"Nick Gorham" wrote in message
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Keith G wrote:


True, but I think it needs to be remembered that a Far Eastern amp could
be
compared to a Western amp costing at least twice the price based on
production costs (labour, premises, availablity of home-grown glass and
other components etc.). This is why I asked what the trannies were like
on
the Ella you built - not much else matters to anyone looking to get into
valves on a budget and who isn't able/doesn't want to build.

Well, I have to confess, I didn't actually try to measure the
performance of the ella. It wasn't mine, and I think the keen owner may
have woried about thrashing it into dummy loads.



Yes and I gather from our earlier correspondence the guy's as happy as a dog
with 2 dicks with it - I'm sure he doesn't need anyone telling him if it did
'measure' a bit ****e......

:-)