George's last answer helped fit the final pieces of the puzzle on my Simple P/P EL84 project, but made me realize that I'll probably need to invest in new outputs.
All my previous EL84 builds have been triode mode, for which SV83 family devices were fine - actually these can sound rather more than just fine - but due to screen rating are limited in ultimate power in pentode mode - with full B+ voltage on the screens, I doubt they'd last very long.
So, the question is of current production EL84 / 6BQ5 types, any particular standouts or warnings?
All my previous EL84 builds have been triode mode, for which SV83 family devices were fine - actually these can sound rather more than just fine - but due to screen rating are limited in ultimate power in pentode mode - with full B+ voltage on the screens, I doubt they'd last very long.
So, the question is of current production EL84 / 6BQ5 types, any particular standouts or warnings?