Reissue EL34, Mullard vs. JJ

The JJs are fine sounding tubes and it helps if you have a company like Tubedepot select pairs or quartets. I've had great luck with them. But to my ears the best of the current EL34s are the EH 6CA7s for power, dynamics and bass capability. These came stock in my Snappers and I wouldn't think of swapping them out for another brand/model.

Thank you all for the great input. Maybe I should put what will sound best in Manley Neo Classic 250. That's a costly 20 tubes. Looking for the best bang for my buck. It comes with the Electro harmonix stock.

Agree with Dan. The Winged C's are very good. Just bought a quad.

I need to add to my previous post, I also have reissue Gold Lion KT 77's, they would be no.3 on my list, but are not nearly as good as the NOS Mullards.

Dan

I just asked pretty much the same question. I tried some loner Fatboy tubes NOS (6CA7), and I went through all the sets of EL 34 tubes I had on hand. I wound up purchasing some NOS Mullard EL 34's.

Another tube that impressed me was some Winged C EL 34's. Other than the Mullards I bought, these were the next-best sounding tubes.

Good luck,
Dan

I 2nd the Gold Lion KT-77 reissue. Very good and reliable!