I own the Jolida JD-100 and it is generally excellent. I have not had the Sony in my home but, have listened to it in the audio store here, several times. The Sony also gave me the impression of being lackluster and steril, but not to the point of disliking the piece. In other words the Sony is a decent player (redbood) but I just could not come to grips with it. SACD sounded excellent but I was not specifically looking for SACD performance when I listened to it.
The Jolida is reasonably dynamic, balanced, extended with some sweetness on top, and very rhythmic (musical). The modified units are suppose to be a notch better and I just about ready to send my unit in for a whirl.
I am sure there are better players but, not so many at the Jolida's price. I have listened to the dcs Elgar at length in my home which is a much more expensive player(actually DAC). It is a better player in every respect. But, I enjoy listening to the Jolida just as much. Go figure!
The Jolida is reasonably dynamic, balanced, extended with some sweetness on top, and very rhythmic (musical). The modified units are suppose to be a notch better and I just about ready to send my unit in for a whirl.
I am sure there are better players but, not so many at the Jolida's price. I have listened to the dcs Elgar at length in my home which is a much more expensive player(actually DAC). It is a better player in every respect. But, I enjoy listening to the Jolida just as much. Go figure!