The Rogue is an amazing amp for $1500. My vote for the best at that price. Jolida has the advantage of being integrated, but it is a different sound. Jolida is more classic tube. Rogue fits in more with the young lions of tube. It bolsters the assertion that tube and SS has been converging in sound. Rogue will drive tougher speakers, as its transformers are a significant step up from Jolida. As they say, transformers are the most important parts of a tube amp. Rogue beats Golden Tube(not sure if they actually bit the dust), but I find Quicksilver to be slightly superior(more $$$ though). To many, a good tube amp will beat a $5K SS. It all depends on whether you're a tube guy or not(I am). But Rogue doesn't compete with most $5K tube amps At that price point, they're the real deal. If you compare Rogue to VAC, Cary, Jadis, etc., it's like comparing Parasound to Mark Levinson(for a SS analogy). There IS a difference. Rogue M-120's would get the nod if you NEED the power. Again, Rogue is amazing for $1500!
