The reissue Genalex N709 is a great-sounding El84 equivalent...

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In Reply to: RE: Is there a variety of EL84, EL84M's available? posted by mr9iron on July 7, 2012 at 00:33:19:

...but definitely not as rugged as the 7189/EL84M/6π14π-EB types. Jim McShane has a strict warning on his tube page against running these GLs over 12W dissipation. I had a couple fail even at 11W. It may have had something to do with my amp, but several other compatible tubes had no problems.

Incidentally the GL is slightly larger in diameter than most EL84s and may not fit some tube shields or shielded sockets.

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Topic - Is there a variety of EL84, EL84M's available? - mbnx01 17:17:55 07/06/12 (4)

RE: Is there a variety of EL84, EL84M's available? - Frank I 04:11:21 07/17/12 (0)

RE: Is there a variety of EL84, EL84M's available? - mr9iron 00:33:19 07/07/12 (1)

The reissue Genalex N709 is a great-sounding El84 equivalent... - JJ Triode 10:26:11 07/07/12 (0)

RE: Is there a variety of EL84, EL84M's available? - Steve O 17:48:42 07/06/12 (0)

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The reissue Genalex N709 is a great-sounding El84 equivalent... - JJ Triode 10:26:11 07/07/12 (0)

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