Certainly I'll be upgrading speakers at some point in the future, probably to something at least somewhat more efficient. But it's not going to be immediate after I've shelled out for an amp (and probably a new source as well), so ideally I'd like something that will be at least tolerable for a while with the current speaks.Ella does seem like pretty good value, and with lots of options for upgrade.
Am I also correct that getting a decent tube complement will be a lot cheaper on an EL34 platform than 2A3?