haziz
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Sophia Electric has a reasonable price deal on their remaining EL34 (not the "Baby") amps and still offer the option of the capacitor upgrade. The Yarland FV-34B III is available new within the US for $420 and appears to be largely the same amp except for the use of the chinese 6N2 tube (equivalent to a 6AX7 tube) instead of the 6U8 tube used in the Sophia amp.
Any advantage to the 6AX7 tube compared to the 6U8 as the input/driver tubes for the amp? Excuse me if I am using the wrong terminology.
Has anybody compared the two amps?
For that matter has anybody heard either EL34 amp? Opinions?
How much improvement if any can I expect from the capacitor upgrade, which apparently involves swapping out 4 capacitors and replacing them with 4 of the Sophia capacitors? Sophia Electric handles the labour/soldering etc.
Is the Sophia Electric equivalent to a Yarland FV-34B II. Was there ever such a beast? Is the FV34B III an update/upgrade/downgrade?
Thanks.
Sincerely,
Hany.
Any advantage to the 6AX7 tube compared to the 6U8 as the input/driver tubes for the amp? Excuse me if I am using the wrong terminology.
Has anybody compared the two amps?
For that matter has anybody heard either EL34 amp? Opinions?
How much improvement if any can I expect from the capacitor upgrade, which apparently involves swapping out 4 capacitors and replacing them with 4 of the Sophia capacitors? Sophia Electric handles the labour/soldering etc.
Is the Sophia Electric equivalent to a Yarland FV-34B II. Was there ever such a beast? Is the FV34B III an update/upgrade/downgrade?
Thanks.
Sincerely,
Hany.