EL34 JJ ?

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Peter Diezel

Peter Diezel

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After many years of patience I´m thinking about
to go with the EL34-JJ. Too much troubles with
the EL34BSTR.

What´s Your opinion ?
 
Are you thinking the JJ EL34L's, or the regular JJ EL34's?
 
I'd go with the higher spec E34L's over their EL34. AFAIK, their KT-77 is NOT a true Kinkless Tetrode like the original MO/GEC's were.
 
We'll, I can give a pretty good review. After my stock Ruby's went, I put a set of JJ EL34L's in. With daily use, and weekend gigs, I got a full year out of them. It's now time replace them. They never red-plated or blew, it's just that after a year, they have no clarity left. Flubby and fuzzy. But I've never really gotten more than a year out of any EL34 of any brand. Compared to the Ruby's, I found them more round, with more bottom end. The Ruby's always seemed a little stiff to me, especially at high volume. The JJ's were more natural, fat, and punchy. They were easier to play at high volumes, as they were more relaxed. I was thinking of trying SED EL34's, but if the master is thinking of going with JJ's, I might just order another set. They are the best priced. I've used JJ KT-88's in a Marshall, and always put JJ 6L6GC's in my Recto. I've never had a reliability problem. You just have to buy them from a good source.

*I heard Bogner started putting the JJ EL34L's in the Ubershalls.
 
I have JJ E34L in my VH4 for about a year now, no problems.

Put them in right after i bought mine secondhand, so i've never heard the VH4 with other tubes.


Didn't you aks the same question some months ago? :yes:
 
Yes I did, but would like to hear another reviews.
 
I tried them once, I liked the OD for the most part...KINDA fuzzy wasn't bad though, I remember it being tighter actually, which I liked alot, but not as clear as the EL34B's. BUT, since I do value my clean a little bit I took them out, I thought it made the clean very plinky sounding, cold or something like that, just didn't sound right. If it wasn't for the clarity issue(which it wasn't really that bad just the B's are clearer) and the cleans, I would've stuck with them. I had a pair drop the grid and blew out a bias resistor on a recto I had but other than that, I've always seen them in my buddies amps for pretty long times.

-Nick
 
Peter,
On the previous post for this topic you mentioned that the sed winged c el34 would not be a bad choice for the Vh4, do you still feel that way? if not... why?
I need to retube now and I will be ordering tubes very soon. any help would be appreciated :confused:
Thanks
 
Just retubed some amps with the EL34-SED. Will make a statement
this weekend. ;)
 
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