
03-12-2008, 06:28 AM
BL,,I jumped in this thread kinda late,,congrats on the Jolida,, is it stock? Reason I ask is because I'm thinking about upgrading my dynavector p-75, so I'll let you get some ear time with it before I ask. Congrats and enjoy.
BaggedLancer
03-12-2008, 08:45 AM
BL,,I jumped in this thread kinda late,,congrats on the Jolida,, is it stock? Reason I ask is because I'm thinking about upgrading my dynavector p-75, so I'll let you get some ear time with it before I ask. Congrats and enjoy.

Yep stock. I couldn't justify buying a modded one since I had never heard a stock one before. I needed something to set as a baseline. I will mod this one in time. The only mods it will have are new tubes when the box from Russman comes this week.
Yashu
03-12-2008, 11:02 AM
replaced my crappy Aiwa receiver which i was using the Tape Monitor out on

Dude... You just moved from a rusty shack in and married to a cousin to a beachside villa on some exotic island with several female "companions", well, my fantisy would be a little bit weirder, and might raise some eyebrows, but I am assuming that most guys wouldn't mind the beachside villa thing, so that is my comparison.


Anyway, nice CDP, I hear nothing but good things about the Jolida.
BaggedLancer
03-12-2008, 06:52 PM
Just added another piece to the puzzle. DSOTM framed print. Sorry for the crap pic but the reflections where i live are brutal.

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd234/BaggedLancer/DSC00661.jpg
treitz3
03-12-2008, 07:08 PM
How much was that Jolida JD-9a again? The site does not list the price from what I saw.

Oh, and the DSOTM print looks great!
BaggedLancer
03-12-2008, 07:12 PM
416 shipped.
cubdog
03-13-2008, 12:03 AM
Nice. When do we get a complete review?

cubdog
Yashu
03-14-2008, 04:09 AM
Aiwa minisystem CD changer Vs. Jolida Tubed CDP, I would like to read that one.
unc2701
03-14-2008, 10:38 AM
Anyway, nice CDP, I hear nothing but good things about the Jolida.

Aiwa minisystem CD changer Vs. Jolida Tubed CDP, I would like to read that one.

Anyone else confused?
Face
03-14-2008, 11:04 AM
EDIT:

I understand. Someone else obviously doesn't though.
BaggedLancer
03-14-2008, 12:36 PM
wtf? The aiwa was usd for nothing more than a phono stage.
BaggedLancer
03-14-2008, 01:27 PM
Nice. When do we get a complete review?

cubdog

when I get the new turntable. :D
tonyb
03-14-2008, 02:14 PM
Screw the review,grab a keg and invite say...40 polkies over,let them figure it out while pukeing on your carpet.
Yashu
03-14-2008, 02:34 PM
IT's because I am a moron. I got the Jolida model number wrong. In the opening post, it did not explicitly say that it was a phono stage, so I misunderstood. I did not think Aiwa minisystems even had a phono stage, I remember the aiwa fad very well, and I am not sure I ever saw one with a phono stage. That is where I was confused. I naturally assumed that it was the CD changer you were using based on the brand (aiwa).

Jolida makes a really good CD player that is also raved about. So, again, since I did not know aiwa had anything with a phono stage, I thought you were talking about the Jolida CDP.

I was wondering why I did not see it in your photos.

http://www.jolida.com/catalogue/images/JD100A_big.jpg

I shrugged it off though, because again, I did not think aiwa had anything with a phono stage.
BaggedLancer
03-14-2008, 05:54 PM
Hopefully tomorrow pending receivement of Russman's package I'll be able to roll in some tubes. Also waiting for a call back from spearit sound regarding a turntable I am interested in. Hopefully all goes as planned and it will be a good weekend.