Jadis DA 60 Integrated

Trelja - After 30 years in this hobby, one clear lesson I have received is that system matching is far more critical than independently picking the "best" component at each link of the chain - there is surely a better balance with your sources and speakers with the DA30 than with the DA60.

It took me almost 3 years to return to a well-balanced system since I left a nice Pass/Avalon/Wadia/VPI combination until now with the Jadis/Reimyo/Sonus Faber/Avid based system, expensive lesson for sure. :-)

Take care,

Wound up purchasing an Ayon Spirit 2 , couldn't work the finances for a DA60. The Spirit 2 is very well built, and although I only have about 15 hours on it, very musical, good separation and decay, etc. most of all it is very enjoyable listening to music driven by this amp -looking forward to it breaking in. Came with new production Gold Lion KT88s and I passed on installing the new stock EH 12au7s - amp takes 4 - instead I am trying NOS Sylvania's - 5814s and ECC82s - one of each on each side - so far so good. Will try some RFTs after awhile. Outstanding customer service from the folks at USA Tube Audio.

DA60! My first 'real' amp! Believe it or not, I had it during my college years! I had a Wadia 6i CD Player, DA60 and B&W Silver Signature. What a very memorable setup.

Which of these integrated amps would mate best with Quad 57s? Of course,
the Quads do not need more than 30 watts so I'm also intersted in knowing
whether the JA 30 mono blocks would be an even better choice.

Lula - In my case, I have had in my system two Jadis amps so far with the Sounus Faber Guarneri's - the DA50S and a pair of JA30. Both handle the speakers very well in my mid-sized room.

Class A amps deliver more than its rated output (I can't explain why) but my late amp was an Acoustic Plan Sitar (which was great with my Avantgarde speakers) but too polite on the Guarneris, it was rated at 40 Watts per channel.