I think it’s quite telling when you plug in a new bit of kit into a system you know very well and it immediately just clicks into place – no warm-up, no burn-in, no “getting used to the new sound”, just an immediate sense of “this sounds kinda nice and right”.

The detail this DAC manages to bring out of the file it is presented with is excellent and apparent with the background details and sounds I’m hearing. It’s back to that word “musical” again and I genuinely cannot think of a better word for this DAC. Very natural and very unforced is what I’m getting at.

The Jadis DAC concentrates on delivering the music, and I think the vast majority of folk who manage to get themselves in front of this DAC will absolutely love it as much as I did.

I’m giving this DAC our Five Hearts award. I don’t need a new DAC at the moment, but this would be top of the list.

Stuart Smith, HiFi Pig, Five Hearts Award Winner, February 2025

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