Jadis JA30 Mk2, how great???

Hi Davey:

When I was in Denver auditioning the JL5 against some other contenders I also heard it with the CAT SL-1 preamp. OMG was that good a pairing to die for.
It will be a goal of mine to get one with some options. I have to let Wally the Wallet rest now for awhile.....we will see. 
This amp. really is a fit for these speakers. As I said it pretty much does it all and gets out of the way for the music and drives most anything with ease.
Glad you are enjoying the music. That is what it is all about. As our world continues to turn it will help you through it all.

Gwalt

Gary, as great as Ken's amps are, IMO his preamps are actually even better. As you know, Ken made his mark with his preamps, and IMO they are still at the very top of the contender list. Absolutely SOTA.
Interestingly, the preamp and the Jadis amps have always matched up well. I can say that my hot rodded/modded SL-1 Sig matches up like a dream with the JA30Mk2. If and when funds allow, go for the CAT Renaissance with Black Paths...as you noticed, your system will take off.
In the meantime, happy listening.

Davey:

Thanks for the recommend. The JL5 I have is not broke in but it has startling dynamics, speed and contrast....similar to live music. It is the first time since owning the Gamut speakers that I now understand what I heard when I first heard them and why I purchased them.
It is the antithesis of the dead sounding SS camp and or lack of power required.
Thanks for the information.

Gwalt

Gary, the JL5 is a great amp...and like I suspected, and you have now confirmed, well suited to your speakers. As you noted above, it’s all about the mate in this hobby. Get that right, and you have music, get it wrong and you have disappointment. Easier to do the latter, IME.
My SF GH’s work superbly with the new Jadis amps...what’s even more amazing, is that I have to actually turn DOWN the volume in comparison to my far more powerful Rowland amp...which puts out only 250 watts/ch!
But as we all know, that’s not the only part of the equation, it has to do with the quality of the transformers, the ability of the caps and the headroom of the amp, the typical impedance load at the speakers and of course the speakers in use ( room size).. among other things. So 250 watts/ch vs. 45 watts/ch-- and yet the low powered amp offers far more bass punch, dynamics, volume, imaging ability, and ease of presentation! Interesting isn’t it...and something that I strongly suspect most dealers and a’philes have no clue about!!!
Reminds me of a time when I visited a dealer many many moons ago, who was selling the then revolutionary Carver 500 watts/ch ss cube amps...told me they could drive anything. Well yes, but not well, LOL, My 15 watt/ch tube amp obliterated them in an AB...so much so that the dealer assured me that the Carver’s were faulty and he was going to request another pair...
Needless to say, i did not buy much gear from this guy.

Hi Gwalt,
Just curious, have you heard yourspeakers with a Gamut amplifier? A friend of mine heard this brand’s amp/speaker combination and he thought it was very good sounding.
C