CES 2012 – Jones Audio
Our good friend Steve G., who usually has good ears, insists that the new Revel Salon speakers are pretty good – but I have yet to hear a system with these speakers that captures my interest. I liked the old Salons fine, and I am one of those who prefers the older look as well [I know I am not alone! This is one of those tube versus solid-state kind of wars among us Revel followers :-)]
Now these amps… I think these new Jones Audio PA M300 amps are some of the best looking solid-state amps ever. I hope to hear them in several different systems at the shows later in the year.
Revel Salon 2 speaker
Revel Salon 2 speaker
Jones Audio PA M300 monoblock amplifier
Jones Audio PA M300 monoblock amplifier. Love the way the ventilation holes are set in a random, yet organic, pattern.
Jones Audio PRE S-1 Stereo Preamplifier.
Jones Audio PRE S-1 Stereo Preamplifier.
This is one of several rooms using the OPPO CD/.DVD player as a source this year.
I too love the industrial design of the JA amps, and I respect their design pedigree.
I auditioned them in a high-end system that was well known to me. To my ear, their strengths were solid control and impeccable manners. But I found little there to stir my emotions.
I could discern nothing missing, so the relative lack of engagement was odd.
Bob