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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Just spoke with Richard Gray, and posed the Q, <<do you think the JA30's will deliver more what i am looking for vs my tweaked out Defy7 is delivering??>>
Richard agrees , suggesting having dual monos will deliver a  more true separation of imaging vs the Defy's sharing of the main trans, + shaing the big Philips caps  on top of chassis. 
I had a  hunch after cking over the JA30 design, just a  pair of power  + separate power trans. 
I really do not need the extra power which the Defy offers, as i listen to low volume in my quaint sized listening room.
So now after spending big bucks in all the Mundorf cans, and new Svet's 88's, I realize the JA30 is really what will deliver my classical music is a superior sound stage/resolution, uppermids/upper highs.
I tried to tweak the Defy as high as possible, but seems the JA30 design has a  inherent subtle nuances which the Defy is not gojng to  ever match.
Live and learn I guess.
Eventually , my plan is to sell the Defy, <<<solderings are done by <<botched job>>, not clean soldering>> as Tech guy mentioned to remove board will cost another $200m to remove in order to get at solder board underneath,, WE decided to just snip the leads , as i figured I'd never sell the Defy,, thinking it will be my <<last amp>>
Seems I made a  mis calculation as to future possibilities.
Lesson to audiogones, spend the extra $ to have all mods/tweaks done correctly for future resale value.
The JA30 will beat out the Defy7 in all departments. 
My guess is the JA30 will even .might even beat out the new Jadis 100  which replaces the Defy7. 
True monos according to Richard Gray is the ideal configue vs a  single block amp.
Besides the Ja's weight in at 40 lb each, vs the Jadis100 at <<<125 lbs>>> Ridiculous. 


@samhvcc  Once again, from your description of what you feel is still missing from your Jadis/Sony matchup, IMO you are still hearing a classic amp/speaker mismatch. The Jadis JA30Mk2 has plenty of slam and power with the right speaker. Will the JA80Mk2 give your more..perhaps, but will it sound better...only if it can handle the nasty impedance drop better, which frankly remains to be seen. 
@mozartfan  Your journey does seem to be one of frustration. Just remember to tell the next owner of your Defy of all of the mods that you have done..they should be interested in that. ;0)
@samhvcc,
I'm certain that you are pleasantly surprised by the sucess you're experiencing with the JA 30 MKII. Your Esoteric amplifiers serve as a high power solid state amplifier reference point.  Which of these two amplifiers do you prefer driving the Sony speakers? 

1 If it's the JA 30 MKII then it reasonable to assume that the JA 80 MK II may possibly provide 'more' of the same. 

2 If overall you prefer the Esoteric amplifiers it may not only be due to increased power but perhaps the possibility that solid state  power may be more suitable for the Sony speakers specifically given the load impedance characteristics. 
Charles 
@mozartfan  Your journey does seem to be one of frustration. Just remember to tell the next owner of your Defy of all of the mods that you have done..they should be interested in that. ;0)

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Hey davey
Well Richard lent me his Allen Organ mono blocks, the big bys the Allen 90's. 
Right off with jazz ref cds I thought this might be another option for a  2nd amp experience,,,,i was seriously considering buy the pair off Ebay,,but Richard suggests 1st  lsiten at least 1 full hour to my ref cds, before making that decision... The JA30's pair over at another site, is  out my budget,,,After some testing, I found the Allen's  lacking some of the <<musical experience>>  during the Allan Pettersson sym 8, which  on the Defy offered some subtle musicality that is a  trademark of all jadis amps. 
Afterwards I revisted the 3  YT vids showing off the JA30 in operation,, although my speakers are superior to all  3 in the YT uploads, I could hunch the JA30 <<honestly>> did not <<wow me over>> 
I'm sure the 30 monos offer something <<other>> than  which <<might be>> lacking in the Defy, obviously YT compressed vids hardly tell the whole experience. ,,, Both amps I am sure voice beautifully, <,just slightly differently>> 6 of 1 /half dozen the other.

Its possible the 6 88's per channel is really the experience i prefer vs the dual tube/channel of the JA30's. 
Stock amps, yeah the JA30's seem to be the winner in all areas. 
But with the Defy *upgardes/mods* I think the Defy now matches the offerings in the stock JA30. 
Possibly the fture holds a  pair of JA30's making their way into my system, 1st have to recoup my losses from my failed tube flipping business.
If I add the 30's,, will make the same  *upgardes** as in the Defy, new Mundorf caps/Takman Rey resistors.
Right now Richard will be looking at what other res we will swap out in the Defy, But unlike the <other tech guy>>  he plans to pull the board,
Richard likes/ONLY does soldering the correct way = no snip N go thing.
WE just completed all new Takman Rey;s in the DPL, and will upload a  new vid on that upgrade. For my taste the takman Rey's are a  nice upgrade vs Jadis stock metal oxide.
Jadis employs metal oxide for its inherent <quietness> of that res. I found the Takman's to offer more musical tones, though some might find that sound a  bit <noisey>  I am expecting the same results as we figure out which res to swap out in the Defy. Its going to bea  1 time deal, there are lots of res in the Defy, hopefully its a  <WNNER>  decision.
Richard will be working on that upgarde over the next 2-3 weeks.
Will upload a  vid once completed.
For those who might have missed my Defy YT vid showing off upgrades, here it is once again
I highly recommend other Defy owners to make these very same upgrades. The Defy has really come to life with new caps, new res.
The Blue Philips caps voice so beautifully are<< worth their weight in gold>>, leave those alone.

Vid starts around 6:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpVCbHX6jWU&t=650s
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