My Jadis Int amp. distorts in the upper mid-range

Saffy, i assume that the distortion is in both channels. If not, you could try swapping tubes around using a process of elimination til you find the bad tube. But if its in both channels i doubt that it would be one tube, either power or driver. Whats left to consider is the type of tube being used. Detlof has suggested something along this line and his recommended Yugo EI12ax7A elites have a very smooth clean mids and highs (i use these and highly recommend them). But, since i don't know what this intergrated amp replaced you may have just substituted in a product which is allowing you to hear your stream equipment and the fault may be there. By the way how did you reach the conclusion it wasn't your other equipment? A lot of folks discover distortions and frequency tilts when they plug in a higher resolution amp/preamp only to discover the source is a cd player or some such.

Newbee makes a very good point again. Please tell us about the rest of your system.
By the way, have you checked the soldering in your wires. Are your connections clean and tight? If not , this also can cause distortion, though probably not to such an extent, than you seem to be experiencing. But all the same, I'd check, if I were you.

Hi
Sorry - the distortion is coming from BOTH channels, and my connections are tight and in order. They are ALL top of the Line Virtual Dynamics.

My previous amp./preamp. was top of the line Krell so I don't think new-found resolution is an issue -but good point.

I have elliminated my other equipmnet based on :
Someone lent me a ART Audio Class-a tube amp. 2-weeks prior to the Jadis and it sounded perfect - super actually.
Also I happen to have 2-sets of speakers right now, and the distortion exists in both.

Both speakers are rated 89BB and, I keep the Jadis about 1/3 volume.

My sourse is Meitner Transport and DAC.

Thanks for your help !

So the culprit is either the Jadis or in the Meitner gear.
400 hours is nothing as far as tube life is concerned and in my experience the KT90s are very reliable. You also said nothing about your tubes not glowing right. For example bright fireworks in a KT90 at switch on, an abnormal brightness in the glow of them, or one of them being just dead below a sort of silvery veil on the glas. So I'm beginning to doubt, if the fault is in the tubes at all, but I'd still try a replacement set for good measure, which you could then keep for later use if the trouble is elsewhere. Do you have the chance to try another CD player? If the distortion stops, you have the culprit. If not, its the Jadis, unless your speaker cables somehow don't work well between the Jadis and your transducers. I'd try another set and listen, but I doubt, that the trouble comes from there. Good luck!

I Sir.
Did you check the Bias ??
The Orchestra Reff. do not have an auto bias.