Svetlana/SED winged C - Help!

[Jofipe]

So for my newly Dan Gower modded JMP i ordered a matched quartet of SED Winged C EL34's upon the mod masters advice.

It seems the ones I got is Svetlana branded. What is the difference? Should I send them back and get SED's instead? The vender made a big deal out of telling these was the original winged C... i'm after tone tho.

 

[MrDan666]

Hey Jonas,

Those are definitely the real ones. The Svetlana (New Sensor) tubes do not have the =C= logo on them.

Cheers!
Dan

 

[Jofipe]

Ah great to hear, so no sweat

They are bought at a Danish dealer. I guess they get the orig. svetlana branded ones then.

Gonna install them tomorrow and re-bias.

Ill snap a few extra shots when i get home of the top and bottom.

 

[aftec]

The tube interior looks familiar, but I have never seen a Winged C tube with black markings like that. More like this:

 

[fuzzyguitars]

Fake
Look at the e.

 

[MrDan666]

Many of the Winged C SED's in the Uk and Europe have black markings. The tube in the photo IS a real SED.

 

[Jofipe]

So this is a chinese ripoff or something?

 

[Jofipe]

Thanks for clearing it out Dan.

This is the one I ordered:
http://pyndtshop.dk/product_info.php?products_id=539

 

[King Crimson]

So for my newly Dan Gower modded JMP i ordered a matched quartet of SED Winged C EL34's upon the mod masters advice.

Jofipe, IMO you're wasting your $$$ on the SED Winged =C= EL34 - they are NOT worth $40, each. If you haven't used them much if at all I would seriously return them and get the big bottle Ruby EL34BSTR. The Ruby big bottle EL34BSTR (at half the $$$) is a much more rugged PT and richer sounding harmonically with more complex dynamics in the mid-upper range than the SED Winged =C= EL34.

I've been through all PT worth mentioning here, believe me...your choice.

Good luck.

 

[Jofipe]

Thanks

Ill stick to these tho... after all this was what the modder recommended.

Just talked to the dealer. He says this IS from the svetlana/SED factory. Black markings are on the newer ones as opposed to gold marking, which was on the old ones.

Cheers all for your inputs!

J

 

[G5000]

Yep the whole SED/Svetlana thing has been confusing for years!!

 

[ibenhad]

The tube interior looks familiar, but I have never seen a Winged C tube with black markings like that. More like this:

Have plenty of these and mine all look like this version. I ain't saying they are more real than the ones posted but I have bought each quad from multiple sources.

 

[krueger]

Those are an older version of the SED and are real.

 

[baron55]

Svetlana can't use the Svetlana name in North America only, they can use it everywhere else. Those tubes are real. Real SED/Svetlana tubes have welded plates like those. The Sovtek Branded Svetlana Tubes have stapled plates.