Jadis JA30 Mk2, how great???

Excellent gwalt, appreciate your input on the new amp and in comparison with your older version. Makes me anxious to get up the Windy City for an audition!! Will be interesting to see where you end up eventually as far as tubes, I imagine that you, like most of us, will experiment. Please keep us posted as you go with the new amp.

How soon before it arrives from France and gets to you? I think I remember someone saying they are usually delivered on a pallet to ensure safe transport. Also, don’t know if you care but you can order them with silver instead of gold face plates, which I kind of like from the pics I’ve seen. Also, did George happen to mention that they can be spec’d with balanced inputs, I think I read that Jadis can do such for all their amps, which I would prefer as my current pre (and the one I’m looking at as replacement) works best via balanced connection.

butler, the usual lead time is 6-8 weeks since they are all built per order. They do come on a pallet.

I personally like KT150 so much that I would not even care to experiment. Especially after we had new CAT JL7 amps at AXPONA with the similar stunning results. As you probably know, Ken Stevens would not have bothered otherwise. I find them even better then the original Genalex KT88 that I used to have on several occasions. As far as balanced inputs, I would highly recommend pairing JA30 MKii with a Jadis pre or the CAT SL1- both single ended.  The synergy is truly magical. 
Let me know when you would like to visit, I would be happy to demo the amps for you. 

So George is it true on the silver faceplate? If so is there a picture of that somewhere? I think I might prefer it?

gwalt, take a look here, best pics I've seen: http://www.jadis-electronics.com/documents/28/jadis_dpmc_js_ja120_french_connection.pdf

George, not sure how much the Cat pre is, but I really like the Audio Research REF 6 which I've auditioned a couple of times.  Of course, don't know if/how ARC & Jadis get along with each other, was thinking about posting that question here (guess I just did).  Otherwise, just started reading about the newer Jadis PRE1, which is in my price range......any comments on this one?

Hi gwalt,
I visited Axpona in April this year and the Jadis room was one of the very best I heard at that show. Music yes,  hifi no. Its presentation was natural and emotionally engaging. Clearly the Jadis impressed you as well. 
Do you find it as natural and realistic as your Border Patrol amplifiers during this audition? 
Charles,