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Re: Best current production EL34 type tube?

142.22.186.12

I tried the Svetlanas (cryo'd) in my preamp and, although they have decent dynamics and clarity, there was no warmth or finesse. I also tried a matched-pair of East German Telefunken El34 (got scammed on these), and they sounded a lot better than the Svetlanas, but not nearly as good as the KT66s. In fact, neither the Teles nor the Svetlanas sounded as good as the much cheaper 6Y6. YMMV, or course.

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