JD-100A

JD100A Level-2 mod [$1,190 + freight retro-fit to stock machines, $750 + freight retrofit to Level-1 units]:

 

• 4 EAR compliant Sorbothane isolation feet
• 2 x sheets of Soundcoat damping material on internal chassis to damp vibrations 
• 1 pr. Vampire RCA jacks (OFC Copper body, gold-plated) 
• 2 ft. DH Labs pure silver, Teflon dielectric, output wire 
• 8 Ultra-fast, soft recovery Hexfred and Fred power supply diodes 
• 7 Black Gate Standard, N and C grade electrolytic capacitors around the coupling caps and power supply 
• 4 Black Gate 150uf 350V VK grade electrolytic capacitors in the high voltage power supply reservoir 
• Audio Note Tantalum 0.5-watt signal path resistors 
• 4 Multicap PPMFX grade, metallized polypropylene capacitors in the signal path 
• 4 Multicap PPFXS grade, polypropylene film and tin foil coupling capacitors 
• 4 Rel-Cap TFT grade, 0.01uf Teflon film and tin foil, bypass capacitors for the main coupling caps 
• one pair of Gold Pin EH 12AX7 tubes 
• TRT Wonder Solder used throughout 
• Approximate 6 hours of installation labor 
• Jolida's 18-month factory warranty extends to our modified players. Click here for stock specs. Click here for reviews.

Sonic benefits of our Level-1 mod:

• It is quieter. The blacks are blacker, thus resolving more low level detail, spatial and ambient retrieval 
• It is smoother yet more detailed and dynamically more exciting 
• Tonal balance is more even.from bass to treble while fleshing out the amazingly liquid midrange of the stock machine 
• Imaging is cleaner & more defined while bass is dramatically improved. The modded unit has much fuller weight and authority. The modded unit transcends"one note" flabby bass. It sounds more like solid-state in this area.

The Level-2 mod adds ultra hi-quality parts that are never the most cost effective but are the best sounding available. It also uses the best sounding tubes that we can find for the unit, a pair of Gold Pin EH 12AX7 tubes. If the Level-1 is a 50% improvement over the stock unit, the Level-2 adds an additional 20-25% to that. Midrange quality is improved, bass authority is much upgraded. The unit is quieter and low level detail is also improved. Overall, the musicality of the unit reaches the next level and I sometimes actually think it's as good as quality vinyl. The Level-2 modified JD-100 is superb and now competitive with far more expensive machines.

Over the last year, we have sold over 150 of our Level-1 modified Jolida JD-100's. The unit has received a superb review and the reviewer even bought the review sample for his own system. During this time, I have been consistently asked if we were going to offer a Level-2 mod for the unit. The Level-1 was designed to offer the most bang for the buck and is a steal at only $1240.00 for a new, modified unit. We are now offering a Level-2 mod.