Review – JJ EL34-II
JJ has upped their game with the new JJ EL34-II, and the design change is truly big enough to warrant the use of the new name. Many companies put an existing tube into a new…
Review – JJ E34L / EL34
Are you a fan of rock and roll music? If you answered yes and use EL34 tubes then this could be, your go-to bargain. JJ makes great tubes at affordable prices and the JJ E34L…
Review – JJ 6CA7
Prior to this JJ 6CA7 tube being introduced the choice in a 6CA7 tube was NOS or the Electro Harmonics 6CA7EH. JJ has provided another choice and another price point. JJ tubes tend to be…
Review – Gold Lion KT77
Gold Lion KT77 – This tube was a treat to listen to. Since many of us have never actually listened to a KT77 from the original producer, I can not say that they nailed the…
Review – TAD 6L6WGC-STR Tube
A completely different animal than the TAD 6L6GC-STR. That’s not a bad thing and shows that the company is really working on developing unique products. A completely different plate structure than their other 6L6. These…
Review – Svetlana 12AX7
For several years the original Svetlana 12AX7 tube from St. Petersburg (Winged “C”/SED) tried to develop a good 12AX7 and mostly failed. The current production Svetlana 12AX7 is a New Sensor product and is a…
Review – Gold Lion ECC83 / B759
The Gold Lion ECC83 / B759 is yet another great 12AX7 vacuum tube from Russia and another in the line of large plate dual triodes. By my count we have the Sovtek 5751, Sovtek 12AX7…
Review – Mullard 12AX7 / ECC83 Reissue Tube
The Mullard 12AX7 / ECC83 Reissue is a nice vacuum tube but in my opinion better suited to home audio than guitar amps. The tubes have well balanced triode pairs and a very even flat…
