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In Reply to: RE: EL34 comparisons posted by Michael Samra on June 30, 2009 at 15:35:37
The hype on the Tungsols is that they sound 6L6ish until drove hard then they sound EL34ish due to a higher impedance plate. I assume in a stereo if the claim is true they'd sound like a 6L6 due to never being pushed hard enough to break up. You'd know better then I.
If they sound 6L6ish,thats the EL34 for me because I love 6L6s.
If the power supply waveform isn't pretty,neither is the sound in most cases.
No EL34 ever done a thing for me in home entertainment amps. I will always recommend an EL34 based amp to be changed to 6L6 family. I like 6L6G shoulder glass to 375 volts plate to cathode or RCA 6L6GB tall glass in higher voltage applications. I do not know the RCA 6L6GC vs GB seies sonic differences. Do you?
As for the plate dissapation differences, the GC has a special plate that dissapates heat better. I think it is a tri-metal design.
Neff
I hear ya buddy..I can't get used to EL34s either because I can't stomach the inconsistentcies and how they change from one cut to the next.
" I do not know the RCA 6L6GC vs GB seies sonic differences. Do you?"
There are many similarities and even the 6N3C-e sounds similar but they produce higher power and they are not quite as refined as the 6L6g.
Dan was saying the Tungsol really is something and I still have to get some.
If the power supply waveform isn't pretty,neither is the sound in most cases.
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