Finale Audio F-138 EL84 Single Ended Power Amp

Quick Fact:

Class A
5W + 5W Autobias (Max 5.7W)
Single Ended Pentode / Powered by EL84/6BQ5/7189
Driven by 12AX7/ECC83 Our all time favourite preamp / driver tube
Tube rectified by GZ34 (5AR4) Complete hand constructed power supply stage
0-4-8 Ohms Speakers Out

Parts Highlights:

Tomiko Kyushu (Japan) Output Transformers
Mundorf Germany Audiophiler ZN & Nichicon Japan Film Coupling Caps
Hammond Canada Universal Power Transformer (CSA/SA Compliance, Universal primary with taps for 100, 120, 220 or 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz)
Hammond High Quality Over-sized Choke

Upgrades:

- Mundorf EVO OIL Caps at Input Stage
- AmTran Gold Input Signal Wires
- Furutech Gold IEC
- Cardas USA Gold RCA
- Mundorf M Lytic ECAP
...etc.

What you are looking here is perhaps the best EL84 SE tube amp on the market. Gently used in good condition, and easily one of the quietest tube amp around. This will beat many SET amps out there! And yes, this is a proper "HI END" SE tube power amp.

Review Quote:

“How does it sound? Well, it sounds like a tube amp! I’ve heard a lot of tube amps lately that, for whatever reason, don’t sound “tubey”. This is neither good nor bad, it just is. This amp, to me, sounds what a good tube amp SHOULD sound like. Yes, it is warm. It is smooth... it is laid back. But it is also amazingly clear and transparent. Almost holographic sounding. It doesn’t sound bloated or fuzzy. It really just plays music in the most un-fatiguing way. Never a hint of any unpleasant distortion at all. Match the amp up with a quality pre-amplifier (Finale makes these too), and you’ll have very wide, spacious imaging, and perfect left/right balance.

A solid A+ piece of sweet sounding audio art. ”