I love Rogue stuff. I have three of their products in my system. However, I think I'd avoid the Mk I version of the Tempest. It has a reputation of running the tubes fairly hard, resulting in tube replacement more often. And tubes ain't cheap! You could probably still find a Mk II, which has a totally redesigned circuit and sounds amazing, within your price range. If you could actually find a Mk II I'd recommend it over the Jolida as it is more versatile; you can roll in any normal octal - even the KT120, it has triode/ultra switching, has headphone and phono capability (phono board available from Rogue), uses 1/2 the tubes for nearly the same amount of power (the Mk II is 90 watts/channel in Ultralinear - and no fan in Mk II). It's also designed and built here in the US by good folk. If you wanted, you could have it upgraded to Mk III status and even do the Super Magnum upgrade for even better transparency if desired. My 2 cents.