Okay, We've seen the EL84 thread, now what are your fav EL34 and 6L6 tubes and why? NOS and new production, let's hear what you like.
For 6L6 I'm still running most of mine on a stash of old Blackplates I've got, but I do have one amp here running Svetlana's and I love them.
For EL34's I have tried JJ's and Sovteks and right now in my main gigging amp I'm running EH EL34 Big Bottle which are supposed to be close to the old Sylvania 6CA7. They sound good but as with typical 6CA7 a little more towards the 6L6 type of sound. I think I am going to try some Svetlana's in there or maybe some of the Shuagang tubes that are supposed to be pretty decent now. I've also got a couple of old sets of mullards but I don't use those in a gigging amp, would be a shame if they got broken.
For 6L6 I'm still running most of mine on a stash of old Blackplates I've got, but I do have one amp here running Svetlana's and I love them.
For EL34's I have tried JJ's and Sovteks and right now in my main gigging amp I'm running EH EL34 Big Bottle which are supposed to be close to the old Sylvania 6CA7. They sound good but as with typical 6CA7 a little more towards the 6L6 type of sound. I think I am going to try some Svetlana's in there or maybe some of the Shuagang tubes that are supposed to be pretty decent now. I've also got a couple of old sets of mullards but I don't use those in a gigging amp, would be a shame if they got broken.