I spent several hours comparing my cousin's Signature Truth (tubes & spearate power supply) 999ES with his early model Cary CD. We both agreed the modded Sony sounded better, with a deeper soundstage. The rest of the system was Cary analog with Innersound speakers. I don't know about the Jolida JD 100, but I suspect you will be pleased with the modded 999ES. One thing to understand is that big companies such as Sony and Panasonic have engineering and economy of scale on their side, even though they may cut corners on component selection for mass production. Those cuts that can be remedied by a modder if the platfform is sound.
I think I'll send my 9000ES off to Modwright for the mod just below the level that adds tubes and power supply. I use the DAC in my Proceed processor (PDSD) for CD, but must rely on the Sony DAC for SACD. My experience with Sony's analog output for CD suggests its DAC process is inferior to the DAC process of Proceed, as well it ought to be given the large MSRP differential.
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I think I'll send my 9000ES off to Modwright for the mod just below the level that adds tubes and power supply. I use the DAC in my Proceed processor (PDSD) for CD, but must rely on the Sony DAC for SACD. My experience with Sony's analog output for CD suggests its DAC process is inferior to the DAC process of Proceed, as well it ought to be given the large MSRP differential.
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