Thanks Syd, that gives me a place to start on my introduction to Robert Wyatt. He looks like a rather crusty old fellow.
I have never deleted my ebay email alerts for Jolida CD players...so I'll keep an eye out too. They come up on Audiogon occasionally too. Be careful not to buy the prior model a 601, I think...it was a piece of crap. You want a Jolida 100 or 100A... they are the same thing. Also since Jolida stopped selling them the Chinese factory where they were made has begun selling a new version without a headphone jack. I don't know how this one is but I'd stick with the ones Jolida marketed and sold. The one Jolida sold was actually a model sold in Europe...Germany? under another name but they looked identical right down to the remote...the cost of them was much higher under the European Brand. I've forgotten the name of the one Jolida copied...maybe that's why they stopped selling them. Don't know but the new Jolida model is like $2900 and requires more tubes, has a DAC, etc. I'll stick with my simple Jolida 100, thank you!
Now a little Monk...I'm trying to decide if I want the Speakers Corner Vinyl reissue of this one for $35. Mark.
PS...I found the reference to the similarity to another CD player in this article...a quote..."Haven't I Seen You Somewhere Before? The JD-100A may look familiar to some readers, especially those in Europe. Cosmetically, it is identical to a machine marketed by Lua of Germany, the Cantilena. I asked Michael Allen, President of JoLida, to clarify the matter for me. His comment? "No comment"."
http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/jolida-jd100_e.html