Passing of Andre Calmettes, Founder of Jadis

[Ron Resnick]

Andre Calmettes, the founder of Jadis, has passed away.

This was posted on-line:

It is with a deep regret that we announce the death of André Calmettes, founder of Jadis, on January 02nd. The father of the famous Jadis amplifiers left us after a long illness.

 

[caesar]

Terrible news. But what a tremendous contribution to the hobby!

 

[puroagave]

He and the co. he founded are true icons and remains in good hands with Jean-Christophe. RIP Andre.

 

[Ron Resnick]

I have always loved the sound of Jadis amplifiers!

Fortunately Jadis today is in the excellent hands of Jean-Christophe Calmettes. Jadis is distributed in North America by Jay Rein and John Woo of Bluebird Music.

 

[PhP]

Jadis was one of the brand I dr

Andre Calmettes, the founder of Jadis, has passed away.

This was posted on-line:

It is with a deep regret that we announce the death of André Calmettes, founder of Jadis, on January 02nd. The father of the famous Jadis amplifiers left us after a long illness.

Jadis was a brand that made me dream around years 1983-1990, their amplifiers especially JA80 and JA200 were really expressive like music. They were beautiful made and sound very good from some dynamic speakers to some planars. I did not met him personally at that time, but sure he was dedicated to audio excellence.