EL34's

[M Fowler]

Sovtek EL34's never tried them as I thought they weren't very good?

Never tried the Mullard EL34's either.

Two new ones to add to my must try list.

[Gaz]

I prefer the JJ E34Ls, which is not exactly the same, but even more robust, and a little tighter bass compared to the regular EL34s, IMO.

If I could afford them I'd buy the Winged C's, but I just can't justify the price. You said you sent some back. Why?

[wingobingo]

I ... pretty much destroyed one of the pair of Tung Sol reissues.

What do you mean by that???

Are there amp issues that are negatively affecting tube life? I wouldn't call vibrations inherent to being in a combo as notoriously deleterious.

Substantial drift after about7 months

[wingobingo]

I prefer the JJ E34Ls, which is not exactly the same, but even more robust, and a little tighter bass compared to the regular EL34s, IMO.

If I could afford them I'd buy the Winged C's, but I just can't justify the price. You said you sent some back. Why?

They developed a bit of mechanical noise -particularly when playing certain frequencies after a couple of months

[wingobingo]

I ordered a matched pair of reissue Mullard (new sensor) EL34's yesterday. We'll see how these work out.
Thank you all for your opinions - lots of great ideas!