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Old 12-08-2005, 07:49 PM
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Best current production EL34?
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Old 12-08-2005, 08:28 PM
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Winged C
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Old 12-08-2005, 08:59 PM
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Old 12-08-2005, 09:22 PM
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Old 12-08-2005, 10:02 PM
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Old 12-09-2005, 12:58 AM
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Old 12-09-2005, 05:00 AM
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I got the winged C's. Sound fine to me. Got a backup set still in the box, haven't needed them yet.
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Old 12-09-2005, 06:25 AM
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Ok guys, I just got an EL34 amp(Fargen Mini-Plex) and I'm wondering...where is the best place to order Winged Cs and what really is a Winged C?
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Old 12-09-2005, 07:00 AM
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what really is a Winged C?
Greg

A Winged C EL34 is really an SED EL34 which is really a Svetlana EL34, but can't be called that because of stupid marketing games. :NUTS

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Old 12-09-2005, 07:59 AM
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Thanks Randall,
So where's the best place to get 'em?
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Old 12-09-2005, 08:09 AM
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Ok guys, I just got an EL34 amp(Fargen Mini-Plex) and I'm wondering...where is the best place to order Winged Cs and what really is a Winged C?
Greg
You might also want to try some NOS 6V6GTs in that amp. That's what I'm running in my Mini-Plex, and I like it a lot. I think I paid around $40 for a pair, which isn't all that much more than a new set of SED/Winged C set.

BTW, the Winged C/SED tubes are Svetlana tubes. Somehow they lost th erights to the name in the US, so they are now called "SED."
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Old 12-09-2005, 08:29 AM
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SED aka "Winged C" aka "the ones formerly known as Svetlana".
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Old 12-09-2005, 08:38 AM
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Another vote for the SED "Winged C".
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Old 12-09-2005, 08:48 AM
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They're still called Svetlana in Europe afaik.

I also liked the Electro-Harmonix EL34, at least in the Marshall DSL50 I used to have it sounded a lot like the stock Svetlana/SED tubes.
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Old 12-09-2005, 08:50 AM
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I like JJ E34Ls. The Svetlana/Winged C do not have the clarity in the top end that JJs or Mullards have (I guess this could be a good thing in overly bright amps).

I've been hearing real good things about a fairly recent Chinese offering too, but have yet to try it (I'm always a bit gunshy about Chinese stuff).
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