Swapped El34China to E34L JJ

[steppenwolf3080]

Hi!
Don't know if you read my post about my Chinese El34 going bad really fast in my Einstein 100W. Well, I tried those JJE34L and the difference was remarkable! (I only tried the JJEl34 before...)I thought they had weak bass and weak treble and sounded very compressed and tight. I had to crank both presence and treble to get some tone out of it...

I thought maybe they need some break in so I hooked up my Einstein into my Palmer (In Load-Box mode...), cranked the Master and played for some two hours. The 60Watt LED on the Palmer lit up regularly so I really pushed them

After that I hooked the Einstein back up to my 2x12 and now that was a sound! It really changed from super tight to just the right tightness treble extended and bass also.
I really like a tight bass response so I must say I prefer the JJs over the Chinese that sounded somehow bigger and more loose. IMHO the JJ sounds more like I think a EL34 should sound.
Now I'm curious how long those tubes will last...

Hope it is a useful feedback!
Best,
Stefan

 

[Peter Diezel]

Thanks Stefan .......... and I agree !

 

[jjj123]

Stefan, thanks a lot for your "mini-review".

I think I am going to get some EL34Ls soon as well... like the sound of my VH4 with SED EL34s a lot, but some tinkering is always fun!

Cheers

Jan

 

[petereanima]

the next thread which makes me more and more impatient bought new JJ E34Ls on saturday, but have to wait until friday so i can get into the rehearsal room.

damn christmas.

 

[King Crimson]

...bought new JJ E34Ls on saturday, but have to wait until friday so i can get into the rehearsal room.

May I ask where/who you purchased the JJ E34L's from?

 

[petereanima]

i'm in Austria, i bought them in a musicstore in Vienna ("Klangfarbe")!