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RE: Question for original Quad ESL owners.... EL84 or EL-34

Posted by Cycler2 on January 9, 2022 at 15:03:33:

I'll add my $.02. I use an el84 amp a friend built for me for my ESLs and I enjoy it very much. That said, I am convinced that the tube type has less to do with amp sound than the quality of the output transformer and how it matches the Quads. I also have an Audio Research D-51--my first "high end" amplifier--which uses 6550s. I much prefer the el84 amp.

Slightly off topic--I have a Quad 303, which I switch out regularly with the el84 amp and I enjoy it very much. The 303 is worth checking out; you can get one for relatively few $$ and have it refurbished by Amplifier Surgery, as I did. I prefer the 303 to the newer Quad Elite Integrated I picked up on Audio Mart about a year ago.