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Description :
The idea that an audio manufacturer should offer a line of equipment with a coherent design philosophy has become a powerful marketing tool. Jadis recognized the importance of a signature sound, which is the natural outcome of a coherent and consistent approach to audio design. Transformers in the Jadis Orchestra are entirely hand-wound in France and said to be indestructible in service and under lifetime warranty. Additionally, the importance of the tube and output transformer interface has not been overlooked. Their unique transformers have been designed to function with a distributed triple load: the anode, cathode, and the screen have separate windings. Power pentodes like the 6550, KT-90 and EL-34, are configured to function and sound like triodes with the advantage of considerably increased output. In spite of the forgoing, the apparent lack of dogma at Jadis is refreshing. Tubes are tested, matched, subjected to rigorous burn-in procedures, re-tested, and then carefully selected for specific amplifier designs. In the Jadis Orchestra, there are five gold-plated RCA line inputs and one record output available on the back panel. The tube lineup is two pairs of EL-34 power tubes, with their distinctive pointed tops, and two 7025/12AX7WB small tubes. Inside the chassis the circuit is all point-to-point hardwired in a clever and logical fashion. It is straightforward and elegant in execution. This kind of handwork is time consuming and expensive but worthy of the result. All solder joints are superbly done. The only printed circuit boards used are for the power supply and input selector. Component quality is good, with small Philips electrolytic capacitors and a few polystyrene and polypropylene caps visible. The two pairs of power tubes are protected from arcing or over-bias operation by two 0.315mA fuses mounted inside the chassis. The exterior of the Jadis Orchestra is simply stunning. The quixotic offsetting of the components gives a pleasant feeling. The post-modern sculpture could stand on its own in the most elegant of surroundings. The glowing tubes reflected in the mirror-polished top plate will bring smiles to face and the space-deck just above those silky controls displays the CD in play. The tube sockets are ceramic with gold-plated pin contacts, an unexpected touch in an entry-level unit.
For an entry level product, the Jadis Orchestra possesses an extraordinarily smooth balance throughout the spectrum, providing a stronger impression of live music. This is a piece of equipment that is grainless and effortless to listen to; utterly smooth and timbrally true to nature. It simply sounds more like real music than anything heard outside a show setting. The EL-34s are not triodes but if properly applied as such in a circuit, they can exhibit surprisingly good linearity, approaching that of the real thing. They have the guts with the verve and dynamism of forty push-pull watts that sound more like one hundred. It runs relatively cool in the chassis and transformers. The treble floats in the surrounding with purity and integrity. The bass is surprisingly firm and powerful. The Orchestra possesses an extraordinarily smooth balance throughout the spectrum, providing a strong impression of live music than. The soundstage is expansive, and they sound dynamic and full, especially in the mid-range. This amplifier has a superb and enchanting midrange, which is probably the result of the harmonic balance that Jadis has purposely tuned into it. The Jadis Orchestra's pursuit is music and the most natural reproduction of sound they can possibly achieve.
Specifications :
Bandwidth.......................................5Hz to 60kHz, -3dB
Load Impedance..............................1 to 16 ohms
Gain...............................................28dB
Inputs.............................................5 lines inputs, 1 record output
Sensitivity.......................................250mV RMS for rated output
Input Impedance..............................>100k ohms
Output Power..................................40W RMS per channel at 1kHz
Tubes.............................................2 x ECC83/12AX7
..............................................4 x EL34/6CA7
Dimensions (w x d x h).....................53 x 27 x 20 cm
Weight............................................20kg
Miscellaneous :
Matching........................................Jadis Orchestra Speakers
Made In..........................................France
Condition........................................9/10
Product Information :
http://www.jadis-electronics.com/fr/orchestra-39.php (Manufacturer's Website)
Reviews :
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