Too bad its el84. Wish they could either use 6v6s or like a single 6l6 in classA. Only going down to 12 watts is a bummer too. One of the big selling points on the Mesa ta15 I picked up recently was going down to 5watts. Had the Mesa mark v:25 or mini recto gone down to 5watts, I would have given them more consideration. On the ta15, the 5watt mode is great so easily controlling the volume.