nos tesla el84 v. nos siemens el84

[12strings]

Any thoughts? Thanks!

[ked]

Never tried the Siemens tubes but I do use the NOS Tesla hexplate EL 84's in a Marshall 18 watt clone. I didn't know what the amp really sounded like until I put in these tubes. That's all I use in it now.

Ken

[JimAnsell]

+1 on the teslas.
i never heard the simens, but i had a quad of telsa el34's that sounded phenominal.
simens stuff usually sounds good too, so i guess its a win win.

[Blue Strat]

+100 on the Teslas.

It's somewhat possible that these brands of tubes were "cross branded" at one time or another, and you could actually be talking about the same tubes.

[12strings]

Great thanks. How is the headroom on the teslas?

[jrigg]

Hey Mike, or anyone else, any comments on the diffeence between the Tesla EL84s and the Siemens E84Ls?

[Blue Strat]

Originally Posted by 12strings

Great thanks. How is the headroom on the teslas?

Compared to what? Everything is relative. Certainly better than the JJs which mush out at high volumes.

[12strings]

Pretty much JJ's. I am looking for something with more clean headroom, I am using a valvetech hayseed. Got anything on your site that would work?? Telsa's sound good b/c of price!

[Blue Strat]

Originally Posted by 12strings

Pretty much JJ's. I am looking for something with more clean headroom, I am using a valvetech hayseed. Got anything on your site that would work?? Telsa's sound good b/c of price!

Teslas are your best bet and best bang for the buck. Don't wait too long though, I'm down to my last 50 tubes from about 600 a year ago.

[12strings]

Done, I am ordering them through your site! Thanks!

[Bloozcat]

The Tesla EL84's are outstanding tubes. I picked up three from Mike a few months back. A pair for a Crate VC20R112, and the single for my Valve Jr.. They are some sweet tubes.

I watched as the "older" NOS tubes got more and more expensive as their numbers dwindled. I didn't buy when they were still affordable as I should have. EL84's like these Tesla's, and the excellent Polam/Telams, have been like a breath of fresh air to the NOS tube market in the last year or so.

All I can say to anyone who wants great NOS tone is, grab 'em while you can. Who knows if we'll see any more like them again.