I understand your frustration, when I was 16 I had to build my own stuff to get decent sound at a price I could afford. But with the internet market that isn't a necessity. I've owned a series of NAD and Jolida amps in my various secondary systems and recommend them to my friends who don't want to drop a bundle. I wouldn't look beyond those two lines. I'm a tube kinda guy with customized 400W Melos monoblocks in my main system so I tend to keep the Jolidas and sell the NADs to my friends. However, I don't think you can go terribly wrong with either. I would personally recommend the Jolida 1501 and change the 12AX7 stock tubes to some decent NOS. With that change you will get a more musical system than with the 370. The stock Chinese tubes in the Jolidas are so bad that it isn't unusual to find NOS tubes in the used units sold on audiogon. If you don't want to mess around with tube rolling, I'd give the nod to the NAD. Good Luck!
Nad or Jolida....That is the question...?
Hi, I recently bought a pair of JBL ND310 speakers for music mainly and the sansui integrated *Vintage* Is having problems with noise...soo all i hae now is my cheapo reciever. I plan on buying a 2 channel amp. With at least 100 wpc in the future and i have kinof narrowed it down to a couple..the NAD c370 and the Jolida 1501. Bolth in the $550-$575 price range. I like to have nice clear highs and smooth mids as well as enough power for my dual 10" woofers. So i can FEEL that bass drum....yeah....gotta love that....Anyway i am kina going more for the nad..And what are your suggestions about my choices?........Maybe suggest some more amps in that range.. i Am looking for an integrated or maybe integrated mono blocks..But anyway.. Just wantd to know what you all thought.. My speakers specs are 91 db, 250 watt And they like power. Well thanks i look forward to your responses. Brandon