Preamp for Jadis Defy 7 mk2 recommendations

Well... it looks like I found a nice little JPL to adopt. I am so excited about finding this treasure. I think that mating my Defy to the JPL should eliminate any synergy problems as far as those 2 components are concerned.

I am hoping to have it by the end of next week and I will report back as to my initial impressions of it. I am extremely optimistic about this making a nice solid home in the heart of my system.

On another topic, I just modified my Valab NOS dac with a couple of Metalized Polypropylene Capacitor 10uf 100V PIO OIL. It is supposed to take about 3 days to let the acclimate to the dac, but my wife and I notice a definite improvement in the sq already. It's a pretty easy upgrade and cheap too.

Thanks for the great advice. I really love this Audiogon group... we all share a common love, just like a family.

Received the JPL premap yesterday.
Look beautiful, but tubes are a little worn out. I called on my Jadis guru, Velo6, and he told me about the Tung Sol 12ax7 and RCA Cleartops that Jadis uses in there show JPL's. I just called Brent Jessee and I will be picking them up tomorrow afternoon.
I hope that takes care of all the problems with the clarity and sound stage. I am also hearing a strange little sound deep in the background.
I may take a little time to polish the JPL up, but it should be a great learning experience.
Any JPL suggestions are most welcome.

I just installed the Tung Sols and the Rca tubes. System is just warming up, but I can already hear a tremendous difference. I think it will sound ever better after the system warms up for an hour or so.
Thanks for the suggestion John.

Well... I assumed the JPL would be the perfect mate to my Defy 7, but it is just not the sound I am looking for.

Rafael, I wish I could try one out before buying it. I will have to see if there is Joule dealer in the Chicago area. The is a Joule LA-150 listed right now.

I will be listing the JPL pretty soon, but I sure would like to find someone with a great replacement for it before I list it.

I am going to retube my Defy with new reissue Gold Lions, adjust the bias and see if I can fine tune this thing.
Right now I am still listening to my JOR and if I can get the Defy sound a little stronger than the JOR, I will be a very happy man.