The Throatyest power tubes?

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I have been trying tons of tubes in my Egnater head and came back to EL34s. I know they don't have as much in the way of mids as some tubes....but I love the feel, the way EL34s compress, leads are easier, smoother, tone is more harmonically rich.

I am using a perfectly matched set of TADs right now, but need to find the best sounding, most harmonically rich, most durable current EL34s. My buddy swears by EH EL34s.

My thoughts are Tungsol EL34B, SED Winged C, JJ EL34, or EH EL34s
 
i wouldnt touch another EH preamp tube if it was the last thing i had to do.

my buddy had a bad experience with them. ive used them before and after 3 years decided to go back to them.

i had 4 EH tubes either go micro, burn up, or were deffective. they were part of the reason i sent my amp off for tech repair at peavey's center because i was like "it cant be preamp tubes i just replaced them"

all in all it cost me $50 in tubes and another $60 in repairs, plus shipping both ways.

i will never use another EH tube again, granted mine were preamp tubes and this is pentode based construction. this was more than just a deffective tube issue or the usual bad tube after XXX many years of use. i went back to JJ's for preamp tubes and solvteks for power and everything has been great.
 
I was really happy with the 6550/EL34 combo Mike put in my Hulk 800 I had an also liked them alot in the Bones he loaned me, I'm typically an EL34 guy. Earlier in my playing I was into 6L6's but no longer, I just prefer the feel of the tube combo I mentioned above! great for leads!

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I have a quad of Tung Sol EL34B that I got about 3 months ago and have sat in my closet....Let me know if anyone wants to buy them....I'll sell them for what I paid.
 
Tested a ton of tubes today, 6550s, EL34s, E34Ls and 5881s....

I think I like JJ E34Ls the best. Seemed to be the best balance of all and reall thick and aggressive, bigger sounding than my EL34s.
 
What Power tubes do you all think has the best mids??? EL34s or E34Ls?
 
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