Well, Audioari1, I half agree with you in terms of the square wave. Your comment on the Halcro is more in line with how I feel. I'll leave it at if an amplifier reproduces a square wave beautifully I can say that it defintely reproduces a square wave beautifully. Again, I don't listen to square waves...
Now, you keep on talking about "the" Jadis amplifier. I am asking you WHICH ONE? Not to back you into a corner, but you really need to convince me that you have actual experience with a Jadis for me to take this comments seriously
The DA30 that I own does not blow you back, but with my speakers (Coincidents and Frieds), I can push 95 dB out of it. Not exactly rocking, but louder than most audiophiles go. For that, I will say you are correct. The DK should wipe it up in terms of power and slam. Still, it's quite an authoritative little amp prior to running out of steam.
With my JOR, I listened at my normal volumes of 95 dB at my chair, which is over 105 dB at the speaker cones. With NO strain whatsoever at the amplifier. 110 - 115 at the speaker cone was probably where it began to go into what we call "tube blow" - where the sound gets wooly.
And, finally, with my DA60, I have no measured it yet, but I can tell you, it will play as loud as the biggest of headbangers demands, and I have not pushed it yet.
I feed my amplifiers a steady diet of Metallica, NWA, The Cure Mixed Up, Kraftwerk, and whatever else you care to name outside of classical music, and consistently produce 120 dB at the cones of my speakers with no issue whatsoever. I do this regularly whether I want to listen loud or not, as Bud Fried convinced me it is good for a driver, as it lowers its mechanical Q. I'm not the typical audiophile. I don't go any higher than that, but if you need more, please let me know.
Now, you keep on talking about "the" Jadis amplifier. I am asking you WHICH ONE? Not to back you into a corner, but you really need to convince me that you have actual experience with a Jadis for me to take this comments seriously
The DA30 that I own does not blow you back, but with my speakers (Coincidents and Frieds), I can push 95 dB out of it. Not exactly rocking, but louder than most audiophiles go. For that, I will say you are correct. The DK should wipe it up in terms of power and slam. Still, it's quite an authoritative little amp prior to running out of steam.
With my JOR, I listened at my normal volumes of 95 dB at my chair, which is over 105 dB at the speaker cones. With NO strain whatsoever at the amplifier. 110 - 115 at the speaker cone was probably where it began to go into what we call "tube blow" - where the sound gets wooly.
And, finally, with my DA60, I have no measured it yet, but I can tell you, it will play as loud as the biggest of headbangers demands, and I have not pushed it yet.
I feed my amplifiers a steady diet of Metallica, NWA, The Cure Mixed Up, Kraftwerk, and whatever else you care to name outside of classical music, and consistently produce 120 dB at the cones of my speakers with no issue whatsoever. I do this regularly whether I want to listen loud or not, as Bud Fried convinced me it is good for a driver, as it lowers its mechanical Q. I'm not the typical audiophile. I don't go any higher than that, but if you need more, please let me know.