The most beautiful Integrated Tube amp?

i can't find the potential of the jadis reference at the moment because of lack of quality digital , speakers,and cables..very unbalanced system...but i've got plans in the making...the tone controls are useless...yes for under 2500 its a good deal...but i've heard the audio mat (french) at the same price is a very nice unit as well(he said its even "better"???)

Yes, you really need to mate the Orchestra Reference with good equipment. It takes a high level of ancillary components before you start to push the limits of the Jadis, as opposed to having it held back.

I like the tone controls. I am able to back off some on the poorly recorded digital(80's especially). And, when people who are not audiophiles come over, pumping up the bass, combined with my Coincident Troubass subwoofers, makes sure I never hear any "You should try !" comments. Yes, the bass is stupendous, even when I have the controls set flat(95+% of the time). It's those fabulous, huge Jadis transformers, caps, and KT90s.

I also like the fact that I can use EL34/6CA7/E34L/KT88/6550/KT90 output tubes. You cannot do that with an Orchestra. That amp can only run EL34/6CA7/E34L.

The Orchestra is $2495
The Orchestra Reference is $3495
The DA30 is $5018

I wish I knew how to post a picture in this thread(any help?). Then, I could throw an Orchestra Reference picture up.

By, the way, the Orchestra Reference mates extremely well with silver cabling. So, you might want to consider that.

Not sure if you can do much better in an integrated amp than the Jadis I own, but if Audio Materiere is as good or better, it is quite special.

Help on the way:
In order to post a picture on Audiogon you first have to use HTML (with the exception of single quotes instead of double quotes - too complicated to explain why), and the photo has to be out on a website somewhere.

You cannot use this to load an image on your computers hard drive.

Have you seen the pictures of the 300B SEI in the old Cary adds drop dead georgeous with the gold faceplate and BEAUTIFUL sounding.

Woah, that Pharo tube amp is amazing in the (doctored?) photos. Fr 24,500 that is French francs (now obsoleted by the Euro). That's about $3,500 US.

I'll stick with my Cary v12 separate.