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This is a quote from the XTC manual:
"Further left on the rear panel, you'll find the Old/New style switch. This control functions as a
pentode/triode selector. In "new" position, the Ecstasy's power section is operating in pentode, which
means all elements within the power tubes are working. In the "old" or Triode mode only 3 out of 5
elements within each tube are working. This cuts power, but it also "smoothes and sweetens" the sound,
and of course, limits headroom. Triode mode is more sensitive to imbalances and if you hear a slight hum
is probably the result of the power amp tubes."
"Further left on the rear panel, you'll find the Old/New style switch. This control functions as a
pentode/triode selector. In "new" position, the Ecstasy's power section is operating in pentode, which
means all elements within the power tubes are working. In the "old" or Triode mode only 3 out of 5
elements within each tube are working. This cuts power, but it also "smoothes and sweetens" the sound,
and of course, limits headroom. Triode mode is more sensitive to imbalances and if you hear a slight hum
is probably the result of the power amp tubes."