Job 250 monos amps: absolutely wonderful ...

After demoing (if that's a word) different systems with one of my older brothers during his recent visit and previous visits. I am convinced that the Job 250 monos are among the best amps in the world. At $3400 for the pair, they are killer. My brother is getting back into audio. He's a tough customer, read cheap :) and is getting a pair of Job 250 monos for his newly purchased Maggie MMG speakers. He's been re-foaming and enjoying speakers I've had and some old speakers my dad owned. He's done a great job bringing them back to life. He took a chance on the Maggie MMG and he loves them. Can't wait to hear that system with the Job monos.
 
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Nice... I am still intrigued with the Job Mono's... I think I want to eventually settle on two sets of amps. One set of mono tubes, and one set of SS...

The Quicksilver will probably hold down the tube realm for the foreseeable future, and I am leaning towards the Job for SS... who knows... if I decide to move the ARC and First Watt then the Job's could slide in perfectly :).... we will see...
 
Randy,

I am convinced that the Job 250 are satisfying me beyond belief. It's difficult for me to stop my gear lust cold turkey. I am getting better, I think. I still have a soft spot for certain pieces, I know you do as well, wink, wink. So I am trying to balance what I want with what I have (knowing what I have is better) and trying to stay put for the long haul.
 
joeinid said:
After demoing (if that's a word) different systems with one of my older brothers during his recent visit and previous visits. I am convinced that the Job 250 monos are among the best amps in the world. At $3400 for the pair, they are killer. My brother is getting back into audio. He's a tough customer, read cheap :) and is getting a pair of Job 250 monos for his newly purchased Maggie MMG speakers. He's been re-foaming and enjoying speakers I've had and some old speakers my dad owned. He's done a great job bringing them back to life. He took a chance on the Maggie MMG and he loves them. Can't wait to hear that system with the Job monos.
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The Telos amps are better but waaay more expensive.
Rowen amps with negative output impedance are also in the same league.
 
Edit: Forgot that I had already posted the pics...

I would not hesitate to buy these beautiful little thingies again. They are surprisingly small, but sounding very very nice indeed...
 

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To me the 250's are quite different to the Nords.. which was an excellent amp as well, maybe more "correct" and "truthful" in a way, but the Jobs are more organic, vivid and lifeful to me.... they're a true joy listening to, and I simply couldn't be happier. For the money they cost I don't know what could replace them.

they've also made me more curious about Swiss manufactures... going to check out the Stenheim monitor later this week, which probably would be a bit overkill driving with the monos, but still....
 
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Excellent description.


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To me the 250's are quite different to the Nords.. which was an excellent amp as well, maybe more "correct" and "truthful" in a way, but the Jobs are more organic, vivid and lifeful to me.... they're a true joy listening to, and I simply couldn't be happier. For the money they cost I don't know what could replace them.

they've also made me more curious about Swiss manufactures... going to check out the Stenheim monitor later this week, which probably would be a bit overkill driving with the monos, but still....
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I'm willing to give up a little on the bottom to get great mids. The Nords do some great things but the Job 250 monos are more my style.

watts said:
We wouldn't have it any other way:)

There is no way the bottom end could be better than the Nords.
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I think the Nord was an amazing amp as well, and to an even lower price. I don't regret buying it at all, it was very interesting to see and hear how far Class D has come, and there's many things to like about it and especially the low power usage which is awesome of course.

I've never really had a bad amp I think. They've all been different though, different flavour, different tastes. Music is always good though... :)


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Sorry to interject output devices into the thread. My experience has been that amplifiers with MOSFET output devices tend to have a more natural, at ease sound to them. We now return to our regularly scheduled programming...

audio.bill said:
Just to finish this episode in solid state amplification devices, the common alternative to MOSFETs in power amplifiers is a Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT). We now return to our regularly scheduled programming... ;)
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joeinid said:
Ha! Yes, fixed now, thank you :)
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Ok, I didn't think you meant this:
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VoicesInMyHead said:
I think the Nord was an amazing amp as well, and to an even lower price. I don't regret buying it at all, it was very interesting to see and hear how far Class D has come, and there's many things to like about it and especially the low power usage which is awesome of course.

I've never really had a bad amp I think. They've all been different though, different flavour, different tastes. Music is always good though... :)


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I hope you are using Sweetcords with the 250s. They are a MUST. Thank me later.
 
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