Tube Preamp Reviews

Description: Full-function, remote-controlled vacuum-tube preamplifier. Tube complement: six 12AX7, two 6DJ8; power supply: one EL86, one EF86. Moving-coil phono section: sensitivity, 200µV; input impedance, 35 ohms; overload (before clipping at 1kHz), 13mV; distortion for 2V at output, 0.1%. Moving-magnet phono section: sensitivity for 2V at output, 1.8mV; input impedance, 48.7k ohms; overload level (before clipping at 1kHz), 66mV; distortion for 2V at output, 0.1%. Line section: sensitivity for 2V at output, 120mV; distortion for 2V at output, 0.1%; maximum output level before clipping, 56V RMS.
Dimensions: 16¾" (430mm) W by 6 2/3" (170mm) H by 12½" (320mm) D, each of two chassis. Weight: 22kg.
Serial number of unit reviewed: RC 285.
Price: $20,190 (1998). Approximate number of dealers: 7.
Manufacturer: Jadis, Chemin de Trèbes, 11800 Villedubert, France. Tel: (33) 468 786 330. Fax: (33) 468 788 515. Web: www.jadis-electronics.com. US distributor: North Star Leading The Way, 185 Suttle Street, Durango, CO 81301. Tel: (970) 259-6722. Fax: (970) 259-6727. Web: www.northstarleading.com.