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which el 84 amp or integrated

i am running klipsch chorus 1s and 2s and am looking for a great musical el 84 amp.i have had a glow one a loved the sound but not enough power for me.....i am on the fence wondering which to purchase next........sophia baby,jolida 501,fx10,mesa tigress,music reference rm10 mk 2,manley stingray,mahi's,vtl tiny triodes,etc. also interested in 2a3's,300b'set,wellborn vrds.........i know this is a big list but if anyone has been down this road and can save me some time and money it would be very much appeciated......i will be listening nearfield so i do not need a whole lot of power,at least 10 watts.i have a md fi pre ss pre which is soon to be replace with a tube pre.thankyou for any input..........
neptunebchdawg
pubul57
3,712 posts
 
I stick with Roger's Ei Pre-war 12ax7 and think the Genalex Reissue EL84s are outstanding, better than Roger's Ei El84s or Sovtek EL84Ms IMHO.
no_regrets
543 posts
 
Look for some vintage el84 Pilot amps. They are not much to look at but are simply some of the most beautiful sounding amplifiers ever made.
jaffeassc
166 posts
 
I ran 2 RM10’s in mono block for a couple of years. The EI’s are very good. I found that the Amperex Bugle Boy 12AX7’s were sweeter, which I preferred. I also used the Amperex EL84’s, which I preferred over the stock tubes.
naggots
115 posts
 
Mahi mahis are fantastic..... More presence than the stingray. Just change the input tunes to NOS siemens and enjoy.
pubul57
3,712 posts
 
I wonder why the Mahi's would be much different that the Stingray, maybe simply being mono and likely to be used with an active preamp whereas the Stingray has a passive attenuator built-in. Either way, Manley does good work with EL84s, but I would personally go the Music Reference route and in mono configuration you could get 70 watts which is a heck of alot of EL84 watts.....
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