I owned a Jolida 202a for a few years--it was what really dug me into the world of tubes. The older ones are better built, with nice PTP wiring instead of the PC boards in the new ones. But the newest 102 has a better volume pot.
My perception of Jolida (from my 202 and another 302) is they are good, solid, decently finished, and very midrangey tube amp. The output trafos are very weak, IMO. They are a fair bargain at the prices they sometimes sell for--I sold my 202a for something like $400 shipped... Dumbarse, I should have kept it for that amt.
That is a good price for the 102 if it's a new unit, with very little hours on the tubes. If it's older or the tubes have over half wear on it, I'd be shooting for $400. People overvalue Jolidas, IMO.
I was really missing tubes in my office rig and so I set off looking for another cheap(er) tube amp recently. I considered the 102 as I like EL84s (generally), and I also considered the 202 as I had it before. Also the smaller ASLs. Then I came upon one of these:
That's a Sophia Electric "Baby" amp. It uses some really odd tubes--5640s for input and some old Russian military tubes for output. Self-biasing. Mine is the lowbrow version with walnut panel and no gold knob.
I've had it in house now for about 3 weeks IIRC, and I'm really enjoying it. It's a much better amp than my Jolida 202, IMO; cleaner and more taut bass, and far more clear and extended highs. The mids aren't quite as lush. I did replace the output tubes with some NOS Svets, but I haven't changed the input tubes yet. This is one of the weaknesses of the Baby: you won't be tube rolling much with this thing. You don't even get to bias the output tubes (that is fun for me, really, I'm sick). And there's only one input provided, so you either need to only use one source or put a pre in front of it. Oh, and it doesn't put out much power, so you need a small room or efficient speakers. But it sounds a helluva lot better than a Jolida, IMO, so maybe the tradeoffs are worth it.
I'll have a full review, with strengths and weaknesses, coming (fairly) soon. I have to finish reviewing NOS tubes in my main rig...