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6CA7 / EL34 Tube List
Many of these are available in LIMITED
QUANTITY. PLEASE CALL BEFORE ORDERING!!
| Matching
Matching is available for many of these tubes.
Matched pairs consist of like construction types and if possible,
like brands. They are also electrically matched for PLATE
CURRENT at 400V. You will need to inquire if matched tubes
are available for the tube you are interested in.
- Add $10 for matched pair
- Add $25 for matched quad (very difficult to come by)
- Matching is usually done at 400V plate/screen.
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Special Deals
And New
Arrivals
Here are some
recent purchases I've made that I will have on special as long
as there is good quantity on hand. So, get 'em while you
can!! There will be more soon.
Sorry, no current specials |
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Amperex
Made in Holland |
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Amperex EL34
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Description |
Price |
| EL34 Philips/Amperex Holland
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Amperex/Philips Holland EL34
These will be either Amperex brand or other brands made by Amperex / Philips
in Holland. Many US manufacturers did not make their own EL34, they
bought them from Philips, Mullard, etc.
Click here to see a
picture of a typical Amperex made in Holland EL34
Of course, these come with many brand
names on the Tube such as Amperex, GE, RCA, etc.
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$175 ea New $85 ea Used |
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Mullard Made in the U.K. (England)
Mullard EL34's are among the
most requested one in the world. All versions are very
well made and typically last several times longer than any
of the currently produced junk from China/Eastern Europe.
There are several versions.
The tubes listed below
are usually NOT Mullard Brand. They are found as GE, RCA,
Sylvania and other brands. Mullard sold these to other companies
who put their names on the tube. They are however, GENUINE
MULLARD
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Description |
Price |
| EL34-Metal Based
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Mullard
Original Metal Based (Philips)
Metal based:
This is the original EL34. This is the rarest
and most highly sought after Mullard EL34.
The brown micanol base has a nickel plated metal
sheath around it. The entire base is not actually
metal. The plates are welded with two horizontal
slits in the center of the plate. There is
a large mica spacer at the very top which hides
the getter rings. There are 2 screen grid
cooling fins with overall very heavy duty construction
throughout.
Click
Here to see a typical metal based Mullard EL34
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EL34
Mullard XF1
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Mullard
Type XF1
Has wide, very dark
brown colored base. Has 2 getter rings at
the top. Does not have the extra mica spacer
below the getter rings like the metal based version.
Otherwise very similar to metal based EL34.
Click
Here to see a typical XF1 Mullard EL34. |
$250 ea New
$150 ea Used |
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Mullard XF2
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Mullard
Type XF2
Type XF2: Has narrower, smaller
base than XF1. XF2-a have 2 small getter
rings at the top, XF2-b has only 1 getter ring.
Welded gray plates that look just like the metal
based and XF1 version. Has 2 screen grid cooling
fins like the XF1 & metal based.
Click
here to see a typical XF2-a Mullard EL34 (2
getter rings)
Click
here to see a typical XF2-b Mullard EL34 (1 getter
ring) |
Single
Getter $150 ea New
Single Getter $75 ea Used
Double Getter $175 ea New
Double Getter $85 ea Used
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EL34
Mullard XF3 & XF4
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Mullard
Type XF3 & XF4
Type XF3 & XF4: These
look pretty much like the XF2-b except that they
have crimped plates rather than welded plates.
They have one getter ring in the center. If
there is a difference between XF3 and 4, I don't
know what it is.
Click
here to see a typical XF3/4 Mullard EL34 |
$125 ea New
$65 ea Used
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Other European EL34 Types |
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Description |
Price |
EL34 |
Siemens
made in Germany. These are very
nice tubes which are known to sound good and have
good life. They are rather skinny and have crimped
plates. I have about 50 pcs NOS in stock, many are
in matched pairs and quads. Get 'em while you can! |
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EL34 |
Telefunken made
in Germany. Telefunken simply
made some of the finest tubes in the world. These
are usually hard to find, so you will need to
contact me for availability and price. There appear
to be 2 different construction types. One type
has 2 round holes on each side of the plate with
a small bracket welded to it. The other type has
2 horizontal slits on both sides of the plate.
At the time the page is being published, I have
about 12 good used Tele's in stock. I also have
1 NOS Sonotone brand made by Telefunken.
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EL34 |
Valvo
made in Germany These
are Seldom seen and usually don't have them. Call
for price and availability |
call/email |
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Other European EL34 Types
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Description |
Price |
6CA7 |
Sylvania
"Fat Boy" USA These are
known as "Fat Boy" tubes because 6CA7/EL34
tubes made in the USA have much fatter glass bulbs
than their European EL34 equivalent. These have
large plates with 3 holes and are known to sound
very good and to be very rugged. They are often
found branded RCA as RCA NEVER made any kind of
6CA7/EL34 in their own plant. |
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6CA7 |
GE
"Fat Boy" USA These
are very similar to the Sylvania's. However, they
were made by GE. They are also know for their superior
performance. Both the GE and Sylvania 6CA7 are getting
VERY difficult to find. |
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Description |
Price |
EL34
Japan |
EL34
Japan. These were made during the
60's and 70's by Matsushita (I think) and are very
nice tubes. They can be identified by a single seam
at the top of the tube. They appear with different
names on them such as Raytheon, Westinghouse, Radio
Shack, etc. They are known to be very good tubes
which rival the quality of Mullard, etc. After all,
the Matsushita plant was set up by Philips, the
parent company of Mullard. |
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EL34 |
Svetlana-Russia
This is one
of the decent quality tubes that is currently manufactured.
I've never had a complaint yet. They have browish
colored bases. They are NOT the "Winged C"
type. |
$12 each
$30 per pair
$60 per quad
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EL34 |
Electro Harmonix-Russia These
are pretty much the same as the tubes above. This
is the premium brand of New Sensor Corp. which produces
these tubes in the Reflektor Plant in Russia. They
are of decent quality for the price. |
$10 each
$25 per pair
$50 per quad
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