Jolida JD100 Tweaks & Tips

I dampened the inside with a material that I purchased at partsexpress.com. Really added some heft and sturdiness to the chassis.

Dampen the chasis with Dynamat (car audio)

Tubes of your choice...I like EH gold pin 12AX7s

Either a Sistrum SP-1 or Aurios 1.2s underneath. Both work well, I slightly prefer the Aurios.

Better PC. I am using a Sonoran.

These tweaks will make the Jolida comparable with anything near it's price point.

Oz

Here is what we are trying:
-Harmonic Tech Pro11 Power cable
-4 #2Vibrapod/Vibrapod Cones
-Sandwhich baggie filled with play sand on top of unit over tansport.
-Soon: NOS Telefunken and Mullard ECC83

The Chinese 12AX7's aint bad really, but expecting more magic in the mids (acoustic Guitar, voice) from the NOS.

Would you take the stock feet underneath off to allow for more room to adjust cones/pods or leave them on?

My unit was used and seems to be gettting th eNo Disc error more than usual, does this sound like mine needs service ?

What is the acoutic treatment called ?

ecool...
regarding the no disk error....
I have found my Jolida is picky if the CD is not squeeky clean...
also...
make sure it is level.....
when you hit the right tubes, the mids will be utterly delicious...
Susan

I agree with Susan. That "error" sometimes happen to me when the disc is dirty or when the player was not leveled correctly. I tried vibrapods, sand bag on the top, inflatable inner tube, etc. At present I am using Star Sound audio points and Virtual Dynamics Power 1.

One thing I did (since I am using the analog output on mine) is to put a 75 Ohm resistor to a male RCA plug and terminate the unused 75 Ohm output port. To my mind, the player seems a little bit quieter. I did this after reading that noise in un-terminated digital source can contaminate the PS,thus making the unit (not particularly CD player) noisy.

Also, it seems that shielded cables sounds better to me in this particular cd player. I am using TS Premium from Odyssey Audio. I would also recommend to clean the lens (using Cdrom or DVD lens cleaner disc) every few months or as necessary.