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Title: I dated an EL84... Post by: WD8BIL on July 01, 2011, 08:52:21 AM Geezzz....
I was talking about a pair Vortex Joe sent me! Title: Re: I dated an EL84... Post by: W2PFY on July 01, 2011, 10:40:28 AM Nice pair ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: I dated an EL84... Post by: Jim KF2SY on July 01, 2011, 11:44:05 AM Do they put out?
;D If so, hope it wasn't pins first. :o Title: Re: I dated an EL84... Post by: WD8BIL on July 01, 2011, 01:13:51 PM They are nice, Terry!
Yes Jim, they do put out and they hum while doing it. It needs a little more caressing. 8) Title: Re: I dated an EL84... Post by: KC2TAU on July 01, 2011, 01:18:52 PM The black lettering on the tube makes me want to guess Electro-Harmonix.
Title: Re: I dated an EL84... Post by: W3SLK on July 01, 2011, 08:35:04 PM Buddly said:
Quote It needs a little more caressing. Nawww, they just need a little 'tessitura'! ;) Title: Re: I dated an EL84... Post by: K5UJ on July 02, 2011, 02:02:44 PM Heath had a line of little mono p.p. amps using the 6BQ5 which I think is the same thing as the EL84, models EA-1,2 and 3. I have two and they are great little 12 w. amps for driving a big speaker with detector audio from a receiver. 12AX7 preamps in them. Those 6BQ5s run really hot (to me at least) so I have muffin fans on mine and run them with the covers off.
Title: Re: I dated an EL84... Post by: W3SLK on July 02, 2011, 02:23:26 PM Rob said:
Quote Heath had a line of little mono p.p. amps using the 6BQ5 which I think is the same thing as the EL84, models EA-1,2 and 3. Yepper. I got me an EA-2 that I found discarded by the sidewalk along with its matching speaker. Their was a sale that had been there the day before. The amp and speaker was put out with the trash. You know, nobody messes with that tube stuff anymore! :) I used to use it with the diode output of my R390A. Great audio. Title: Re: I dated an EL84... Post by: kg8lb on July 02, 2011, 02:27:30 PM I dated a pair of 4-1000s but decided to marry a nice pair of 5R4s.
Title: Re: I dated an EL84... Post by: K5UJ on July 02, 2011, 11:19:26 PM You got lucky Mikey. The glass audio fanatics have pushed up the prices of vintage tube audio gear, even at hamfests. Last year at a fest around here there was a guy (not a ham) with a pair of EA-2s and he wanted something like $300 for the pair. I finally went up to him and told him this was a hamfest and he'll never sell those things unless he has a realistic price for them. He didn't care. I don't think he sold them either.
Title: Re: I dated an EL84... Post by: kg8lb on July 06, 2011, 08:49:37 PM Geezzz.... I was talking about a pair Vortex Joe sent me! Buddly, If you plan on making the next BA meet I have a BEAUTIFUL little David Bogen PP 6V6 rack mount amp . It is yours if you want it. Would make a real spiffy harp amp . Title: Re: I dated an EL84... Post by: WD8BIL on July 07, 2011, 08:56:08 AM Quote Buddly, If you plan on making the next BA meet I have a BEAUTIFUL little David Bogen PP 6V6 rack mount amp . It is yours if you want it. Would make a real spiffy harp amp . Sure thing Gary. I'll store it at my house for a while! ;D |