Rossliew
Headphoneus Supremus
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I made the EL3n amp as a alternative to the expensive 45 and PX4 tubes.
The EL3N is only $35 in the US vrs 100s for 45s and PX4s.
I think it sounds close to these best sounding tubes.
Might make a amp EL3N driven by a C3g maybe the most transparent tube made.
And a amp that just uses one C3g or C3m per channel will still be 1.5 watts per channel.
Cant think of any other tubes that sound as good maybe the 2A3 or 6A3 will sound as good
and put out a little more power.
There is also the 46 a odd tube that can be used in place of a 45 with the right adapter.
But the 46 is a little less power 1.1 watts.
The only thing holding me back from building these experimental amps is quality
Lundahl transformers cost $1000 to build a amp. Allot of money to spend on a experiment.
The EL3N driven by a C3G sounds promising and not too costly. I'm all for good sounding tubes that don't cost an arm and a leg