Looking for a great el34 based amp

McGarick, I don't think QS is underrated by many who have owned them. You'll find many folks owning them for years and possibly "upgrading" to their newer or more powerful products. Glad you like it, they should last you a long time too.

Congrats. Glad you like 'em.

Now ya can begin rolling EL34s to see which of those you like best.

I have, I really like the EH fat bottles 6CA7's. Kind of like a powerful 6L6 with the mids of the el34.

I have not rolled anything else in these amps yet.

I have a EE Minimax pre that mates VERY WELL with the Quicksilvers BTW.

I'm having a lot of fun with this set up. It's just freakin musical to no end.

My monos came with the SED Winge3d C 34s... I bought another matched set from AES in Az. I do like 'em a lot.

I've found the mini tubes (3 per block) do more for or to, the sound. As do tube rings there as well. On mine, I can mix these 3 tubes up, as long as the bottom of the triangle of tube (first stage output?) remain the same types.

The combinations and resultant sonic choices are plentiful. Primarily in terms of sound stage, speed and resolution though, not so much by way of timber.

Enjoy.

Canary Audio CA-100 a great EL34 based amp.