East German Siemens EL34's

[jdm61]

Does anyone have any experience with the NOS 1970's East German Siemens EL34's? I read that Marshall used these in the 70's and the price seems right when compared to Mullards or even Brimars or Matsu****as.

[Lake Placid Blues]

Re: East German Siemens EL34's

Wonderful sounding. My favorite for Marshalls. Warm and creamy with super smooth breakup. Very well balanced. Not the toughest EL34's. They don't like abuse.

If you have found a good source for NOS examples, pray tell.....

[jdm61]

Re: East German Siemens EL34's

There are several i have seen......everyone seems to be asking around $50-$60 per tube matched. Vacuumtubevalley.com has them listed for $100 a pair. Tejastubes.com has the platinum matched pair (with 1 mA)for $115. For those kind of prices, i would be very tempted to buy at least a quad or maybe 6 and put some of them away for a rainy day.