Just a quickie:
I had the Jolida for a few years. Wanted to get HDCD capability. Tried an OPPO BDP95. Found it good but a touch threadbare compared to the Jolida. Tried an Audio Space CDP-8a (tubes, like the Jolida) and sold the Jolida.
I honestly do not find the Audio Space any the less smooth, warm and rich than my JD100, and maybe it is even a bit more resolving; but, most importantly, with both of them, and not so much the OPPO, music was inviting, beautiful, and very involving.
(I listen to classical orchestra music to judge stereo and the sound of massed violins is my premium standard. I use Shahinian Hawks and a Sunfire Signature amp.)
I had the Jolida for a few years. Wanted to get HDCD capability. Tried an OPPO BDP95. Found it good but a touch threadbare compared to the Jolida. Tried an Audio Space CDP-8a (tubes, like the Jolida) and sold the Jolida.
I honestly do not find the Audio Space any the less smooth, warm and rich than my JD100, and maybe it is even a bit more resolving; but, most importantly, with both of them, and not so much the OPPO, music was inviting, beautiful, and very involving.
(I listen to classical orchestra music to judge stereo and the sound of massed violins is my premium standard. I use Shahinian Hawks and a Sunfire Signature amp.)