There is a lot of confusion in the market on Svetlana and Winged C Valves.  A number of UK suppliers claiming they are selling current production Winged C valves which are made in the St Petersburg factory in Russia. By the way, the “C” is the Russian letter for “S” so it is the logo for the brand using the company name first letter. Here is a cut and paste from a well known valve reseller […]
We have broadened our range of EL34‘s in our store. But which one is best for my amp? This is a handy quick guide to EL34’s We now have :- JJ EL34 JJ EL4 II JJ EL34L EH EL34 Tung Sol EL34B We offer all the above in matched pairs and quads. The EL34 was one of the last additions to the audio valve market and it was introduced by Mullard in the early 1950’s.
Which EL34 ? We explain differences on selected types Read More »
We have been busy working on our website. Key updates are website response times and improved payment options in the UK, Europe and in Asia Pacific. We have improved our payments system to give you a lot more choice in ways to pay us. Our website will automatically present your payment options according to where you are located These new payment options are in addition to Paypal. In every country you can pay by Visa
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I thought you might like to see how your valves are made in the EHX Valve Factory. This is a video of the Electro-Harmonix ( EHX) valve (tube) factory in Saratov in Russia. This factory originally made the valves for the Russian military. EHX claims this is the largest remaining tube factory in the world. I believe it to be one of the largest. When you watch this video, you will see there is a
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It is important info for those of you who want to use NOS EL84’s ( 6BQ5) in modern amps and even not so moderns amps. There are several modern EL84 amplifiers which have wiring violations on pin 1 of one or more EL84 sockets. NOS EL84s have internal connections between pins 1 and 2 where modern EL84s do not. Sometimes designers of EL84 amps assume that pin one is a safe location for a “tie
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A Fender Hot Rod DeVille arrived as it was very unwell. I decided not to even switch it on but get the back off and examine the innards. One of the output valves looked like it had fallen from a helicopter. It had gone all white inside (due to vacuum loss) and the glass was cracked. The valve base had lumps missing ! If you load the van after the gig tell your roadies to
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