Jadis JA-30 vs JA-50 need opinions


Hello. I haven't got the chance to audition these amplifiers. Is there a big difference, the JA50 is supposed to give 10 more watts, but is it worth the extra money? Please help me out. Thanks!
egoben

Showing 4 responses by detlof

You will not get an answer as long as you do not point out what you want to use those amps with. 10 watts more or less generally do nor make much of difference as far as the sound is concerned. There are exceptions, but they are fairly rare.
I share RCprince's opinion word for word. The Defy has nice punch. So if you listen mainly to Rock or similar, that could be the way to go. The Ja 30s are prefect for voices, small combos, chamber music etc. They are wonderful amps. Small often is better.......
Again, no need to add a single word to the above.
I still miss the Jadis' glorious midrange. I was forced to sell my Jadis gear when my fortunes changed for the worse and when they picked up again, I opted for Wavac, Zanden and Atma-Sphere because there was no Jadis distributor near. Haven't regretted my choices, but still......