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Use EL84s in a fixed bias arrangement within their design specs with negative feedback, well spec'd transformers, clear speakers and a preamp that doesn't produce brittle top end and... no brittle top end.
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The fourth one was a Peavey Classic 30, which didn't sound as bad with the stock speaker. Even there though, when I replaced the stock speaker with a Celestion it had something nasty in the top end.
Personally, I came to the conclusion that I much prefer 6V6s.
BUT... On my Kemper I do find myself using profiles of EL84 amps at times. It might be that I couldn't get my amps up to the kind of volume where they sounded at their best. Most amps tend to compress and thicken up when they are turned up. That thickening of the sound probably takes away some of the high end brittleness.
My Divided hasn't but my amp before, a H&K Tubemeister 36, did
Pair vs quad makes a difference
One of my fattest amps is a quad of EL84s
There are people here with Fender Deluxe Reverbs, Carr Sportsman and they have 6V6s. There are probably other makes, too.