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current production EL34... which one sounds good?

post #1 of 6
4/10/10 at 12:50am
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just curious and want to know which (if any) of the current production EL34 sounds good.

also how much better are the NOS stuff?

thanks!


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post #2 of 6
4/10/10 at 1:19am
My preference in current production is Winged C, though I haven't heard the "treasure" series by Shuguang. Of course, the Mullard xf2 are far preferred over any current production I know.

Question is, what is the amp?
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post #3 of 6
4/10/10 at 3:26am
You might want to consider the Gold Lion reissues. I haven't heard the EL34's, but I own some of the KT-88's. Very impressive both sonically and in build quality.Probably the highest quality non-botique modern tubes I've seen. For the price of the "treasure" series, I'd rather have NOS. Mullard xf2 is still king.
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post #4 of 6
4/11/10 at 3:00pm
Another vote for the SED Winged C here too. Better build quality then most of the other new production tubes which is why they are usually more expensive.
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post #5 of 6
4/11/10 at 5:31pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pabbi1 View Post
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Question is, what is the amp?
no amp yet. I was fantasizing about a EL34 output stage for electrostatics.

Probably won't happen though (lacking motivation ).
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post #6 of 6
4/11/10 at 5:38pm
FTW I'm using SED's right now in my ESX and they sound pretty nice connected directly to the headphones.
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