by Geek » Sun Aug 21, 2016 3:10 pm
Hi,
This is something of a "What is the right religion?" question.
They all sound different and some are a little tougher than others.
An example is if you have an amp that's really hard on tubes, say a ST-70, I wouldn't suggest dropping a quad of Shuguang in there. Even some new production Tung-Sol have been killed in the normal operation of a Grant Fidelity (Yaqin) EL34, while Electro-Harmonix do just fine.
But then in amplifiers that treat their tubes with a little more respect, a Shuguang will work fine.
I have yet to have an amp hurt a winged =C= Svetlana, BUT, there are counterfeits of those floating about (found some in the store).
Bottom line is nowadays, there is no "Best", just different levels of toughness and sonics in real EL34 and stick to reputable dealers.
Cheers!
-= Gregg =-
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