Tube HiFi and other audio tube's applications is something we seems to share between French and US music lovers... Here in France we kept this passion alive by proposing beautiful gears and outstanding sound scene, people in the field always kept saying the tubes weren't dead yet and also there was always a real advantage to listen music through tubes! And for what I can see from my little french mountain here in the Alps it tend to make me think you kept the same love for those little glass bottles!! You worked to keep this whole world alive and to transmit it to the youth, that's so awesome! I'm a kid from the 80/90's and tubes were already almost forgotten by everybody but thanks to older guys like some of you here I had the pleasure to fall in love with tubes and I hope I will be able to find a real passionated young guy near me to pass him my vintage tube collection...

Hell of a set-up! LOVE tube amps! Now if only I could win that darn lottery!

Dare not think of tube rolling this beauty. Yeah ... the rails are so nicely done. Keeps things so neat and tidy.

As a recovering audiophile, I almost fell for this …but then I realised I’m a musician and that I’m surrounded by live music! 🔥🙌🏾😎💫

The wiring sparked memories. I worked wiring industrial panels for a while. About 4 of us would work on a board. The company didn’t really care how messy it was but a girl on our crew started really make them tidier. It took off. Pretty soon we were producing art with consistent curves in the wires. We were as fast as any one else because everything was so clear we could spot or resolve a mistake far more quickly. I think the factories where they ended up probably appreciated it too.

@snowrs1

3 жыл бұрын

Stuart Green As a design engineer you are a hero! Thanks for taking pride in your work!

@_Ramen-Vac_

3 жыл бұрын

Military wiring procedure.

@AIexanderHartdegen

3 жыл бұрын

In France, we use this tidius method since the born of industry. And some people coming from USA told us about US wiring.

@stuartgreen5631

2 жыл бұрын

@@snowrs1 Thanks! Not too many people would appreciate it the way you can.

There's nothing like the sound of glass... I love it thank you..

I really love the high fidelity sound you demonstrated for us all on KZread. The sound from a tube amp is just second to none. My first taste of vacuum tubes amps was a Zenith cabinet radio and the sound was just unbelievable. The volume level would rock down the house wall plaques. That memory will be with me till the day I die. Nice unit at a fair price too. VF

@BrooksBerdanLtd

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. You know quality when you see it. Of coarse it's impossible to demonstrate the real sound unless you hear it in a showroom or in a home two channel system.

@victoryfirst2878

4 жыл бұрын

@@BrooksBerdanLtd Very well stated about the sound in person. But you can still tell or at least I can tell to some degree the high fidelity sound. Nice unit for sure. VR

@robertkat

Жыл бұрын

How can you hear the sound on KZread? Stupid or insane.

@victoryfirst2878

Жыл бұрын

@@robertkat Memory is a strong trait. Mr. Kattner.

That tube amp sounded live and clear on my desktop speakers! Beautiful thing!

@maxpower623

3 жыл бұрын

On my iphone Wow

@adamhigdon8661

2 жыл бұрын

Sheesh, the gloves required to install the tubes are $500.

Just watching the start and already counting the $'s on each of those Moon's... then on the power bill... Then on the physio after moving 150lb's of tubes up 2 flights of stairs then onto a rack. Great video, great sound, well built and thought through design and always enjoy seeing the eye candy that lies under the behemoth. Solid bare copper wire seems to sound better than good insulated wire for some reason, much nicer job there than I can do on the average day!

It sounded so wonderful through my speaker phone, awesome product! 👍

Woww that's surely a beast, sounds super duper good and visually very impressive, thanks for sharing..

thank you ...i understand what were those tubes ....because i have many many memories of them ..when just made a transmitter with ..6L6 ..or El34 ....or ..pl84 and ETC ....those tubes are great for everything ..perfect and simple schematic diagram using ...with powerful output and almost wide input more volume pressure frequency .....i understand them of 40 years ago .. perfect ...perfect ...thanks again...

I glad you pointed out that it isn't cheap, I almost ordered two.

Would have been fun to see close up shots of the amplifier. Some technical specs might have been great as well during the presentation. You show a testing lab but no numbers for geeks like me. Finally, for such an expensive amplifier, 2 or 3 genres of music playbacks (classical, jazz, blues) would have been appreciated. You are passionate and it shows, thanks for providing this content.

It would be interesting to hear that setup with infinity irs v speakers. Jadis deserves a speaker of that caliber. Some beautiful violin pieces and large orchestra music and now you can really hear what those jadis electronics can do.

My iPad just sounded like it always does. Wonderful. Thank you.

Only 22 seconds of music in a 7+ minute "review" of an amp. Maybe I'm alone on this, but I expected more. Appreciate the "guts" view and technical breakdown! Thank you

Jadis makes beautiful equipment Nice musical sound

Yup. Sounds incredible through my $2 iPad speakers 🤣🤣🤣

Would have enjoyed more video on the inside of that beautiful piece.

You guys do a very very GOOD JOB - Thank You and big LIKe for all your Service !!! This is a very good Learning Channel about Audio-Amplification... very impressive !!! 🏆❤💯

I am so thankful for cheaper tech! Now a phone and decent earplugs give you most of the musicality you'll ever be able to appreciate.

Thank you for an interesting video and amplifier from France. I use my Old 1960's Akai 1/4" (Sound on sound) reel to reel with a (stereo) pair of tube amps with EL 84's, aboout 20 WATTS worth in total, to play my records with. And, my 1/4" reels. I can't tell you how good this sounds. The Analog World was a world of the professionals of Sound Mixing and wonderful Playback excellence. Sound Engineers in those analog days had to be good especially mixing in early Mono and Stereo sound to compete for customers and in the movie industry and recording industries.

@sejrec56

4 жыл бұрын

I have a TEAC 2340 sx, and a TEAC 3340 sx, REEL TO REELS , I've also collected some quadraphonic gear of LP Vinyl records and 8 track quad tapes.

@sejrec56

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty much seems like overkill!! Like they're just looking for the money, the more tubes the higher the value?

@sejrec56

4 жыл бұрын

Like a Spinal Tap tube system. How many tubes does it need? Their equivalence to going up to 11?

Thundering Drum Sounded just like my HP computer. Gotta get one of these.

The beast looks like a futuristic Sub Power Station!

I did not know that such monstrosities existed! 😲 I like! :P 👏👏👏👍

A recommendation for those who want a tube amp, but never had one. Go to some place like these people to listen to it for a time. I had a less expensive hybrid tube amp (40 watt/channel 8 ohms). I found over time the high frequency musical instruments like cymbals or violins didn't have the sharpness of solid state. It's all personal choice as to what you wish to hear.

Excellent explanation and tutorial on tube's.

@jimc3688

4 жыл бұрын

Huh ?

$50,000+ in Audio equipment recorded and played back on KZread and it still doesn't sound any better than my cheap bookshelf speakers for some reason. Please bring all this equipment to my house so I can test in person.

@PerKroon

3 жыл бұрын

KZread uses quite heave compression and the compression is not even a good one. You loose both sound and picture quality!

@beslemeto

3 жыл бұрын

Why would i need such a setup?To become a broke audiophile?

@atomicslam1589

3 жыл бұрын

@@PerKroon Yup....

@kfl611

3 жыл бұрын

@@beslemeto For the eargasm!

@clobbyhops

3 жыл бұрын

You got it buddy

Looks amazing

Good products and music are a kind of enjoyment. We are all on the road of pursuing beauty.

Jadis makes the most beautiful and best sounding equipment, definitely a amplifier for life!

@BrooksBerdanLtd

4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@BrooksBerdanLtd

4 жыл бұрын

Yes they certainly are an amplifier for life. Anyone that doesn't agree with that hasn't seen the build quality in person nor had the opportunity to listen to them. Yes they are expensive. So are a lot of other amplifiers out there that aren't nearly as good. Thanks for the comment, happy listening !

@brucegelman5582

4 жыл бұрын

Everythings a real bargain.

@quanyhuang3178

4 жыл бұрын

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@TascamTascam

Жыл бұрын

Obviously you never owned one. I have and their stuff is unstable junk

Thanks for video! Very interesting!!

Yes via my $20 walmart speakers on my pc it sounds amazing.

@kfl611

3 жыл бұрын

it would !

They make brand new tubes in France!? Cool! 😃

@robertvincent9932

4 жыл бұрын

P C l

Beautiful tube amp 👌

@BrooksBerdanLtd

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment. Of Course, we agree :-)

There's one problem with this video, you're not hearing the amp itself, what you hear is your own speakers with audio over the net. Valve amps really do sound warmer especially when paired with quality speakers

Wonderful sound.

@BrooksBerdanLtd

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you glad you enjoyed it !

Sounds amazing, I would like to retire with this thing playing my favourite record s. Beautiful

@BrooksBerdanLtd

4 жыл бұрын

Go for it!

@samlee2562

3 жыл бұрын

All those sweet sounds up to 9kHz...😇

“Harry, it’s cold in here...”. “No problem, Susie, I’ll just turn on my power amp!!”

Amazing sound

@BrooksBerdanLtd

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening

Every time you said you were looking for some feedback, I chuckled. {dad joke}

Hello Glenn, Thank you for your comment. We really like Audeze Headphones. Check out our website they are available for Online Purchasing.

OH Great! Sounded fantastic coming from my laptop's crappy speakers! I will buy a couple of those amps to hook onto my Android phone's output.

I’d like to make it simple, the amp. Is awesome!

@BrooksBerdanLtd

4 жыл бұрын

We agree !

I only wish I could hear it in person, I'm sure between internet streaming, compression and ultimately hearing it through solid state equipment on my end is NOT doing it justice. I'm also curious, does the "standby" mode disable the B+ voltage, or how does that work?

@timm.6391

4 жыл бұрын

It's a soft start warm up.... let's tubes get heated up slowly for longevity.

@stonyrerootkit8922

3 жыл бұрын

Soft start warm up indeed!! Ya Gotta take it easy, after all, you don't want to blow out the Cathodes in those three dozen Very Expensive valves until the time is just right to listen to Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks mellow their way into your soul, like you have one!!!👿💲💲🔘💩💩💂👹👻🔕⌛💰💰

@pmscalisi

3 жыл бұрын

Standby keeps the tube filaments on to provide the optimal performance of the tube. From a cold start the tube is non- linear in performance it’s just how the tube is designed

@lochinvar00465

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Studio grade equipment has a presence quality that has to be heard directly. It's awesome. Close your eyes and it's like the live performer is right there.

@leo.girardi

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Just what I wanted to say. So many people do that. How is someone supposed to listen to a $14K amp, played through, I don't know, $10K speakers (back in the "day" speakers were 50% of the budget), recorded over who knows what type of mic, then streamed for someone to listen to over their $40 computer speakers?

You could hear everything. I got an Audiolab 6000A Play amp and special acoustically made speakers that smoke my B&W 706s. And your system sounded better than most recordings on direct feed. One complaint, make the demos longer.

@BrooksBerdanLtd

2 жыл бұрын

Hello, thank you for your positive feedback, we appreciate it. We would like to be able to make the demos longer, but if we do You Tube will take the video down because of copyright laws I believe.

Why am I enyoing this. great :)

Donner und Blitzen ! What a juggernaut ! Regards.

Yes Dear I know it's expensive but think of all the money we'll save on heating bills ....

@BrooksBerdanLtd

4 жыл бұрын

How can anyone argue with that reasoning.

I'm thinking that the 1812 overture would be a good test piece to play. 150 watts from 6 of those monster tubes? I'm sure they could handle a lot more than that and by using them at a fraction of their rating the distortion would be at extremely low levels. I've got a pair of tubes that can put out 150 watts each. However, I'm also sure the distortion would also be too high at that level with them.

at cold winter day, when your heating system failed, it was cool!

love it

I'm sure it's a good amp. Trouble is watching the video will only make sound as good as my speakers. Just like the TV ads in the 60's showing you that nice color picture. I was seeing the ad on a B&W TV!

Your wife is NEVER gonna let you buy this,lol!!!

@steveishere7909

4 жыл бұрын

Time for her to go.......... XD

@chuckles59

4 жыл бұрын

Get rid of the wife !

@annunacky4463

4 жыл бұрын

A rich girlfriend might.

@latinobazaar

3 жыл бұрын

Francis, you failed to ensure your wife completely understands what it means to be an audiophile. Start with this, the most expensive things in life are #1. the home #2. the audio system in said home. #3. everything else. I was almost able to follow this (sports car/audio system tie). Wife: no input.

I remember ecc series tube usesely used far AC transformer supply with parerrel filament connections and PL series was series filament connections AC/ DC supply. ECL 86 and pcl86or82 was audio amplifier in India ❤️❤️

That is a big box!

Perfect !! Its sounds exactly the same as my Kenwood stereo. I just saved myself $14.800

That was hilarious, about 20 secs of audio playback out the system to gauge how good it is? I guess you will be doing a long video of comparison and playback?

The time for things like this is very, very, almost over. Good luck out there.

@leetay9132

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, I do wonder how far digital tube emulation will filter into the home audio market like it is in guitar amps for those who want a bit of tube lushness to colour their sound. Once you have a digital source and are happy to accept EQing subwoofers and digital room correction, tube emulation doesn't seem that that crazy a concept.

Wow - it's a big mother - almost as big as a very large amplifier. I wonder how many watts it pumps out.

Trying to appreciate these amps from an Internet video is like watching old TV ads FOR TV's. It is interesting, but...

@marcsmithsonian9773

4 жыл бұрын

Buy the phone with better speakers ;)

@BrooksBerdanLtd

4 жыл бұрын

We get it !

@timm.6391

4 жыл бұрын

Well the thing is, that tube analog tone, gets converted to digital, compressed by KZread for easier streaming, etc. To appreciate the tone, you'd have to be in the room with it.

@thgtchr6815

4 жыл бұрын

@@timm.6391 Exactly.

@zigwil153

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, your are right. If I lived close to this retailer I'd stop by for this very reason. But, they might ask me to leave when they realize no transaction will ever take place. Which would probably be two steps inside the door.

Seeing this channel for the first time, keep it up!

So what if you want to try a tube roll with this? I've heard those Tung Sol tubes are great though!

can u use these,s Valves to RUN CB RADIO or ham radio AMP ?

Thanks for this video. I've just recently been scouring the internet looking a Tube Amps. Glad to have found your video. Unfortunately $14,000.00 is not in my budget. Is there a less expensive Tube amp that will give me 100W to 150W's per channel?

@rongoodman8874

3 жыл бұрын

Yup get yourself a highly-rated tube preamp like FX Audio's latest offering for $100 and then add an Arista A300 or A500 AB class reference power amp $150 to $500 and you will were a smile...a very big one.

Magnificent

Great video l love it thanks...

@BrooksBerdanLtd

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

When the lights go down in the city that means they just turned this amp on😆

@wowgordon1

3 жыл бұрын

The other way around

What was that song you played while you were unboxing the amp please? Never mind, I used the android app "Shazam" to determine that the song is called "Eiffel (Sewo)"

Wonderdul amp I am sure. However, i am struggling to get that “lively” sound listening via youtube (as with other videos by other posters)

@BrooksBerdanLtd

4 жыл бұрын

Right I know. We play some music for fun but obviously you can't hear what it really sounds like. Thanks for the comment.

Those big power caps look like BHC Aerovox? Can you tell me who makes them or possibly a supplier or part number. Would be greatly appreciated. Great set up by the way

Thanks brother from India

How do you bias the tubes when it comes to replacing them? The usual take the bottom cover off and bias via the trim pots?

@BrooksBerdanLtd

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you have to take the bottom off to bias it. We don't suggest individuals do this themselves.

2:13 LOL. The guy behind him laughs after his voice cracks

There were some Fisher s.s amps w stk 080 power out ics 80watts a side seen them at flea mkt 50$ just need new ics they sound great . Low $easy repair.🤗

It was great

Can this be used for movies, because this can be great for a home theater

Hi there, what company turntable and model # is that? Looks magnificent.

When analog was the art form! Still is.

@pedrocols

4 жыл бұрын

Too bad that sometimes the final LP product (AKA bad recording and mixing) does not meet the expectations.

@quanyhuang3178

4 жыл бұрын

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@billdang3953

Жыл бұрын

@@pedrocols And those who perpetrated the bad recording/mixing/mastering think that it sounds great and anybody who thinks otherwise is deaf and/or stupid.

Wow, sounds just like my $175 phone and $65 headphones. The $875 Williston Tube amp I have sounds just as good. Never understood the reason to spend $75k or even way more on a system

@freightdawg6762

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

Könnt ihr nochmal alles wieder einpacken?

Sorry, one question; Are you planning to use it as a stove?

where can i plug my guitar in

How does this valve amplifier campare to Esoteric Audio Research valve amplifier

I wish you were a little closer to New Orleans! Incredibly beautiful piece of equipment! Just for my own info, what is the name of the song that plays in the first few seconds of the video?

@BrooksBerdanLtd

5 жыл бұрын

The song, in the beginning, is actually a custom-made jingle written by Dylan Gardner!

@mscott570

5 жыл бұрын

Brooks Berdan Ltd. Thanks. I tried to Shazam it. It’s a very nice intro. Short, but nice!

@BrooksBerdanLtd

5 жыл бұрын

@@mscott570 Also, if you are ever in the Los Angeles area make sure to drop by. We also take sales over the phone for certain products and brands! (626) 359-9131

i don't get it, i'm just hearing the same crappy sound i always do on my samsung monitor. how do you guys get tube sound on youtube?

The Defy 7 was "cost effective for Jadis". Thanks for the qualifier because it was still too expensive for most audiophiles including me.

The output transformer is a non-linear element as a function of frequency. Therefore it introduces a significant phase distortion if one compares the input phase of the signal with the output phase! To remedy this, it is necessary to build OTL (Output Tarnsformer Less) amplifiers. Much better!

@taiping194

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I built exactly that using 12-tubes about 58 years ago !! Nowadays, my cheap Class-T Amp from China sounds great. Maybe now my ears are not so great !

How is the biasing done for the power tubes?

@radiofun232

4 жыл бұрын

He tells it is class AB, so there must be a permanent quiscent current. But I am interested too in that question.

Good vid 😁

I’m gonna buy this to listen my mp3s 😜

Love the amp, but ultimately, I'd rather a vac phil170. Still a great video!

spagetty wiring amps what i sawed. So different class with my pair ARC 150 & preamps Sp15

I can't say I know how they sound, but i think they have some of the prettiest audio hardware ever produced. I love the gold plates.....and of course tubes, tubes, tubes.........

Not sure why I would need so much power. Better to have too much than too little. The inside is art.

@Master_of_Chess_Shorts

Жыл бұрын

The idea is dynamic range. If you have so much power, it is supposed to reveal more at lower volumes. A lot of other factors are involved but essentially, you are covering more with less harmonic distorsion and providing a wider path for a richer signal filled with frequencies and their harmonics. A notion of depth and width or volume.

Like most of these ‘high end’ demonstrations, easy to reproduce music is used. Ie minimal dynamic range, not many tones at one time, not much super bass or super treble. I am using an iphone with an external blue tooth amp/speakers. This system sounds pretty good because the music chosen is very easy to reproduce. If I got the original source and used my bedroom system: mac 4100 / NHT 1.1, I bet it would sound way better. The next time you do a demonstration like this why not do some thing like the 1812 Overture?

most people don't know the difference between class A and class B power or how the switching between wavelengths look on an oscilliscope

It Will help keep the room temperature warm too.

Beautiful equipment, how much does it cost?

@BrooksBerdanLtd

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Joao, she's a beauty! The cost is $14,900.