I feel that the fuss that Jadis is asking for biasing its Orchestra amp contributes to the no-longer-deserved reputation that owning tube equipment is trouble.
Modern tube amps are no longer a fuss to own, provided that some respect for the user is built-in, which is a concept foreign to Jadis.
I would not blame a Jadis owner for wanting to go back to solid state. It is totally unacceptable that one is expected to go to great length just to bias his unit. This situation will force many audiophile to just not adjust the bias when needed, and suffer inferior performance and tube life.
Why no just put in an auto-biasing circuit or at least, have the controls on the outside of the chassis, like Cary amplifiers and others? These units are expensive as they are, don't you think?
Modern tube amps are no longer a fuss to own, provided that some respect for the user is built-in, which is a concept foreign to Jadis.
I would not blame a Jadis owner for wanting to go back to solid state. It is totally unacceptable that one is expected to go to great length just to bias his unit. This situation will force many audiophile to just not adjust the bias when needed, and suffer inferior performance and tube life.
Why no just put in an auto-biasing circuit or at least, have the controls on the outside of the chassis, like Cary amplifiers and others? These units are expensive as they are, don't you think?