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Hi,Any consensus on which EL34s currently available are the best, esp. for the price? Thanks,
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I recommend the E34L Blue Glass - JJ/Tesla
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I also like my cryo Valve Arts, but remember that the same tube might not sound the same in different amps.
I second that suggestion. I have used Svetlanas, Ruby, and now the cryoed Valve Art EL34B. It is by far the better tube in my system.
EH 6CA7
I second the fat bottle 6ca7 by EH, but you have to kiss some frogs here and bite the bullet and order two or three sets of different brands and try them all out. It's all personal opinion. They each have their own sound. I would hate to settle on an EH only to find out years later that I actually preferred the sound of the SED. It's really easy to resell EL34s on eBay with about a 25% loss, which is well worth the investment...
yes i disliked the stock chinese, the sed were an improvement, the jj were more dynamic and the eh the best at the freq. extremes; ymmv
SED
JJ or SED.Have gotten good results with EI KT90 at EL34+ dissipation levels too. No need to worry about the problems Jim McShane has complained about when attempting to get full-rating service from them.
regards,
Douglas
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Beware the man who behaves deceitfully towards others, for there is nothing else to save you from his deceiving you
Douglas-- Here's another proverb... probably won't find this in a fortune cookie, but I sincerely hope it manifests: "May you get what you want."
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