Overview

The DA 5 belongs to the same price range as the DPL2, and is often associated with it in specialist reviews. The coherence of the whole in timber and dynamics is undeniable. It is able to drive loud-speaker systems of medium efficiency without any problem of treble distortion.

The DA 5 amplifier consists of three transformers (one power supply and two output transformers), and four ECC 82 and ECC 83 triode tubes. These visible "towers" stand out in a black metal block with a golden face plate, with the on/off switch and the luminous diode as the only contrasting touch.

Specification

About the brand

Jadis was created by André Calmettes, sharing his passion : the design and realisation of tube amplifiers intended to give the most accurate musical reproduction, ignoring all costs and difficulty. This passion - at times overriding the demands of sleep and leisure - resulted in the creation of prototypes that produced a sensation in audiophile circles.

Jadis amplifiers and preamplifiers represent the ideal amplification system for all acoustic loudspeakers, whatever the load, the functioning (whether electrodynamics, electrostatic, or isodynamic) and the efficiency. They have marvellous dynamics from the bass to the highest treble, and a total lack of coloration, including the kind that tube electronics are usually accused of.

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