The Audiophiliac spends quality time with the Jadis Orchestra Black stereo integrated amplifier. www.jadis-elect... #highendaudio #vubeamplifiers
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@MrStewbee4 жыл бұрын
I have the Jadis JPL pre-amp since 1993, that's 36 years ...not a problem in the slightest and the tubes last forever, and this with the power always turned on and in the mute on position... I will never get of rid of this piece... Besides being the most beautiful pre on the market it sounds fabulous...Jadis makes some super stuff and so reliable.
@mkaye8182 жыл бұрын
Well I auditioned this amp and watched your video after the audition....and I am going to buy one at the end of the month (to go w JMR Cantabile Jubilee speakers - a French combo.) It sounded...beautiful. Music went straight to the heart. Can't wait. Your comments were spot on.
@stevefick39194 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Piece! I went on the "Jadis" website, and found many more beautiful pieces! Never heard of these before. Certainly peaked my interest! Tubes are so cool.
@nickzapletal94214 жыл бұрын
My first high end amp was an inherited Jadis Ja-30...1986 or so....it was not neutral, not powerful, not any audiophile term... EVERYONE always stopped to listen and agreed that it was the most beautiful sounding amp they had ever heard. And i must agree. The only description is that: Beautiful sounding.
@frankgeeraerts62432 жыл бұрын
Correct.............and with selected nos tubes it's sounding even more magic........... 5814 A triple mica black plates RCA input .......... ECC82 flat plates TFK............phase splitter........... ECC83 flat plates TFK ............drivers......... 6550A Tungsol nos............power Thank me later.
@Jack969934 жыл бұрын
I have the VAC PA 80 80 set in triode mode and love it! The beast weighs at least 70lbs Driven by 4 Golden Dragon KT88's and comes with 4,6&8 ohm's taps
@billbones10004 жыл бұрын
Beautiful piece of gear! If I ever get rid of my primaluna this will be high on the list of contenders!
@Some_D0nkus4 жыл бұрын
Jadis does stunningly beautiful work. I had the wonderful opportunity to work on the JA500 system. That was truly astonishing.
@billdunn85424 жыл бұрын
“Getting lost in it” is audiophile nirvana. Embrace the light.
@nanao12674 жыл бұрын
Nice authentic Ghana Tye and dye shirt.Steve your shirt has a lot of meaningful Ghanaian symbols.I hope you understand them.
@angusvanhalen28864 жыл бұрын
Most of my favorite recordings are about the lives of Eskimo’s. Nice amp
@nickkyriakidis4350 Жыл бұрын
I have the older "gold plated" version, for around 23 years. Nowadays with Genalex tubes, Gold Lion (both el34 and ecc83). Currently using it with Martin Logan Ascent i, without any problem and excellent sound (at least for my ears).
@brianruhl77614 жыл бұрын
Of course the hobby is a spring board to contemplate truth and beauty
@bernard36903 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your videos. I purchased a Jadis Orchestra Black based on your recommendation and because I could not afford a VTL IT-85. It certainly is enjoyable. I find it addictive. As I like to say the music is now more musical. More so than the Cambridge Audio SR-20 I've been listening to prior though that gave me pleasure as well. However I am struck at how dark everything is. Not much but a bit bottom heavy. I don't know if this is an artifact of the Jadis or if it is an accurate representation of Classical music as I do not visit live performances or perhaps a consequence of my sixty-seven year old ears or perhaps they need to be run in. I would welcome your comment and advice on this matter. Thank You Kindly
@redstarwraith4 жыл бұрын
A nice looking piece of gear. As soon as I saw tubes, I knew you were going to tell us how great it sounded with your Klipsch! On another note, not too many people I know would be caught extolling the virtues of the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia one moment, and in the next be going on about The Residents! Sure keeps things interesting.
@benjammin20204 жыл бұрын
me: *sitting here, looking at my RadioShack PA amp, with $100 Chi-fi speakers * Steve: only point to point wiring Me: of course, what else would you do?
@HareDeLune4 жыл бұрын
I love this comment.
@nostro10014 жыл бұрын
@Ben.....huh...you're talking exotica....imported all the way from China. Sweet 😎😎😎
@benjammin20204 жыл бұрын
@@nostro1001 Yeah, I actually REALLY like them. I've never really heard a "good" setup/room, but they sound great to me.
@johanstam41884 жыл бұрын
@@benjammin2020 That last bit is what it's all about, just enjoy the sh*it out of your system, no matter what it costs.
@nostro10014 жыл бұрын
@@johanstam4188 Yup.....exactly👌🏽 And keep on enjoying Ben. 😎😎😎
@jeffstuart64204 жыл бұрын
One of your BEST reviews ever! Thanks.
@astolatpere114 жыл бұрын
Nice review. Love to hear your impressions of gear playing music you like.
@pedrorueda2522 жыл бұрын
I owned a Dynaco ST-70 in the past. The bass was sluggish and it wasn't particularly fast paced. I also have a Glow Amp 2 that uses EL84 tubes (albeit $900 ). I've also owned a KT-88 amp. Without going into single ended 300b tube territory, the EL 34s and variants, for me, retain the tube midrange magic. I just picked up the Orchestra Black, replaced the driver tubes, and I believe I finally arrived at the holy grail. This amp has great tone, timbre, bass control, and oodles of power in reserve over my 89db Proac Studio 118's. It has a slightly romantic sound, somehow introducing atmosphere without being syrupy. Steve wasn't kidding... as described, something like velvety luxury.
@2mikelim2 жыл бұрын
Just sub the stock ecc83 with Brimar 6060 (ecc81) and you'll thank me for it!
@tg63732 жыл бұрын
I just bought this puppy--Love it!
@wilcalint4 жыл бұрын
Make no mistake here folks. This ( Jadis ) is a 73+ year old amplifier design. It’s called a “Williamson Amplifier” for the designer D.T.N. Williamson and published in the UK Magazine“Wireless World” in 1947: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamson_amplifier Whatever Patents used to apply are now long since run out. Schematics are widely available. An example is here: www.tubebooks.org/file_downloads/stancor_ul_schematics.pdf These things, as far as a High End tube amp goes, sound great. Typical construction is a single chassis, two channel, 6550 output tube, 60 watts per channel design. My favorite implementation is Saul Marantz’s design of the mid 50’s. He used EL34 tubes. Since there are no patents pending on this design there are a bazillion Chinese implementations of these things. And as in all tube amps, they all sound great, but different. There’s nothing new here. Zero innovation. Prices are all over the place. I suggest buying a Chinese knock off on eBay and have fun. Due to the way this is designed the first, and most of the second, lower octaves are kinda thin. I don’t care what Jadis says about their transformers. Steve did a wonderful series on Nelson Pass and his SS designs a month or so ago. Any of Nelsons designs, regardless of how old, would blow every Williamson Amplifier away big time. One more note. Do you have any idea how long electrical AC transformers have been around? Gimme a break. Nothing new here.
@rodrigocordova38962 жыл бұрын
Bill, thanks for sharing. What do you think about using those antiques designs?? Why the companies stoped using them?
@wilcalint2 жыл бұрын
@@rodrigocordova3896 I think it's fun to use these dated designs. Also the performance of these things is well known and documented. Terms like "air" and "space" are often used to describe the sound they produce. Most listeners prefer these things. That "air" and "space" is actually 2nd order harmonics distortion. And people will pay 10's of thousands of $$$$ for it. To each his own.
@rodrigocordova38962 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bill, do you prefer Solíd state? I heard the Jadis with Sonus Faber Lumina at store and was a great sound for me…but i just a New enthusiast.
@wilcalint2 жыл бұрын
@@rodrigocordova3896 Big difference between "was a great sound to me" and the sound being accurate. There is personal preference here. I am a fan of Nelson Pass and have, and still do, own a number of his devices over the years.
@rodrigocordova38962 жыл бұрын
@@wilcalint i will look for Pass...Thanks.
@eightrodway4 жыл бұрын
Good recommendation. Hard to fault Jadis. Extra points for the Knick soundtrack! Pretty spectacular.
@Projacked14 жыл бұрын
Clint Martinez' 'Solaris' is also must have if you just want to let the sound fill the room with 'beauty' so to speak.
@TwangThang574 жыл бұрын
Record out to headphone amp.
@stevescudder15074 жыл бұрын
I couldn't help remembering when I committed to building my ST-70 back in the 60's. As a poor college student it was all I could afford. Of course the Jadis is more refined, but $4K for a simplistic tube amp? It makes me wonder if I could hear the difference. The old Dynakit is still working beautifully, BTW.
@1mctous4 жыл бұрын
You'll want the replace the filter caps and run the tubes through a curve tracer by now, but otherwise your old Stereo 70 should sound as good as new. It also has excellent resale value; fully working ones sell for about $1K used.
@mikehydropneumatic25834 жыл бұрын
The out could be used for reel to reel recording.
@StephaneVorstellung4 жыл бұрын
Or CDR, or to a digital recorder, or even cassette. It amazes me how many people assume a fixed line out is archaic feature.
@net_news4 жыл бұрын
@@StephaneVorstellung or even looping the output to other components like line level subs or another amp... it's not the "ideal" solution but "tape outputs" saved my arse several times... they are super useful!!
@stephensmith31114 жыл бұрын
@@StephaneVorstellung Yaayyy, archaic! "The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not touched by frost." --- J. R. R. Tolkien as Bilbo Baggins Being an Old Dude of the Old School, I also like having tone controls. S. G. commented about plugging in an equalizer like the Schiit Loki (he apparently misspoke when he referred to the Mani, which is their phono preamp). However, there does not appear to be a tape monitor/processor loop, just a line out. As such if you plugged the Loki into the line out and then back into one of the aux. inputs, it could create runaway feedback that would be potentially catastrophic if it also goes in parallel to the power tubes. I would need to see the circuit diagram to know for certain. This line out is fine if it feeds a recorder with it's own independent monitoring facility, a headphone amp, or a second power amp.
@nickkyriakidis43502 жыл бұрын
I use it for my headphones amp.
@MOOeymania4 жыл бұрын
Please consider reviewing some Primaluna amps or preamps
@ryan18454 жыл бұрын
I just got the Evo 400. I would love him to review that unit :)
@ryan18454 жыл бұрын
@Thomas Zielinski @ 27k Euros, I wonder why, lol :)
@ryan18454 жыл бұрын
I can get new turbos for my Mercedes CLS 63 AMG, with that $$$
@socksumi3 жыл бұрын
High fidelity is all about creating illusions. The idea is to create a facsimile of a musical event that can trick you into suspending disbelief that it's not real. I heard only one audio system capable of doing that. It was at the Las Vegas CES 'The High End Show'. A pair of MBL 101E Radialstrahlers being driven by MBL amps and source in a carefully treated room. The sound was so real, so holographic I felt I could reach out and touch the singers and musicians.
@RumblestripDotNet4 жыл бұрын
Would love to see you review the Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III
@HughWalker4 жыл бұрын
Hi Steve, Thanks for making these very informative reviews. They make my day
@petersouthernboy63274 жыл бұрын
Forrest Gump says that tubes and horns go together like peas and carrots.
@Gabriel-of-YouTube4 жыл бұрын
Some might argue that's like a box of chocolates...
@dalefriesen78124 жыл бұрын
The old point to point wiring/Residents gambit paid off.
@estebannemo19574 жыл бұрын
Steve: Could you review Decware and Cary tube amps? Thanks.
@redstarwraith4 жыл бұрын
Hey Esteban: Steve did a segment of Best Integrated Amps a few years ago and briefly covered the Decware Zen Torii (I believe?). There is also a CNET bit where he picks the best receivers and amplifiers and he covers the Zen Torii MKIV Check it out, if you haven't!
@estebannemo19574 жыл бұрын
redstarwraith OK, thanks, yes I think I saw Steve mention a Decware amp in a "best of", but it wasnt a proper review.
@redstarwraith4 жыл бұрын
@@estebannemo1957 yeah. Decware's Steve Deckert doesn't go in for showing his gear at audio shows or any of that. He hosts his own audio show where he shows his gear, but you have to go to Peoria, IL for it. He seems content to let his gear become known solely by word of mouth. The Decware community is a fiercely loyal one. I've been looking at a couple of pieces of their gear for a few years now. Looking and drooling. . .
@xstensl88234 жыл бұрын
i had their Defy 7 pre-amp. bliss
@nostro10014 жыл бұрын
Well....I was gonna say Steve....now you're talking....Jadis. 😎 I used to drool over their amps. But hey....under 4k ($3999🐸), I seriously think this could be a bargain. I'm not sure I ever really got the residents, but I bought their albums. (They had great covers). Never really got Grateful Dead either & didn't buy their albums. 😂 Now I'll say....now you're talking Steve...awesome looking amp and perhaps sounds almost as good as it looks (that's saying something). As you said you used to sell them back in your Singer days & similarly I used to see them quite a bit. I'm not sure what happened to their presence here, but really excellent to see they are still about and producing great gear. Thanks 🎶🎶🎶
@Drackleyrva4 жыл бұрын
I love my Dynaudio Special 40s!
@hakanguneri14634 жыл бұрын
My amps ,its elegance view ,superior warm sound and frigale☺️
@davidthomson81644 жыл бұрын
Be great to see a video comparing the audio on streamers/external DACs like the Bluesound Node with AVRs that claim to have high quality audio DACs like the Yamaha RX-V685 and Denon AVRX3600
@mk57214 жыл бұрын
Would you only recommend a solid state amp for the KEFs, or was this just not the right tube amp for them?
@francoisbouchard66634 жыл бұрын
Hi Steve I love your show! Jadis means "formerly" in English and you have to pronounce the S at the end. Jadisss... Thank you 🎶
@weeooh14 жыл бұрын
Well at least he didnt pronounce it Yadee.
@kentonkirkpatrick52259 ай бұрын
How about a comparison to the Rouge Cronus Magnum III? $500 cheaper with an MC phono pre? Thanks
@grodard93 жыл бұрын
The "s" in Jadis is pronounced. It means "long ago" or "once".
@martinvegas1327 Жыл бұрын
These are made for classical👍
@yippie68624 жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention one important aspect of the Orchestra, it's a pain in the azz to bias. Good luck when it comes time to change the tubes or if you like to try new different tubes. If you don't have a Jadis dealer with a technician nearby that can do it for you then you might want to think twice.
@locmanw15834 жыл бұрын
Tru dat!
@Ky_du11 ай бұрын
Yup learning the hard way now here in Maryland
@TexasScout4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@lloll694 жыл бұрын
I just heard it.. With living sound speakers. I thought it sounded quite clean for tube . Analog yet rather accurate. Acoustic should sound good with it.
@1mctous4 жыл бұрын
$4K for this level of parts and build quality (in France, no less) seems like decent value. The Rogue Cronus Magnum ($3K, built in the US) and the Conrad-Johnson CAV-45 ($4250, built in the US) would be the apparent competitors.
@chrisblock66974 жыл бұрын
Since it is a french amp, to keep the theme, would have loved to see Steve do this in his blue / white horizontal stripped shirt (with a beret). And say "parfait" when he said "perfecto" (I think that's spanish).
@harryconover2894 жыл бұрын
Looks lovely classic simple design that you like it so much is probably because of there output transformer but my favorite is still the Audio Research D76 a much more complex circuit if anything it is too neutral plus with just a y cable they amp can be bridged. To 150 watts this amp you review is 35 watts tops it uses the first generation of power tubes designed so not a beam power type but a power pentode this type used in a ultra linear mode gives very consistent good results but the GE 6550 type used in the D76 a one of the last power tubes released this three generations newer my favorite is the 8417 and that is the last released and was never accepted and has been discontinued
@512bb4 жыл бұрын
Thats funny Steve, I always like Jadis so i'm thinking I wonder how it would pair up with a set of Harbeth P3s. I have always found Dynaudio driver's slow & a bit heavy so as speaker's always came across a bit lethargic.
@petersouthernboy63274 жыл бұрын
Steve - a program suggestion. Have on Roy Delgado from Klipsch to talk about horns in home Hi-Fi. There's been quite a bit of modernization of late in the Heritage Line in terms of horn design, compression driver materials, and crossover design (steeper slopes). Sneak in a question about the underground movement from some real zealots that are using the Klipsch Jubilee (which combines Roy's famous K-402 tractrix MR-HF horn and PWK's last horn loaded LF design) in their homes.
@christophernoto4 жыл бұрын
Steve, being “tube curious” isn’t going to carry me too far past $200 or $300... Maybe you could do a similar review for those of us who are unlikely to spend more than $500, maximum, for a single component? I enjoy most every video you do, but you might as well be reviewing $40,000 components, which are no more inaccessible to me than this beautiful $4,000 piece. 👍👍❤️ All the best!
@svalbard014 жыл бұрын
Check this one out, if you haven't seen it yet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6abh4Ruo7FqsMU
@ivayloipetkov4 жыл бұрын
mndaudio.com/ check out these guys. They use the same quality principals in their architecture i.e. point to point soldering and quality inhouse made transofmers. Everything is hand made from the wood elements down to the transformer.
@carlitomelon46104 жыл бұрын
Chris Notto Check out Yaqin. I'm listening to a Silk Audio (4xEL34) right now. Smooth as buttah! Thomas on stereo YT channel compares his Yaqin to Primaluna. Conclusion: New vs Old tube sound;-) Zero Fidelity recently reviewd a $300+/- point to point wired 2x EL34 integrated and loved it. They are out there;-)
@locmanw15834 жыл бұрын
Is the black version better than the gold faceplate regular version? I think the special sound comes from their custom transformer. I heard a Defy-7 many yrs ago and had that rich smooth dynamic sound!
@mitulvenkataramanasamy51874 жыл бұрын
mastersound italy also makes their transformer in house terrific value.
@mitulvenkataramanasamy51874 жыл бұрын
@Huw chardon please watch zero fidelity seans review about master sound.i had purchased harbeth super's and master sound amp after watching it.i relish the decision.
@ptg013 жыл бұрын
Jadis makes world class all tube equipment. A couple of years ago, I wanted to get the Jadis DIAPASON (as I was just getting started with tube amps) and was having a very hard time getting it in the USA. I even reached out to Jadis in France to ask for their assistance.. Nothing they can do as Bluebird (importer/distributor) does not have it in their portfolio.. so I have moved on to an all American (as in hand Made in the USA) SET Class A amplifier maker and glad I did. I would have LOVED to be a proud owner of a Jadis but it was not meant to be. A 40 year audiophile friend of mine that currently has the Jadis PA100 driving a pair of Sonus Faber IL Cremonese ex3me and was sorely disappointed that I was not able to get the Jadis.... Sad how these companies are not able to or willing to work with a prospective lifetime customer that is serious about acquiring their products.
@rodrigocordova38962 жыл бұрын
Create a box in Europe and buy them in Europe, then a company can deliver to you. Ask in DHL...they can pick up from a store you buy and you are listening in a week..
@ptg015 ай бұрын
@@rodrigocordova3896 Warranty and voltage are issues..
@mornecoetzee7354 жыл бұрын
Steve, what do you have against expensive amplifiers?
@atoz65524 жыл бұрын
4k$ is still a lot! Cool impressions Steve
@stilite12 жыл бұрын
Question for you, Steve: I always had the impression that, due to their relatively lower output, "tube" amps pair best with higher-sensitivity speakers (i.e. +90 dB). Yet I noticed the Dynaudio is 84 (!) and you seemed to find they paired well. Is my assumed rule-of-thumb misguided? Thx
@truebluemiata4 жыл бұрын
Rightoh boy about tubes and horns and also tubes and vinyl. Where's the phono stage?
@locoboy12423 жыл бұрын
Will this amp play well the Pixies with EL34? People say that they love the romantic sound of EL43 but are they ok with Rock and electronic music? Thanks
@johnsweda29994 жыл бұрын
Shame they put the output tubes too close together, you could put 1mm steel plates between the tubes would help or incase the tubes even better in a metal cans
@2mikelim2 жыл бұрын
I'm using a ten yr old Orch Reference and if I subbed two Brimar 6060 (ecc81) for the two stock ecc83, its a totally different amp with transparent holographic 3D imaging! Thanks to the review of the 6060 by Dave Thompson, founder of Raven Audio without which I wouldnt be aware of the merits of this tube. to get its full musical transparency, this amp should be used with efficient electrostatics or the ribbon hybrid Eminent Technology that I'm using.
@Ky_du Жыл бұрын
@2mikelim you can swap 12ax7 for 12at7!?
@2mikelim Жыл бұрын
@@Ky_du yes you can
@andyandy26844 жыл бұрын
I think it's Ja-dees?
@bernard36903 жыл бұрын
I just bought one today and just so you know the price went up five-hundred smackaroonies.
@handjaja20059 ай бұрын
How’s the bass sounding??
@chriscollins25483 жыл бұрын
where did you get your shirt from Steve - its DOPE!!!
@briansimmons53634 жыл бұрын
I suppose there is nothing on earth that could get you to listen to the new Tool album, Fear Inoculum, A fantastic album. Pneuma and Invincible are must listens. I am probably going to get flamed for saying how good the recording is. Let me say, well recorded for rock music.
@wewon34 жыл бұрын
Cool! Steve did you used to go to the shows when Mr Garcia was still with us?
@xstensl88233 жыл бұрын
how would this compare to a ARC VSi60?
@yourdiytechlife4 жыл бұрын
I am tube curious but cant swing that kind of coin at the moment, soooo I will start lower end and work up. I do have one technical question about tube amps. is there a reason that audio manufacturers use the E style transformers rather than toroidal core transformers? Toroidal cores are far more efficient from a purely technical perspective so are there differences in how they sound? or is it more from tradition or a cost perspective?
@balooo28634 жыл бұрын
My assumption would be a tube set up with a toroidal core transformer would generate a crazy amount of heat and you would probably need several TT's in the same unit to function the way a good tube amp should as different tubes have different power requirements; again just an assumption. Great question!
@tothemax3244 жыл бұрын
Paul at PS audio did a vid on this awhile back and if I recall its more of a traditional look
@yaniv-nos-tubes4 жыл бұрын
try tones on tail for weird amazing sounds
@bigdon39754 жыл бұрын
Pleas Steve What AMP for the Maggy´s
@christinearmington3 жыл бұрын
It’s up to $4495 now. EL 34s.
@pauldavies60374 жыл бұрын
Good value lots of other tubes amps cost a lot more and are not as well made or been around for 40 years !
@nostro10014 жыл бұрын
@ Paul.....agreed!!! Although, I am now just thinking... I wonder what upgrades this new amp has over some of their older designs (if any). How has it evolved? Maybe it's not really needed to....hard to tell from a brief glimpse here. Cheers!
@pauldavies60374 жыл бұрын
@@nostro1001 design is still fairly basic a lot of these auto biasing designs give a lot of problems
@nostro10014 жыл бұрын
@@pauldavies6037 I think their gear is fairly robust.....but as you say likely fairly basic. At least they've got a solid history and likely ironed out and obvious design flaws from perhaps their early days.
@3tjrunner34 жыл бұрын
Evoke 20 vs Special 40?
@Lgdf53744 жыл бұрын
6l6...6v6....el34....3 amps at Home....😘❤Love Tubes...✌
@locmanw15833 жыл бұрын
Do you like 6L6 the most?
@Aswaguespack4 жыл бұрын
Interesting variety in musical selections and such variety of extremes is an excellent way to test audio gear to find strengths and weaknesses that wouldn’t ordinarily be obvious with music of limited extremes. Steve, What is the source of your cool shirts? I think you should at least add the shirt info in the comment section of your videos (or is it “videii” 😂😉😂)
@artyfhartie22692 жыл бұрын
Are the parts made in France too or by Foxconn, Schenzen China?
@basspig4 жыл бұрын
Beauty is only skin deep. The audio transformers are mediocre and the tubes are run outside the book parameters. I've had to redesign the bias circuit to make it stable.
@estebannemo19574 жыл бұрын
That's not a bad price.
@frankgeeraerts62433 жыл бұрын
6CA7/EL34........................EL34 is a penthode........6CA7 is a beampower tube...... they don't sound the same.
@willmac56424 жыл бұрын
Guesing it wd take KT77's
@thomasedward22314 жыл бұрын
Man, that’s a sexy looking amp.
@adambrown88674 жыл бұрын
I've never heard Jadis called Ja Dee before. I guess Triangle is called Twah An Gail?
@hifitommy4 жыл бұрын
another amp manufacturer that winds their own transformers is Manley Labs. THAT'S American. ...hifitommy
@scottygdaman4 жыл бұрын
Just???
@ianmedium4 жыл бұрын
$39.95 wow, that is cheap!
@gregoryeleary87792 жыл бұрын
i have been in audio world over 55 years live in NYC i have meet many good people & some not so Sound by S one of the worst audio renue ever no better the a used car salesmen Steve i dont know how you could work for singer
@meshplates4 жыл бұрын
Jadis is pronounced "Jadeese." Rhymes with geese.
@jpdj27154 жыл бұрын
I'd say the geese analogy makes the ee too long and the s too much a z. People can set Google translate to French-English and type in jadis (once up a time) to click the speaker icon. And, notice the stress is on the first syllable.
@meshplates4 жыл бұрын
@@jpdj2715 could have been more pedantic. However the omission of the s-sound which Americans might assume is an appropriate approximation French pronunciation is in fact a phonetic figment of the American imagination. Restoring the S partly undoes the damage. As a resident of France for a decade and with a doctorate in French I don't have to rely on robotic a pronunciation which is at best itself an approximation.
@meshplates4 жыл бұрын
Il était une fois is how a fairy tale is begun in French. Jadis is closer to in former times or in olden days.
@jpdj27154 жыл бұрын
@@meshplates- all true in my book. I took a translator's poetic liberty with "once upon a time" because these amps can sound like fairy tales. The ambiguity to USAnians of the silent-or-not "s" is likely caused by Paris.
@darrensauceda81524 жыл бұрын
First
@vmvlev4 жыл бұрын
who cares about the truth when you have enough money to buy a mcintosh stereo ;-) i wouldn't ..lol
@YKsfo4 жыл бұрын
Jadis web site is yet another European typically poorly constructed seemingly by 12 years old with limited information , broken links, no prices. I wonder what prevents them from dropping few pennies on web presentation ? It doesn’t make any sense to me. Would I spend that much money on supposedly hi end amp after visiting their website? There’s some weird dichotomy in it.
@nostro10014 жыл бұрын
@ Yuri....not really. Jadis been around a long time now. I suspect if a potential purchaser wanted their gear a website not overly make or break. They aren't mass produced, so it doesn't surprise me their web site not up to par (I've not looked). Cheers!
@JohnDoe-np3zk4 жыл бұрын
It seems to be something I see on the local hi fi shops for example they just don't seem to keep up with their websites and their links are horrendous. The concern I would have on that amp is who will service it? That and replacement tubes are $$. I am into Bryston now and that warranty is comforting.
@nostro10014 жыл бұрын
@@JohnDoe-np3zk Hey John, smaller 'local' stores can be out of touch online & often its monetary or they don't have the skills or time to bother much. My experience out here is pretty much the opposite, most have really good sites, clearly aimed at online clientele. A few of the larger high end stores sites are junk, not because their gear isn't online, but they are just a mess. Hard to navigate with no menus or search function. Just page after page of gear....can't even filter...ridiculous! As for the repair of a Jadis amp, I'd not be concerned if bought from a dealer. However, I think their designs are fairly robust and you'd really not have to worry. As for the longevity of tubes....sure they've gotta life span and can be very expensive. Was that using 300b's? Nos stock of them can be very pricey, then again new stock is readily available of all commonly used tubes from a number of manufacturers now. I assume that integrated is auto bias...so not much to do other than replace if a tube broke. Of course by nature they are more fragile, but I've never had problems with tubes. No kids, pets etc damaging them 👐🏽 Bryson makes excellent gear and should last years and years. A tube amp gives an element of fragility, but no real reason why that would be so. There's always the cage that sits over the tubes when not in use. And there's a bit more finicky dusting from time to time. Sound aside, I find many tube amps visually appealing. Tube amps and high end turntables, ever since I was in my teens always made me think of great sound. So, I've always placed emphasis on those 2 items. Seems silly thinking about it objectively, but that's largely been the audio romance for me. Sound wise, I certainly don't think one is better than another...nor am I concerned about the 'class' of an amp (many people seem to be). If it sounds good, that's all there is to it for me. Class d, A/b, tube...whatever!! Ciao.
@YKsfo4 жыл бұрын
nostro1001 well, I am a potential purchaser but I can’t audition it in some shop next door so I need as much info as possible to make me feel comfortable to make the purchase. Looking at it now I would say no. It makes sense only if you’re living next door to them. And yet it could be the best amp ever made. I would never know.
@JohnDoe-np3zk4 жыл бұрын
@@nostro1001 I do like tube gear mostly preamps since my speakers would never play with tube amps (well maybe but hmmm). Anyway I still have a Conrad Johnson PV6 which is a little "darker" and more "tubelike" than my other CJ PV10B which is more to my tastes. I have spent the $$ on the NOS mullards from Uncle Kev @ Upscale Audio and those 80s mil spec tubes are pretty dam good I think the 12AX7 was 100 when I bought them and now is 200 bucks a piece. The AT7 have tripled in price since then. I liked the CJPV10B with the Magnepan LRS they sounded great although once again used solid state monoblocks old Muse 150 250 watts into 4 ohms. have a great day!
@JEG69194 жыл бұрын
Tube tech is over 100 yrs old. Pass.
@mk57214 жыл бұрын
Would you only recommend a solid state amp for the KEFs, or was this just not the right tube amp for them?
@ebaysnipa4 жыл бұрын
I put a primaluna tube integrated amplifier on a set of Kef LS50s the sound was meh. tough to drive speakers
@3lueant3474 жыл бұрын
I own a Rogue Sphinx that drives my LS50s. Beautiful sound.
@mk57214 жыл бұрын
@@3lueant347 Hey Clever, I'm looking at the Rogue as well but McIntosh came out with the MA252 integrated this year for 3500. Have you had any issues with your Rogue? Does it produce solid top and bottom end sound?
@mk57214 жыл бұрын
Would you only recommend a solid state amp for the KEFs, or was this just not the right tube amp for them?