Need help with Jadis JA200

Depending on the speakers you're driving makes a great deal of difference on the tubes you will like(at least it does for me). I used SED EL34s for years on a Cabasse set up. I loved the rich, liquid, sound. When I bought an old pair of Hales Concept 5s I put in an old set of Sovtec 6550s that I never liked with the Cabasse. The extra punch and leaner midrange(not a bad lean but needed to get more realistic midrange)that the 6550s gave me was needed. I also have a Defy 7 KT90 and it can't compare in any way with the 200s. One other thing to think about is the tubes last for about a year to a year and half. Another reason that I liked the EL34s. They are cheap. Enjoy.

If going with the KT-88:Genelex re-issue or Shuguang 88-98 .The first may be a little more "midrangey" and sound more like the el34 in its'warmth.Have never been a big fan of the 6550 (Tunsols aside).They don't appear to be as "liquid" in the upper-octaves.IMO-YMMV.

Thanks for all the inputs so far.
I am using the JA200s with Usher BE20.
As far as KT88 go, in my price range that I can find so far, there are Genalex Gold Lion, JJ/Tesla, Sino KT88-98, SED SVKT88, SED Winged-C or Jadis Labeled KT88. Any comments on these various tubes for use with JA200s would be much appreciated.
As far as using KT90 Ei, I really like the clarity, extension of the treble and tight, well controlled bass and none of the warm and fuzzy bass like some 6550 that I heard. However, I could use a little more warmth and body to the mid range especially in the vocal part. I also listen to lots of solo classical piano repertoire, opera, orchestral music, lieder etc.

Thanks for your help.

Though I have no experience with a JA200, my path down the road of other Jadis amplifiers has led me to the following opinions:
1) KT90 are a poor tube choice. The KT90 is a cold, sterile tube, which does not allow the magic of a Jadis to come through almost at all. Why did the company choose this tube? Well, they preferred the Tesla/Teslovak/JJ KT88 of the mid - late 90s, but the reliability of those tubes was such an issue that job number one is not to have the amplifier go down in the field

2) 6550 are not as good as KT88 tubes. Again, the KT88, in general, is a more romantic, emotional tube. You buy a Jadis to produce the romance and emotion of live music. It doesn't make much sense to use a tube which does not allow that

3) KT88 are a very good overall choice. The tube has a nice fat mid/upper bass that I like, with the sweetest presentation of the larger tubes.

4) EL34 are my favorite output tubes, with a midrange that is simply and startingly beautiful. The downside is that you are going to give up bottom end, to the point where it may be unacceptable. Eventually, through trial and error, I've found the key to resolving this is to find the right 12AX7 driver tubes. You can even produce thunderous bass by getting this right.

As an aside, the JJ K77 strikes an interesting balance between the EL34 and KT88. Its midrange is nowhere near as magical as the KT88, but it does trump most KT88 I have tried. And, the low frequencies seem to be as powerful as the KT88 in most regards, though they can be a bit bloated if other things aren't taken care of.

In conclusion, my choice for a Jadis is the EL34. However, if I didn't pick the right driver to account for the lack of bass, I'd go with a JJ KT77 (first) or one of the KT88 variants (secondly).

Gold Lion = Genelex re-issue.The "winged C"s were somewhat brittle in the highs.The JJs can be a firecracker-many difficulties and shipping them doesn't inprove things.The 88-98 is a little less "juicy" in that lower mids/upper bass range.Thus my suggestion for the Gold Lion;-)