ENGL E810 1U 20watt Stereo Poweramp?

[lewis]

Reviews, videos and basic information on this seems super scarce. But it looks great on paper.

Anyone had one, got one, or has a mate that has one and can wade in with any kind of opinion on them?
EL84 tubes. Two 20watt tube power sections. Has tube monitor lights
Pretty sure it has 4 preamp tubes too.
Presence/Depth knobs.

 

[MetalDaze]

I’m surprised you don’t hear more about these too.

After owning a handful of Fryette power amps, I’ve stuck with those. Others (at least in the US) favor Mesa.

 

[Merrekof]

Had a huge gas for them, years ago when they came. Never came across them in stores, never seen them in the wild but I do recall one popping up on the used market. It was gone almost immediately.

So no, I'm not helpful but I like to read others opinion on them.

 

[Scordare]

If it is anything like the Marshall & Mesa 20/20, 1U power amps, I would say pass on it.. There is probably a good reason why you haven’t heard much about it.. and why the Mesa & Marshall were discontinued.. These el84 power amps are pushed hard..run very hot..devour tubes and sound really mushy at band/live volumes. As much as I wanted to love my Mesa 20-20..I couldn’t get it to sound good and got tired of replacing tubes every 6 months.

 

[lewis]

If it is anything like the Marshall & Mesa 20/20, 1U power amps, I would say pass on it.. There is probably a good reason why you haven’t heard much about it.. and why the Mesa & Marshall were discontinued.. These el84 power amps are pushed hard..run very hot..devour tubes and sound really mushy at band/live volumes. As much as I wanted to love my Mesa 20-20..I couldn’t get it to sound good and got tired of replacing tubes every 6 months.

Ive found an R&R 1U poweramp that uses two 6l6s. Presuming thats going to be way better than these EL84 amps?

 

[Merrekof]

If it is anything like the Marshall & Mesa 20/20, 1U power amps, I would say pass on it.. There is probably a good reason why you haven’t heard much about it.. and why the Mesa & Marshall were discontinued.. These el84 power amps are pushed hard..run very hot..devour tubes and sound really mushy at band/live volumes. As much as I wanted to love my Mesa 20-20..I couldn’t get it to sound good and got tired of replacing tubes every 6 months.

This is something I've read more on the internet. People complaining about their 1HE tube poweramp overheating. A suggestion was to keep another HE open for cooling..wich defeats the purpose of having a 1HE device.