On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 10:55:15 +1100, Patrick Turner
wrote:

I have a a single EL34 in triode ( 5 watts ) with 15 dB of NFB for my kitchen
radio
using a 1953 12" speaker in a reflex box with a dome tweeter.
I ordinarily use 0.25 watts. It sounds far better than any transistor rubbish.

That sort of brain-dead bull**** lowers your credibility.

A 300 watt SS amp sounds no better at a watt than the EL34.

And no worse, if well designed.
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Stewart Pinkerton | Music is Art - Audio is Engineering