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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butler, thank you. Feel free to call me any time. I will at the Munich show Tuesday through Monday. 
For your information the the output transformers are not all gauranteed for life. I have a 20 year old Defy DA 30 with a bad transformer and not only is it not covered they do not even have a replacement for it. Jadis will, however, be happy to sell me 2 current transformers for a paltry $2000.00 CAD. My amp will now become a pretty boat anchor! BTW, my amp is the same as a I-35...  different transfo though!

veriwide100...after twenty (20) years I think the amps have given great service if they have had no other issues in the past! To say they are boat anchors simply because they now need to have new transformers seems a little harsh. BTW, I would be happy to take the boat anchors off your hands. 

Well I made the trip to Chicago as I said I was going to do. I took my older JA 30's and my Living Voice speakers to really hear the difference.

After spending an hour in Chicago traffic I finally made it to George's Salon. George was listening to his new Gamut RS7 speakers driven by the Gamut SS monoblocks and they sounded splendid.

We moved the LV into place and warmed the Jadis JA30ll and rolled the que. These amps. are in another league. Gone is the fatter midbass/bass and replaced with a tighter and more tuneful extended bass. Midrange is still full and faster and the top end more open and extended. On my speakers the bass tightened significantly as the speakers lit up with the power. The amp. played with precision and sounded like it was in control top to bottom. As it turned out I ordered a pair and await their arrival.

On the way home George called and said the Gamut speakers that he admires also took a liking to the Jadis amps. I did not get to hear them on the Gamuts but George said it is love at first listen and these speakers are more like 88 DB into 4 ohms and they show plenty of power. 

For the money it appears these are a no-brainer and will be able to drive a lot of speakers at their disposal. I can't wait to get mine and anticipate this will be my mid-power amp. of a lifetime.

gwalt, good to hear that you thought highly of the new Jadis amps. I am going to Newport on Friday and hopefully someone there will have a pair on demo. I'm sure they must be superb and will be on my short list.