Jadis DA88S mkii integrated

Thanks for the comments, guys.

@hsw ,the I50 is on my radar, too. Are you in the US? Bluebird doesn’t have the KT150 integrateds listed on its site, which made me wonder whether they are available here.

If I may ask, how are the noise floor and treble extension in the I50? How did it compare to the I88? What speakers are you using?

@jjss49 , the brand seems to be experiencing something of a revival, with some new models and updated versions of older ones. I wasn’t aware of issues with Bluebird. I’ll have to dig into that.

@jjss49  jadis in its heyday was well known to run power tubes very hard, seems like that is still the case

That's good to know, and would help explain why hsw went through KT150s in six months.

From all indications Jadis has upped its game, which was already strong, with these recent KT150 amps. I’m wondering how the newer KT120 amps like the DA88S compare to them. My sense, gleaned merely from reading around, is that the mids are still fantastic like Jadis of old, but it’s unclear to me whether the refinement and extension of the top end is in the same ballpark as the KT150 amps.