Mentmore M100 Michaelson and Austin


Can anyone give me any information about Mentmore M-100 monoblocks? Designed by Tim deParavicini for Michaelson and Austin, which later became Mentmore. EL34 parallel push-pull, 75W. That's all I know. I have them in mind to drive my Quad 63s. Are they good? Any suggestions what would be a good price? Thanks in advance...
lutenist

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Thanks for that Stan. I ended up not bidding on them. They went on ebay for £880, which was more than I would have paid for them anyway.

Do you have any experience of using single-ended amps with 63s? I'm being offered a pair of 211 monoblocs, rated at 35 Watts. I'm currently using an Art Audio Quintet, EL34 25W. It sounds totally gorgeous. Had bad experiences with SE before, always preferred PP. But the amp on offer should be top quality and an exceptionally good price. It's tempting.. Might be the bee's knees.. Waddaya reckon?

My 63s are radically modified - I discarded the entire resonant superstructure provided by Quad, and mounted the panels in a frame made of MDF and concrete, decoupled the electronics, full set of rebuilt panels. They sound sublime.

What other amps have you used with 63s? I seem to remember that the late great Julian Verreker recommended the 57s as a fine match for the NAP250. Bizarre idea! Must try it with the 63s one day!

Thanks for picking up my thread, Stan, look forward to reading your thoughts.
All the best
Simon
Thanks for that Stan. I ended up not bidding on them. They went on ebay for £880, which was more than I would have paid for them anyway.

Do you have any experience of using single-ended amps with 63s? I'm being offered a pair of 211 monoblocs, rated at 35 Watts. I'm currently using an Art Audio Quintet, PP EL34 25W. It sounds totally gorgeous. Had bad experiences with SE before, always preferred PP. But the 211 amp on offer should be top quality and an exceptionally good price. It's tempting.. Might be the bee's knees.. Waddaya reckon?

My 63s are radically modified - I discarded the entire resonant superstructure provided by Quad, and mounted the panels in a frame made of MDF and concrete, decoupled the electronics, full set of rebuilt panels. They sound sublime.

What other amps have you used with 63s? Very interested to hear of discontinued ones. I seem to remember that the late great Julian Verreker recommended the 57s as a fine match for the NAP250. Bizarre idea! Must try it with the 63s one day!

Thanks for picking up my thread, Stan, look forward to reading your thoughts.
Simon