295, or 50/50 for Quad?

[tommyhawk13]

I'm looking for opinions or suggestions for the perfect power amp for the Quad.
I like a lot of different styles of music, from classic Rush, jazz, classical, to punk and industrial & late 80's metal (no numetal).

I've already got the first section covered with my .50 Caliber & the el84 tubes, but what about metal?
Would the 50/50 be better?

I've thought about the 20/20, but I think It would be pretty much the same as the power section of the .50 caliber.

 

[disassembled]

Better how? If you want lots of low end at high volumes then you probably want a 290, 2100, 295, strategy 400/500, etc.

The 290 is a pretty tight amp IMO but the 20/20 has great tone that you can't get at lower volumes with the 290. At high volumes there's a lot of compression due to the lack of headroom in the 20/20.

Why not just plug the quad into the effects return of your .50 cal?



Greg

 

[tommyhawk13]

I guess I should have clarified that I'm already running the quad through the effects return. It sounds pretty ballsy. Like the 20/20, the .50 has 4 EL84's.
I'm not sure what the effects of doing that in the long run will be.
I'm just curious as to how the 50/50 vs. the 295 would sound. I've heard the Quad through a Strategy 400, and that sounded great, but it's way too much amp for me.