Alternatively... and just a Oh, by the way, way, a pair of Thor PA 30 monos and the right tubes in the preamp you own already will open up your speaker choices, and provide you a whole lot of that SET sound.
Paul Marks has gone down the road somewhere now, but the gear he made is very very good, and most reliable. using EL34s like no one else has, the sound is beguiling .... even on VSA VR 4JRs with 89db 6 ohm.
It's one of those sounds you simply do not forget... I haven't and it's been 5 yrs. now. Uncommon looks, superb build, 2 EL34S per, and bias on the fly via on board meters.... and now, as it's no longer a current production item... these great amps are going for way cheap.
Mono blocks, giving SET like sound with some power, and with a tube compliment that doesn't cost your first born to re-tube.
Just a thought. I'd get a pair of them if I could see to bias them.
Paul Marks has gone down the road somewhere now, but the gear he made is very very good, and most reliable. using EL34s like no one else has, the sound is beguiling .... even on VSA VR 4JRs with 89db 6 ohm.
It's one of those sounds you simply do not forget... I haven't and it's been 5 yrs. now. Uncommon looks, superb build, 2 EL34S per, and bias on the fly via on board meters.... and now, as it's no longer a current production item... these great amps are going for way cheap.
Mono blocks, giving SET like sound with some power, and with a tube compliment that doesn't cost your first born to re-tube.
Just a thought. I'd get a pair of them if I could see to bias them.