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EL34 upgrade

I'm currently experimenting with my Jolida JD302B and various tubes. I have 3 makes and each are vastly different from each. In terms of preference I would order them as such: (1) Svetlana, (2) Sovtek, (3) Shuguang. They are all the budget versions. I am considering upgrading to either the SED Winged C or Gold Lion Reissue. So my question, is whether I would expect improvements to the preferred Svetlana? I have a pricepoint of $200 for a matched quad and not sure whether I need to go higher to really hear a difference. Also I'm sure I'm sure there are others, so please weigh them in as well. -JerseyWalt Qclabrat_1  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 02-29-12

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 02-29-12   The best el34 is yugo 6ca7 fat bottles. i used to purchase t ...   Marakanetz 02-29-12   The price on gold lion reissue kt 77 quads was $180, plus ta ...   Islandmandan 02-29-12   I have really enjoyed the new sensor mullards in my primalun ...   Grinnell 02-29-12   The winged c is a good choice and a definite upgrade from th ...   Jazzerdave 02-29-12   Good recommendations here. at the lower end of the price sca ...   Sfar 02-29-12   Sfar is correct about the "siemens" el34's. of th ...   Jazzerdave 02-29-12   I would not avoid nos tesla's, they are very good sounding e ...   Maxmad 03-01-12   I agree. the winged c's are excellent for the price. i just ...   Hifigeek1 03-01-12   Jazzerdave, thanks for bringing up the shuguang treasures, y ...   Qclabrat_1 03-01-12   Don't overlook the input tubes. i thought they had as much i ...   Sebrof 03-01-12   The gold lions no doubt about it.   Mechans 03-01-12   I like the 6ca7 rca/sylvania el34 fat boy tubes in my vtl st ...   Ryriken 03-01-12   I have used the new sensor svetlana el34, tung sol el34b, si ...   Drrsutliff 03-02-12   Consider the gold lion kt-66 tube. i used the el34 for year ...   Exocet954 03-02-12   Listen to sebrof, i did same and was rewarded with much, muc ...   Mikirob 03-02-12   I should have said that i have also bought from jim mcshane ...   Mechans 03-02-12   You guys beat me to the next, i'm going to open another foru ...   Qclabrat_1 03-02-12   Ok, for whatever reason i decided to just ask jolida. they ...   Jazzerdave 03-02-12   I'm using j&j el34l's. i can't pretend to know if they're th ...   Grimace 03-02-12   Nos tesla's can be easy found from usd 50-80 each, fair if y ...   Maxmad 03-02-12   I liked the gl kt77 the best of the small number of tubes i ...   Josefm 03-02-12   Another nod for jim mcshane.   Mikirob 03-02-12   I replaced the original svetlana el-34's with a matched quad ...   Adam18 03-02-12   I second maxmads' suggestion re the nos tesla el 34s. there ...   Bbro 03-02-12   Mesa boogie, the guitar amplifier company, has a cache of no ...   213cobra 03-02-12   There's already a highly active pre-tube discussion thread c ...   Jazzerdave 03-02-12   Yes output tubes have a break in period. with 6550's is usua ...   Hifigeek1 03-07-12   @qclabrat_1 would be interesting to know which one you goin ...   Maxmad 03-08-12: Sabocat59 No one has mentioned the EH 6CA7--recommended by Jim McShane as a close runner up to the new Genalex. Sabocat59  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 03-10-12   Jim is a big fan of current production russian tubes. if he ...   Mechans 03-11-12   Well, he did recommend the gold lions as the number 1 tube, ...   Sabocat59 03-11-12   The tube that jim recommends is 6n3c-e also goes under the 6 ...   Mikirob 03-11-12   6n3c-e also known as 6p3s-e. stellar!   Mikirob 03-11-12   Does that tube draw the same amount of heater current as an ...   Hifigeek1 03-11-12   Sweet! thanks for the heads up. just shot jim an email.   Sabocat59 03-12-12   Hifigeek1, i believe they probably do, but to be certain i w ...   Mikirob 03-17-12   Well, i just put 2 quads of the 6p3s-e in my amp and fired i ...   Sabocat59 03-18-12   Sabocat59, what amp are you using? these tubes keep getting ...   Mikirob 03-19-12   Mikirob--i have a jwn amp built by jim nicholls. he has told ...   Sabocat59 03-19-12   I'm also ready to pull the trigger on some of those 6p3s-3 t ...   Metman 03-19-12   Metman, i understand these tubes are beginning to get scarce ...   Mikirob 03-19-12   How much for the jwn amps? i read the referenced article, if ...   Mikirob 03-20-12   Mikirob, jim's amps are imo one of the best values in audio. ...   Sabocat59 03-20-12   There's also another article from lynn olsen at positive fee ...   Metman 03-20-12   Thanks for your recommendations and links. i will investigat ...   Mikirob 03-21-12   In that case, you should be able to get a very, very good am ...   Sabocat59 03-21-12   Mikirob: i paid $800.00 for my amp and it is an all around ...   Metman 04-01-12   Anyone try the 6n3c-e in the cayin ta30 older version that i ...   Johnbonn

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