Motorboating on EL84 Amp

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It is a nice one. Good job, Steve!

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Fwiw I like 6v6's better .I built a 2 el84 rocket and I want to like it but I just cant.I don't think I have the right speakers for it though

4Xel84 sound better than 2x IMO. And while louder it’s not that much louder, which is why I’ll build my Rocket to be only 4X84.

It's very, very detailed until you turn the volume up pretty high, and then there's a great deal of distortion. Doesn't seem as warm as I had hoped.

I’m not saying you didn’t need to keep tweaking but what you describe is a quality of EL84 amps. They sound kinda thin and rough, using 4X fleshes and warms it up a bit hence the love for AC30s. I didn’t go back and reread the whole post, but El84s are easier to drive than 6L6s, you may be hitting them too hard using the 5F6A PI configuration.

I think the 6V6 is the better sounding tube but all glowing glass is fun.