Job Integrated Amp.

I owned the Job 225 and liked it a lot but ultimately went a different route. Since changing my speakers out and upgrading my DAC I have been thinking about trying the 225 again, maybe picking one up second hand. When I heard the news that an integrated version would be coming out a month or two ago I started emailing the Job people. Not much has been given regarding the specs or features. Its suppose to be like the 225 with, high quality preamp, and DAC. The rest is kind of a blind shot in the dark. No financial incentive lol...if any thing I may be one of the first guani pigs.

Burning it in right now.

Just got my tracking number...oh this will be like Christmas morning

Lol this is not a paid add. The amp looks just like the picture posted on the facebook page. A combination of the preamp and the 220 but bigger. The design is very sleek looking and very minimal. I have only been using the toslink connection so far so I can't comment on the USB.

The DAC: This seems to be integrated pretty well. Compared to my much loved Metrum, the built in dac supports the Job's sound signature better. What is the sound signature you might ask...

The Preamp and Amp: Comes with a sleek little remote that only has a mute button and volume up and down. The volume control is very precise and smooth, slow up and slow down. Go up and the volume seems to infinitely get loud and louder. I have been doing a test run with the movie Gravity.
Wow this amp is fast. Bass notes and sounds that are typically found in the subwoofer region are brought to light even on bookshelf speakers. Bass is fast and goes deep but just lacks a little umf in the kick drum region. The sound of the midrange has been changing the last 24 hrs. It started out with a little glare but that is changing and starting to smooth out. It’s open…this guy is open. Turn the volume up and the soundstage expands in every direction.

Have had the amp running over a week now. Just sat down to listen. Wow...how the sound signature has smoothed out (warm and textured). This amp is tremendous.

The sound is very similar to the 225. The preamp I used with that was better, but this is pretty dang good. For the last week and half had the amp powering a pair of desktop speakers. On Wednesday I'll move it back into my living room to see how it sounds now that everything has smoothed out.
The integrated dac is as good as it gets for an integrated under $1700.

The analog inputs: a little is lost when using them and using an external dac/it's still very solid and dynamic though. The metrum with it's rolled off highs does a little disservice to the speed at which the Job renders high frequency/which changes some of the aspects of spatial recognition and timing in the large open sound-stage the amp creates.

nothing is as transparent as the allmighty Light Speed Attenuator lol..not for under 15 grand at least/so i have heard.

The Metrum has more texture/thick bass aka thump

Wanted to chime in to see how anyone that has the Job Integrated feels about it. I think I was one of the first that had it but had to sell it : (