Jolida Amps

[mazersteven]

I have never heard of these amps until today.

Does anyone have any experience with them? Comments? Thought? Reviews?

http://www.jolida.com/catalogue/index.shtml

I like the idea of Mono Block Tubes.

http://www.jolida.com/catalogue/models/jd3000a.shtml

http://www.jolida.com/catalogue/models/Envoy.shtml

 

[dorokusai]

I've owned a bunch of Jolida gear but no monoblocks. They have a following and they are pretty well built from my experience and easily modded, if that's your bag. I didn't find anything that I wanted to keep but it was a nice ride overall.

Off topic, but the Music Envoy reminded me of it.....

I don't know when LED's in tube sockets became cool but I think it looks a little cheesy. Hell, even Sunfire did it, so maybe I'm just old or something.

Mark
Polk Audio CS

 

[LBrize]

I've heard several Jolida amps, and I liked them quite well. There was a very "elite" hi-fi shop in my state during the '90s, and believe it or not, Jolida was some of their less expensive stuff, but they always liked to compare it with the $20k amps they had in the store. They faired well, and I believe they sold quite well. I remember one of the amps selling for $800.00, which was definitely not bad for an amp that looked and sounded the way it did!

 

[stratman]

I had forgotten about Jolida, man they'd get written up at Stereovile all the time back in 90s, they were supposed to give a lot bang for the buck and they were the darlings of a few of the other mags as well.

 

[mtrycrafts]

I have never heard of these amps until today.

Does anyone have any experience with them? Comments? Thought? Reviews?
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The specs are not too bad, I just wonder what the output impedance is. If it is very low like an SS, no issues. But, if it is somewhat high, not so good.