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EL34 German N.O.S. Tube
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Item Number: EL34
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EL34 German N.O.S. Tube
EL34 N.O.S. 'SIEMENS' GERMAN TUBES! EL34/6CA7
'Siemens' N.O.S., circa 1987, specially selected and tested for the
U.S.
Government. These "National Made In Germany" branded military tubes are
the same as found as original equipment in '80s Marshalls, Trainwreck,
numerous good High End audio amps, etc. These tall, slim profile tubes
have a very characteristic dimple on top of the glass envelope, black
plastic
base. Offering a smooth, refined Mullard-like sound, these nicely made
German EL34s should be considered as a sonic upgrade over currently
available
East European and Chinese EL34s. Reliability is good if the max. 450V
plate
rating is respected. These tubes work very nicely in triode-connected
and
ULTRALINEAR hi-fi amps. This is the tube we usually recommend for most
Marshalls (not plexis), Trainwreck, most hi-fi amps, etc. We
operationally test each
and every one of these tubes in an old Marshall 100 watt Super Lead
amplifier. We
match 'em at full operating voltage. NOTE: These tubes are referred to,
somewhat generically by guitar slingers as "Siemens", since that is how
zillion
of 'em were branded, packaged and sold here during the '70s and '80s.
Siemens
did not actually manufacture these tubes. I was told by one of the most
esteemed guitar amp manufacturers that these tubes were made in East
Germany
in a factory jointly owned by the then communist government and ITT
corporation.
This factory closed down abruptly at the end of the '80s when Germany
become
'reunified'. We've seen these tubes with following brandings affixed;
Telefunken,
Siemens, Mullard, Brimar, Marshall, Dynaco, Precision, National, Groove
Tubes (stock item in many Trainwrecks, including mine!), RAM LABS,
Mazda,
Edicron, ITT-Lorenz, RSD and others. No matter how they are branded,
these
tubes are all exactly the same in my experience so don't get hung up on
the logos.
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