Speaking of PS Audio...

Socrates...

Any recommendations? Locally, I'm not finding much to check out before things get really expensive. The PS Audio set-up is the best I've found for the $$ so far. I'm interested in tubes which is why I was thinking of the Jolida.

I tend to listen to jazz, (though not light jazz) acoustic/female/male vocals most of the time. I do throw in some alternative rock once in a while as well as some good bassy pieces. Thoughts appreciated. Thanks.

One speed. I would trust your ears, if you liked what you heard with the PSA setup go for it. You could always try a Jolida at home to demo and sell it if you don't like it without much loss, and it would be nice to have another setup to directly compare it with, as auditory memory is very weak. The Opera Consonance 2.2 is a tube based cdp and supposedly is something special, selling new for about $1700. I will hear one shortly so can't comment on it just. I know of a couple of happy Xindak owners too, both of which can be had with a SACD feature as well, which is nice.

Someone other than the distributor, a large catalog outfit, or a dealer in Idaho has actually heard a Xindak! Get these people to post a review. I was very interested in the Xindak but the total lack or end user feedback, reviews, conflicting info from the distributor, little info on the Xindak website, and the fact that I just couldn't get my hands on one stopped me from taking the gamble on this unknown brand. The Jolida does offer good bang for the buck and is worth a demo in house. System matching is so much trial and error, go for what actually worked in an in house demo because digital gear just doesn't bring back that much money on the used market. Chasing the sonic holy grail could get expensive.