Jadis JA 120

The 100W JA120 monoblock power amps, has the ability to bridge the chasm between the high-end and the new digital formats. Jadis has adopted the KT120 valve, which will increase the power, reliability, the dynamic range and every other parameter of this milestone amplifier.Jadis has recognised that the brand-new KT120 expands on all of the virtues of the much loved KT88/6550 workhorses that have powered so many top-flight amplifiers. With their acceptance by Jadis, the doyen of French high-end amplifier manufacturers, the KT120 has found a home that is the audio equivalent of a well-appointed chateau: stylish, timeless, immune to fashion, elegant, regal. In this context, mated to a circuit that has charmed the toughest critics in all of audio, the KT120 will sing. Still rated conservatively at 100W, this classic monoblock uses six KT120s per unit, driven by two ECC82s and an ECC83, monitored by automatic biasing, and bearing some of the finest transformers in use today. It boasts a frequency range of 15-38kHz, and weighs a substantial 45kg. Like every Jadis before it, the JA120 is a commanding presence both physically and sonically. The sound is warm, rich, utterly valve-like, yet possessing the control, coherence and bass extension some would associate with the most respected of solid-state designs.

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