I am thinking of changing out the stock tubes (The EL34s) in my Cayin tube amplifier, but don't know what brands to look for. I mainly play rock and I am looking to improve my base and possibly the level of detail as well. Does anybody have any suggestions?
Marntz4me, I tried 2 sets of Svetlana EL-34 tubes and each set lasted 3-4 weeks. Regardless of how they sound, I will never buy them again. In my system, winged C tubes last about a year and sound great. I have been using them for more than 10 years and I like them a lot. If I want to change the sound, I buy EH. They last little less than a year.
I don't have your amp so take this for what it is worthbut if the SED El34s are like their KT88s I'd strongly recommend them. If Imay something else you might want to consider is getting some NOS tubes for the front end. Again my amp uses diffferent tubes than yours but I recently got some Tung-sols (6sn7, 6sl7) , anamazing difference in themusic you hear. Just some thoughts, good luck
You must have a verified phone number and physical address in order to post in the Audiogon Forums. Please return to Audiogon.com and complete this step. If you have any questions please contact Support.