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In Reply to: RE: Mullard EL34 posted by DannyR on November 23, 2015 at 20:14:01
Tesla EL34, of the 1960-70s were awesome tubes. Brown based EL34 & black based E34L are the only sub-types I've used. Some sounded better than xF2 (IMHO). Metal based xF1 are still my favorite in Marshall amps.The GE 6CA7 are tough tubes. Need a bit of break-in. They kinda make a tone like the GE 7581A. Big sound. The EH 6CA7 are not as potent sounding. But, pretty tough tubes.
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I agree about the Tesla's sounding better than XF2's. I've never had the pleasure of knowing that I was playing though some xf1's. If they are better than the Tesla's they must be fantastic.
I'll have to try EH 6CA7's in a guitar amp sometime. If I don't like it I can just use em in something Stereo. I actually re-Americanized a JCM800 using Chinese 6550a's and was surprised how it turned out. Did the ACDC thing and early thrash metal easily. With the guitar turned down it did good clean for a Marshall.
Do you have any opinions on Ei nipple topped EL34's? I remember that the came with Marshalls for a while for a bit before they switched over to 5881's but I can't remember if they were any good or not.
I liked fat bottle Ei 6CA7's.
Sorry, no experience with this tube.
I sought the famous Mullard XF2 but had to settle for XF3s if I am recalling correctly, to lazy to look through my tubes to be certain. They just weren't all that spectacular in the 40 watt PP EL-34 amp I had been using at the time. As all are saying the frequency extension is poor both on top and bottom. I put them away and went back to my JJ E34L blue glass tubes which are really quite good and have more bass than your standard EL-34.
I haven't tried the GL KT-77s but I will if the opportunity arises.
I use the fat bottle Electro Harmonix 6CA7s in my tube mono block Cyber 800s from Opera Consonance. They are simply awesome and I rarely use that expression. They sound like they have twice the power they say they have. If you want a big sound a powerful sound the big bottle EH 6CA7 is the way to go.
As for your question-$1,000 is much too much. If you still feel like you must try the NOS Mullards ask if he will let you listen to some used ones he has. I doubt he'll do it but you never know.
Steve
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