Best current production EL34 tube?

[WienerDog]

Looking for suggestions . . .

[bonchie123]

There is no best. I think JJ's are unreliable and aren't the best sounding, but I gurantee someone will come in here saying they love JJ's. Just the way it goes.

What kind of amp do you have?

[Blue Strat]

SED EL34s have a great reliability record and many people love the tone. The Groove Tubes EL34Ms are another good contender.

[fuzzfan1]

I really like the Mullard Reissues.

[232cap]

SED winged c's great sounding tube, aggressive midrange very dynamic but not as much bottom end as compared to the jj e34l.

[illini]

I have had many years of success with the SED Winged C's.

[JasonP]

The SED is a great tube for more of the vintage vibe. For higher gain stuff then I tend to prefer the JJ's.

[FFTT]

SED's will hold up the best although I like the JJ's too.

[geetarman]

SED Winged C's are my choice as well.

[rooster]

I like the "winged-C" (Svetlana factory, St. Petersberg), JJE34L (for the BIG bottom), JJEL34 (for the brighter, chimier sound), and I'm getting to like the JJ KT77s as well, for a fatter, meatier sound, closer to their 6V6S's in a higher power package.

I've burned through too many EH EL34's to bother with them.

My faves, though, are the old Teslas.

rooster.

[jezzzz2003]

SED gets my vote

[Mr.Hanky]

For $90 a pair go with some NOS Siemens, hard to beat.

[Sparky6string]

Shuguang el-34b gets my vote.

[RockDC]

Originally Posted by illini

I have had many years of success with the SED Winged C's.

+1

[bjm007]

Winged C's for current is the only decent one.

NOS is 10x better though IMNSHO......