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In Reply to: RE: Transition from SS to Tubes posted by Uncletoad on October 20, 2009 at 08:32:13
Frihed 89 suggested two excellent choices (I am considering the Leben myself) and I also agree that an EL84 amp should match well with JBL4311's. EL84's give you the closest thing to that pure "single ended type sound in a push/pull amp with none of the quirky drive and tube replacement issues that can be a problem with single ended amps. If the price tag of the Leben or the Audionote is a problem then you may want to consider the "Poor Man's" version the Jolida 102B. You can pick up a new one for less than $600.00 USD and used they go for $400 or less. The Jolida is a Chinese build but the company is American based and thus has service support in North America. I have owned mine for about 3 years and it is a tank as it is used every night in a bedroom system with no problems to date. I have tried many different brand output tubes all were good but I finally settled on the ubiquitous Russian 6P14P's in combination with Mullard CV4024's and a reissue Mullard 12ax7. Great amp excellent sound and very reasonably priced. If you can afford the Leben then by all means go for it. If not,you may be surprised how close you can come with the Jolida. Good luck.
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