Jolida JD 1501brc

Jolida JD 1501BRC hybrid integrated amp

Here is a hybrid integrated amp (tube preamp section, mosfet solid state amp section) from an American company who makes highly regarded amps, preamps and integrated amps of both tube and solid state. This unit is conservatively rated at 100 watts a channel with 2 12AX7A tubes that act as buffers in a passive preamp section. I discarded the inexpensive tubes I found in the amp when I bought it used and had fun trying several different NOS tubes. I’ll include NOS Phillips and NOS RCA tubes. Each sounded much better than the tubes that were in the amp and each had its own ‘voice’.  This amp also has upgraded capacitors. I sold another one of these several months ago that was identical and completely stock – the amp I’m selling today sounds much better with the upgraded capacitors and NOS tubes.

The chunky, metal remote control looks and feels good but does not function. It looks like a battery leaked inside. This is the way I found it when I purchased the amp. Possibly a generic remote could work but I never bothered to find out. The original metal remote might be fixable so I’ll include it with the amp.

These amps are available today new for around $1300. That makes this a pretty good deal, especially with the upgraded capacitors and two sets of NOS tubes. 

Here is part of a review from HiFi Choice:

‘A good-quality ALPS volume control is fitted, so Jolida have avoided the temptation to fit bargain-basement components throughout. Downstream is the power amp section, with a generously heatsinked IC power amp output stage putting out a claimed 100W RMS per channel into 8 ohms. Capacitors are genuine Wima and output chips are National Semiconductor LM3886, two per channel.

The amp runs very cool, despite the tubes, which barely get warm. The fascia is a quarter inch-thick slice of aluminium, with the bare minimum of controls. Switch the Jolida on and an illuminated ring around the volume control flashes for a few seconds, while the protection circuitry remains on. There are three RCA phono inputs, plus a front-mounted 3.5mm minijack and – unusually at this price – XLRs (which I used for this review). Round the back, there are also variable and fixed preamp outputs’

Here is the full review:

HiFi Choice Jolida article

Modifications
The capacitors, tubes.


Condition
Everything works as it should with the exception of the remote. The amp is in very good cosmetic shape. It has a few marks here and there that can only be seen on close inspection. The faceplate has no marks on it.

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