ColdsnapBry
500+ Head-Fier
Yes, get these "6BQ5/EL84 Early Amperex white label type OEM, 1950s with "D" getter, Holland, USED" most of the way down the page. $99 for a matched pair, though used, I've had no problems with them. I went through about 10 pairs of EL84 tubes suggested in this thread when I first got mine, trying to get back some of the bass and body I had with the iCan Pro that I was used to. The Amperex did the trick and I had hesitated and tried all the others first because at $200 per pair it seemed way too much until I found these at half the price. Ultimately I spent way more than if I'd just gone directly to an unused pair of the Amperex. Having moved onto the Pendant SE, they're also my favorite EL84s in that amp too.
Ah, thanks awesome. Helps that you've gone down the path, spent the money and found out what works. Just a question, sort of like what @Mightygrey mentioned, do you think just getting a Schiit Loki that can add a slight boost in the bass shelf could achieve what I'm going for? I don't need any extra 3D, stage, layering - the stock SET amps do that just perfectly, what I find lacking in SET amps is just a bit more extra bass. And that way I could also turn it back to stock sound for stuff that doesn't need the bass boost.
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