Jolida SJ 202A Integrated Amplifier

Pros: seductive midrange; excellent imaging; never harsh
Cons: bass not as tight as with good solid state amplifier; no phono preamp

The Jolida SJ 202A stereo amplifier is a small, tubed integrated amplifier for use in home stereo systems. It is slightly more powerful than the immensely popular Jolida 102B, and uses different output tubes. Whereas the 102B uses four EL84s, the 202A...

Pros: Cheap, tube.
Cons: none

The reason I bought this amp was a little complicated. I love the tube sound. It is just warmer than the transistor amps I've had before. My speakers sounds better on tube amp anyways, because they have such a low efficiency and burns lots of power. It's...

Pros: A taste of tubes for peanuts.
Cons: Parts quality marginal, no gain stage.

So you gotta have tubes, huh?
These Jolida tube amps are inexpensive, and there's a reason for that folks. There's no preamp stage anywhere within the guts of this thing - just an attenuator and a cheap selector switch and point-to-point wiring. The...