Rectifier guys: 6L6 or EL34

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Another vote for kt77's. They give you the bite of the 34s and the bottom of the 6l6s.
 
every recto clip i hear with anything other than 6L6's just kind of takes away all the things i like about rectos, im not really looking for super tight low end and upper mids when i plug into a recto, i have plenty other amps that do that :dunno:
 
EL34 run much hotter in Rectos, almost too hot for the silicon/bold setting (Mesa recommends tube rectification with EL34). So you are not only hearing the difference between the tube type, but also different bias settings.
For 2 channels I like 6L6 that run a bit hotter (code grey). For a 3 channel 2000-2009 I maybe would try EL34 as the amp has extended lows and highs. For the MW again 6L6.
 
BesaMoogie said:
EL34 run much hotter in Rectos, almost too hot for the silicon/bold setting (Mesa recommends tube rectification with EL34). So you are not only hearing the difference between the tube type, but also different bias settings.
For 2 channels I like 6L6 that run a bit hotter (code grey). For a 3 channel 2000-2009 I maybe would try EL34 as the amp has extended lows and highs. For the MW again 6L6.
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In the C and both F Triples, 34s in bold/diode measured around 38 ma. Not too hot...but far from the 25ma in spongy/tube.
 
Racerxrated said:
In the C and both F Triples, 34s in bold/diode measured around 38 ma. Not too hot...but far from the 25ma in spongy/tube.
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Have to measure mine again, but as far as I remember I was not overly happy with what I read last time. Color code was green
 
Not a huge difference to my ears when I compared. But I preferred EL34, so that’s what I keep in my 2-channel Rev.G. I’m also set to tube rectifier.
 
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