Jadis Defy can't sing with super high Fidelity PART 2

Hexck, just decided to takea  closer look at J's page preamp listings,, 
Scrooled down through all, then  2nd to last listing
PRE1. 
says newest design perfect fit for the new J 100 (Defy7's replacement amp), so that settles it,,,may have to fork out the cash fora  new one, as i've not seen any used..let me go  email the Blue Bird dealer in San Antonio Tx,, The other day i requested info on the J cd player,,,~~only $18K~~ i  wrote back,,~~offensive and insulting,,,all i would do is say ~~that damn 18K cd player~~~. 
I mean there is no cd player worth even close to 18K, 
lets see how the pricing goes for the PRE1.

http://www.jadis-electronics.com/en/pre1-48.php


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izqMVG3kuLE

just got it
Are you ready
~~~EIGHTEEN THOUSAND~~~, man J really loves that 18 number,,must be their lucky number or else J realizes the USA $ is really worthless, so 18K worthless US $'s, is reallya  good steal,,and you know they are right.
18K is a  bargain. 
I think i'll get one. But i am going to talk them down to $10K. hey this is post Cv19 era,,,= half loaf bread better than none at all. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izqMVG3kuLE

OK new mod in the Defy
added 12 Mundorf Supreme EVO SG caps, .47 uf vaoue,,Very nice gains in mids, vocals, I would have to say thev Supremes (If you can fit them in place of old cap,,they are quite large), are superior to their lil brothers the SGO caps .
2x’s the price, but worth it.
Now all things being equal, I am guessing the 150’s would still retain some of their characteristic murky/mushy midrange sonics.
Guessing. But my hunch is the 88 is superior in mids and highs vs the KT150.
Even with the new M caps, the 150’s would not match the 88’s in mids/highs.. what the 150’s offer is a slightly more robust sound stage,,but again, lacks the clarity in mids/highs of the 88’s. KT88’s are the best all around power tube ever made.
The vid is 45 minutes long,,,at least jump to minute 22 and listen to Faith Hill’s vocals,,there you will hear ecah word clearly voiced.
Am selling the new kt150’s. Very cool looking tube, gorgeous construction. The KT88 shot them down pretty fast.
again, things were not equal,,so we will never know for sure how the 150’s responded to the new M caps,,Yes the M caps made that much of a sonic gain.
will add a new Cayin SC6 preamp, next month/maybe July,,1st have to sell off 150’s , as demand for 150’s is low, that might take a few months.
anyway,, The Jadis now sings with zero fatigue, bass is super, as expected from those huge trans, built like german tanks, but sings like angels.
The defy potential is only limited by the supporting equipment/quality of parts.
I will recommend all Jdais owners to swap out Jadis caps for M Supreme SG.
Result is not a ~~miniscule~ sonic gain, have to say a significant gain in all fq resolution.
anyway here is my latest vid, and now i offer Miles davis King of Blue, so everyone can reference how these M caps sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-viI0SYQHko&t=1844s

Am I reading this right...you rolled in KT150's into your Defy amp?? Now you tell us you think the KT88's are a better match! KT150's were NOT designed to be rolled into the Defy amp! You Sir are very lucky you did Not damage your Defy...and DO NOT tell Jadis you did this, otherwise I would doubt that they would still warrant their transformer for you.

Just blew a  fuse in one tube,,thats all, we up the fuse amperage on the 88's...


well actually i just sent Jadis a email showing off my Defy with new M caps,,I did let them know i tried out the 150’s in the Defy,,and the mids were too murky/muddled, not defined,,but that was with their caps,and my tech guy had one hell of a time biasing the 150’s,,3 rows were OK, 1 row of 3’ 150’s were not balanced right,,anyway,, I gave thema shot as I read somewhere here or another site *WOW the 150’s are awesome!!*,,I mean i guess in the right curcuit they MIGHT sound great, but surely not in any amp i want to consider.,..
IMHO the 120,150’s are a flop design.
KT88 IMHO are King of all power tubes ever designed.
Next would be the KT90, but thats a distant 2nd place. = Not relevant.
and furthermore a 88 is a 88 is a 88, all have near exact characteristics. = No such Holy Grail snakeoil.
anyway,, so the M caps have proven their weight in ~~Silver and Gold~~. I recommend to all tube amp owners to begin making mods to M caps Supreme when they fit,,if not go with the little brother to the Supreme EVO Oil SilverGold. You lose a good bit of definition, but if space is a constraint,,you have no choice.
The white EVO are about 1/2 size the Supreme EVO.
The Defy really came to life with the M caps.
btw Jadis makesa I50, employs 150’s.. I have my doubts about the sound of that amp.
These 88’s beat out pounding bass rifts.,. I just see the 150’s even the 120’s as an anomoly. Cool looking, but mid range?? Mush mealy??
Midrange is everything, next are sparkly highs. 88’s deliver both. Bass ounch is a huge bonus. None of these 3 fq ranges would have materalized with success, in the Defy w/o modding with M SESG (SILVERGOLD EVO SUPREME)
Now, with the new M caps the Sparkoslab opamps in the cayin 17 Mark 1, now can finally voice their magic.
Descrete opamps murdered IC ops, like Burr Browns. , LM’s and all others.
New preamp near order.
Lets see how that shootout goes off.
Its a Cayin so i am expecting good things. and a new design Mark2,,been out some years, but no reviews, no YT vids, nada.
Lets see if the cayin can feed the Defy with good vibes. ,,as another major brand, did not muster up,,/returned next day,,another set back.....
I mean i could easily live with this Lite LS0 jadis clone pre,,its quiet, does not color the Defy’s purity at all. Yet I think the Defy has more to give up on Dynamics,,and this is where the Lite falls shourt,,Hi Fidelity,, not mid not low fidelity,,HIGH Fidelity.
But as a true audiophile, we must keep on climbing til we reach the Summit,,,which i can glimpse from my base station ,,,,,Most of my mods were a success, others a flop...we expect to slip on some of the slopes,,,its part of the risks on this journey,,set backs should aspire to new heights.
The kt150 $800 setback was just such one. Lucky I kept the kt88’s.