NAD JetCity JCA5212

[egicar]

Just traded a JetCity combo tube amp.
50W with a very nice (IMO) clean tone and a good crunch. Designed by Soldano.
I'm very happy about my new (2nd hand) ampli!!!

[The JEM Ghost]

Re: NAD JetCity JCA5212

Congratulations on your newly acquired amp egicar! Have fun with it mate!!
If it's tone ever gets to edgy (too trebly, too much upper mid bite) to your ears, remember to throw in some JJ ECC83 tubes in the pre-amp section!!
If it sounds fine, don't throw in anything and rock it as it is!

[dystrust]

Re: NAD JetCity JCA5212

Congratulations on your newly acquired amp egicar! Have fun with it mate!!
If it's tone ever gets to edgy (too trebly, too much upper mid bite) to your ears, remember to throw in some JJ ECC83 tubes in the pre-amp section!!
If it sounds fine, don't throw in anything and rock it as it is!

+1

I have the 22H and it seems to have been made for JJ ECC83s. The gain stays pretty much the same, while it loses the grainy harshness in the highs.

[egicar]

Re: NAD JetCity JCA5212

I had some problems with microphonic effects on two preamp's tubes, that I changed.
Now, with new power tubes and that problem solved it's perfect!!!

[Ascension]

Re: NAD JetCity JCA5212

Jet Citys seem to be hugely under appreciated amps. Owned a JCA 22H for a while and really liked that little head. Sold it to buy a higher wattage amp with a better clean. Now wish I would have sold something else and kept the little Jet City as it REALLY nailed some great modded Marshall tones at volumes that were sane.

[The JEM Ghost]

Re: NAD JetCity JCA5212

Jet Citys seem to be hugely under appreciated amps.

I completely agree, the fact that they're made in China probably has everything to do with it. I agree that a lot of crap is comming from China, but that does not mean that all Chinese products are total crap! Jet City for example or the Joyo effect pedals offer great bang for the buck, and I don't think they are inferior products at all.

[egicar]

Re: NAD JetCity JCA5212

When I was young, we said the same negative things about Japanese products ...

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: NAD JetCity JCA5212

Is this a two channel amp? Or 1.5 channels like a JCM 800? Either way, that's a lot of amp for your Dollar!

[egicar]

Re: NAD JetCity JCA5212

It has one input, with two separate channels. One "clean", with 3 tone knobs and a volume one. One "crunch", with its own 3 tone knobs, volume and gain knobs. It has a 2 springs reverb and a presence knob.

[egicar]

Re: NAD JetCity JCA5212

Here is the preamplifier schematics.

[egicar]

Re: NAD JetCity JCA5212

And here is the power amplifier schematics

[Demanic]

Re: NAD JetCity JCA5212

I keep thinking about getting the head version of this amp.

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[egicar]

Re: NAD JetCity JCA5212

Very clean internal disposition.

[The JEM Ghost]

Re: NAD JetCity JCA5212

I keep thinking about getting the head version of this amp.

I'd recommend going out to test one of these Demanic, I've read in a different thread that you are looking for a new amp, and in my opinion these Jet City amps are well underrated. Seems like the new model 50W has different controls to it, it lost the seperate channel EQ control and the two channels now share the same EQ-pots (something I don't like myself). They added a double master volume now, but in general I prefer the old layout with the double EQ-control.
Link to the new model:

http://www.jetcityamplification.com/50h

[Wattage]

Re: NAD JetCity JCA5212

Jet Citys seem to be hugely under appreciated amps. Owned a JCA 22H for a while and really liked that little head. Sold it to buy a higher wattage amp with a better clean. Now wish I would have sold something else and kept the little Jet City as it REALLY nailed some great modded Marshall tones at volumes that were sane.

I begged them to come out with a 4-EL84 version, I ended up going to Orange but man did I dig that amp. Good tubes in it make a HUGE difference in what that little amp can do.