Jadis DA60 with Separate Preamp

Big KT-77 fan here the current reproduction Genalex Gold Lions are outstanding sounding tubes. Beat JJ 6ca7 fat bottles, PSvane Phillips Replicas, Svetlana, Tung Sol reproductions and a few more. Never tried the JJ EL34L and obviously my amp, a custom Deja Vu Audio PP stereo amp, is not a DA60. So as with most things YMMV.

@jond I may not feel quite as positive as you do about the Genalex KT77, but I love your choice in amplifiers!

I had a Deja Vu 45 / 2A3 PP amplifier, and along with my DA60, that was my all-time favorite.  As the collection of amps and speakers grew to an admittedly stupid level, I got the directive to liquidate.  Still remember that great tone and overall fantastic sound.  Aside from that, I came into my Quad ESL57 when Vu also got the directive to liquidate a bit from his director...

@trelja Thanks I love my amp and I've listened to a 45 pp amp from them it was fantastic but I thought a bit too detailed for my setup at the time. I went with the EL34 because it sounds good and it's cheap to retube.

Sounds like you have quite the collection I wish I had the space, and budget, for a collection of amps! And Quad ESL57's what a classic! One of the best things to happen to me as an audiophile is living 15 minutes from Vu's shop!
Cheers,
Jon

Hi trelja,  do you have the DA60 user manual?  I still would like to try to connect a preamp to it.  Thanks

@gmbt2K Sorry, I don't have a user manual.  I also bought my DA60 used, and it had some issues to work through at the time.

To do what you intend, I would think you simply run the preamp through the tape monitor inputs.

If you contact Jadis directly to request the user manual, they seem to respond very well to what I've asked.  In fact, Patrick himself has corresponded with me.  Please let us know how it goes with them