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recommended power tube amplifier for vivid kaya 45 speakers

Hi,
I would have love to hear your opinion about recommended  tube amplifier for vivid kaya45 speakers. I thought about Jadis JA120 / CAT JL5 / Octave MRE 220 what do you think about those proposals and if you have any other recommendation i would love to hear.
Thanks a lot :)
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joecasey
484 posts
 
I would choose CAT for drive, transparency, musicality ...   Jadis warmer and bit too rolled off for my taste.   Not familiar with Octave.
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verdantaudio
1,499 posts
 
I don’t find the Jadis KT120 stuff anywhere near as rolled off as the older EL34 based gear. Definitely tighter sounding that it used to be and with better high frequency extension.  Those KT120s can only be so rolled off.
mglik
907 posts
 
IMO, about the best there is is the CAT.
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haimr OP
52 posts
 
@mglik Hi,
I agree with you and with all the others that CAT is the best, but after listening to vivid, they were wonderful and bright in my opinion , so I'm a bit afraid that with CAT the sound will be to much bright and that's the reason that i thought about jadis, they are warmer  and more rolled as @joecasey mentioned. That's the reason why I'm in a bit doubt.
Thank you all friends!

joecasey
484 posts
 
@haimr,
CAT is not bright to my ear but everyone has their preferences. I highly recommend demo CAT before final decision. GL!
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