Jadis JA30 Mk2, how great???


The new Jadis JA30 Mk2 is now on my radar. Does anyone here have any experience with this amp...thoughts?

Would seem to be in the sweet spot of the Jadis line.
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I’m trying to figure out which of JA80 Mk2, JA120 or the new JA170 would be the best match for my Thiel CS 3.7s paired with Jadis JPS2 linestage.

I miss too much tube sound even though I have tried many very high end SS integrated.
I will soon try to demo the Jadis DA88S with KT88 in my system just to have an idea of the Jadis sound on my Thiels.

If you Jadis specialists have any idea please share.

 

@thieliste  IME, the best sounding Jadis for your system is the one that will still drive your speakers and is the lowest powered model you can get away with. This is why i went with the JA 30Mk2's. Like most amps, it seems that the higher powered models sound less impressive than the lower powered models, assuming of course that one can drive their speakers correctly. If your Thiels need more power, I would think the JA80Mk2 would be a good match up. 

@daveyf Thanks for your input, yes the JA80Mk2 seems the sweet spot in the Jadis line up.

A very good Jadis dealer in Paris who used to be a Thiel dealer told me the JA80Mk2 would be up to the task.

Have you compared KT88 to KT150 in your JA30Mk2 ?

@thieliste No, I have not compared any other power tubes in the amp. I am quite happy with the KT150’s. In order to utilize other power tubes besides KT150’s the amp needs to go through an internal modification to accept those tubes. I have rolled in various driver tubes, as the amp is highly sensitive in that area, At the moment i am using a mix of RCA Clear tops and NOS Tungsol’s in those locations.

I do know that a friend of mine believes that in his amp, the KT120’s sound better than the KT150’s, but this is a different circuit and I think the Mk2 Jadis amps are designed for the KT150’s.