Hi,
I am really glad to see this thread ... On the weekend I did some comparison between Jolida JD 100 level-1 Mod and Arcam FMJ CD-23.
My System -
Jolida JD 100 (level -1 Mod Underwood with sylvania 5751 triple mica goldpins) --> Eichman Siver Bullets IC --> Odyssey tempest pre --> Grogenberg (?) IC --> Odyssey stratos 120K upgrade --> Zu Wax speaker cables --> Usher 6581.
I bought this Jolida around a year back .. at that time compared stock Jolida with Rega Planet/Jupiter, NAD silver series CD player and Arcan CD-72 and thought that Jolida was better and bought level -1 mod Jolida from underwood.
There is not a huge difference between Stock and Modified Jolida .. may be modified has better bass. Over the period I found out that more than any mods .. tubes makes lots of difference .. I tried 5-6 different brands and settled with sylvania .. may be I will try Mullards and new PC in future.
OK .. now on the weekend I swapped Jolida and Arcam FMJ CD-23 by keeping everything same (IC'c,and PC's) and yes there was a difference .. I was surprised to find out Jolida was better. Soundstage is wider and deeper in Jolida, Cymbals have this natural decay, images are better and vocals are great as compared to Arcam ... Arcam was better in terms of attack/speed .. bass was little boomy (I am not sure why but there may be some problem with this player). Now given the fact that I am the owner of Jolida its natural that I feels that Jolida is better .. but at the same time my wife was working in Kitchen and whenever I swapped the CD players she never knew which one was playing and everytime I get the answer Jolida is better .. its more open and vocals are better (Now as I tend to get lost in all these audiophile terms and components, I always ask my wife about her opinion and found out that most of the times its unbiased).
Anyway in short I will not say FMJ CD-23 is a better player than Jolida, On the other hand The Arcam Integrated A85 is a sweet little Int amp.
Its always better to listen in your system with you own ears, Good Luck.
Thanks,
Milind
I am really glad to see this thread ... On the weekend I did some comparison between Jolida JD 100 level-1 Mod and Arcam FMJ CD-23.
My System -
Jolida JD 100 (level -1 Mod Underwood with sylvania 5751 triple mica goldpins) --> Eichman Siver Bullets IC --> Odyssey tempest pre --> Grogenberg (?) IC --> Odyssey stratos 120K upgrade --> Zu Wax speaker cables --> Usher 6581.
I bought this Jolida around a year back .. at that time compared stock Jolida with Rega Planet/Jupiter, NAD silver series CD player and Arcan CD-72 and thought that Jolida was better and bought level -1 mod Jolida from underwood.
There is not a huge difference between Stock and Modified Jolida .. may be modified has better bass. Over the period I found out that more than any mods .. tubes makes lots of difference .. I tried 5-6 different brands and settled with sylvania .. may be I will try Mullards and new PC in future.
OK .. now on the weekend I swapped Jolida and Arcam FMJ CD-23 by keeping everything same (IC'c,and PC's) and yes there was a difference .. I was surprised to find out Jolida was better. Soundstage is wider and deeper in Jolida, Cymbals have this natural decay, images are better and vocals are great as compared to Arcam ... Arcam was better in terms of attack/speed .. bass was little boomy (I am not sure why but there may be some problem with this player). Now given the fact that I am the owner of Jolida its natural that I feels that Jolida is better .. but at the same time my wife was working in Kitchen and whenever I swapped the CD players she never knew which one was playing and everytime I get the answer Jolida is better .. its more open and vocals are better (Now as I tend to get lost in all these audiophile terms and components, I always ask my wife about her opinion and found out that most of the times its unbiased).
Anyway in short I will not say FMJ CD-23 is a better player than Jolida, On the other hand The Arcam Integrated A85 is a sweet little Int amp.
Its always better to listen in your system with you own ears, Good Luck.
Thanks,
Milind