I agree with knotscott. It is subjective and becomes a matter of personal preference, and system synergy.
Personally I am a fan of the Chinese Psvane EL34PH. It is meant to be a replica of Mullard/Phillips EL34 from the 1950s. The Soviet Mullards, are nothing like the original Mullards in construction. I also prefer these Psvanes to the Svetlana Winged C EL34s that I was using before. I'm lucky in that my Quicksilver Mid Mono amps only require 2 EL34s per side. Much less of a gamble to try new tubes than when you need 16, right?

