JOB Monoblocks

Hey Joe, I have been waiting for JOB to introduce the mono's onto the market. today i saw the 6 moons review on the 250 mono's and it really caught me off guard .i had no clue that JOB was already selling the 250 mono's. i don't know if I have the will power to hold off buying them until the end of the week. I will be sure to let you know what I think after I spend a week or so with them.
joeinid said:
Hi William,

I'd love your opinion of the monos vs the stereo amp should you decide to buy them. I plan on getting them later on this year.
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Great! I was an early adopter of the Job 225 and love that amp. I caught a lot of grief for recommending it so highly, but it deserves high praise. On the right speakers, it's sublime.

I expect the monos to drive more speakers, easily. Early reports are excellent and they started shipping a little while ago.


William said:
Hey Joe, I have been waiting for JOB to introduce the mono's onto the market. today i saw the 6 moons review on the 250 mono's and it really caught me off guard .i had no clue that JOB was already selling the 250 mono's. i don't know if I have the will power to hold off buying them until the end of the week. I will be sure to let you know what I think after I spend a week or so with them.
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William said:
Hey Joe, I have been waiting for JOB to introduce the mono's onto the market. today i saw the 6 moons review on the 250 mono's and it really caught me off guard .i had no clue that JOB was already selling the 250 mono's. i don't know if I have the will power to hold off buying them until the end of the week. I will be sure to let you know what I think after I spend a week or so with them.
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I will let you know. i have them and the 225s on loaner. hoping to get some time to evaluate them and tell the difference. When I heard the 250s initially pre-Xmas, I can see where I will likely agree with the 6 moons review.

Here is what I can say about the unopened box. The 250 box is physically quite a bit smaller than the 225 box, BUT weighs about 50% more. Lots more iron in there!
 
Hi, this is my first post here and have been following the Job discussion. Before I pull the trigger on the mono, any update on the feedback/review?
i plan to get an amp to drive the KEF LS50 or future speaker upgrade and have shortlisted Modwright and Parasound. Not sure how the Job will compare to the 2 other amps. Any comments or recommendation are welcome. Thanks
 
Welcome to the forum, thank you for joining.

SQ13Z said:
Hi, this is my first post here and have been following the Job discussion. Before I pull the trigger on the mono, any update on the feedback/review?
i plan to get an amp to drive the KEF LS50 or future speaker upgrade and have shortlisted Modwright and Parasound. Not sure how the Job will compare to the 2 other amps. Any comments or recommendation are welcome. Thanks
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I dont really know the Modwright or Parasound, but the 250s are beasts that will tame the KEFs.
 
I dont know. Pass makes great stuff and costs orders of magnitude more...more comparable to full Goldmund pricing.

My impression is that Job is more no frills amping that punches far above its weight class. For any speakers keeping above say 3ohms in its freq. range, the 250 monos will bring a finesse with grunt.
 
Hey everybody!

Joined a while ago but first time posting here. You guys turned me on to the Job 225 and it ran my SALK Songtowers beautifully but now have gone and upgraded to the SS8's. The SS8's are a three way that's 4ohm nominal and 87db sensitive with dual 8" woofers to go along with a Raal ribbon and Accuton mid. The 225 is actually doing a pretty good "job" but was wondering how the 250 monos would do.

The 225 was a little more open and dynamic on the Songtowers which are a two way mtm with two 5" drivers and dome tweeter. Just curious if you guys think the extra power with the 250's would be more dynamic for the SS8's than the 225. Also, for those that have had both the 225 and the monos, are the monos just as hot to the touch as the 225?
 
Just read the 6 moons review. Sounds promising for the 250's. One thing that caught my attention was the comment about using tubed pres before the 250's and making sure they aren't noisy. I just got my Rogue Perseus back from being upgraded with a bigger power supply and newer caps.

it does seem to be more quiet than before but even with the 225 I get some hiss. As far as I know both the 225 and 250's have a gain of 35db so I would expect the same noise level with either. Curious to know from those that have the 250's what preamp you're using and whether you've tried both rca and xlr input on the monoblocks.
 
Any tube preamp with gain much more than 6 - 8 db is going to exhibit some his inside of 3 or 4 feet. If the Rogue is double digit gain like many tube preamps you will hear it. I did with ones at 8db and 12db.
 
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I totally agree with Jack.

As far as the XLR input goes, it is for convenience only and NOT truly balanced. I assume you will not get less noise because of it, most likely the same.

Jack said:
Any tube preamp with gain much more than 6 - 8 db is going to exhibit some his inside of 3 or 4 feet. If the Rogue is double digit gain like many tube preamps you will hear it. I did with ones at 8db and 12db.
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The gain on the Rogue is indeed 12db. It's not bad as far as noise goes on the 225 but was just wondering if it would be worse on the 250's.

In the 225 thread I noticed a lot of people were matching a passive pre with the Job 225. Was this because of the high gain on the amp? Or was it for other reasons.

Thanks for the replies!
 
I think mainly because of high gain. I believe the Red Wine Audio preamp is a great match too. I can tell you that the Dartzeel preamp was superb with the Job :(
 
Hi, hope I don't get flamed for asking a different opinion. I owned the job 250 but looking for stereo or integrated amp as part of the stereo and HT system. I am considering the Hegel H300 but I won't be able to audition it. The distributor will only ship in if I purchase it. Should I get another pair of job 250 or the Hegel H300. It will be driving the Kef LS50. Your opinions are much appreciated. Thank you
 
Just my opinion mind you but both of those amps choices would seem to be severe overkill for the LS50's. For job the 225 would be more than sufficient also one of the smaller Hegel's would seem to be a more logical choice.
 
Well, I may upgrade my speakers in the future and prefer to get a more powerful amp now then upgrading again. I read some reviews and saw a couple of members have first hand experience with the H300, hence asking if I should go for Job or Hegel which are both 250w. The Hegel is more expensive but it comes with pre and dac. Just seeking which is a better sounding amp.
 
My 2 cents after owing multiple Job 225 stereo amps and hearing an H300 in a friends system, get the Job 250 monos with an appropriate preamp. I would prefer that sound to an H300. Now if you were thinking about the Hegel H30 amp, all bets are off, the H30 is a killer of an amp. It is amazing.
 
The Job Monos have the same sound signature of the 225 (speed/cleanliness/transparency) but adds grunt when called upon with more challenging speakers. For my bookshelves, I really could not realize any difference.

For the floorstanders, I got a pal to lend me another sweetcord, as I only own one, and ther I could tell a bit of a difference. Mind you, my speakers have small woofers. I suspect with real full range monolithic type transducers, the extra grunt will be seen/felt immediately.

The Job amps also respond to type of preamp used. I had use a carbon pot passive and when I switched to a powered LDR passive pre and blammo...MUCH better. The 250s sang even more than the 225. The whole thing gave me mad respect for the 225 though, as unless you need that extra grunt, the 225 will more than suffice to kep you happy.
 
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