I've tried the cheapie Sovtek EL84/6BQ5's, and I liked them more way more than JJ EL84's. I also liked TAD EL84-STR's, but I didn't like them better than the Sovteks, and they're a bit more expensive.
I wonder how the Tung Sol and the Electro Harmonix compare to the aforementioned. Like I said, I dig the cheapie Sovteks, but wouldn't mind a bit more open-ness... kinda like the TAD's but cheaper (and maybe slightly fatter), lol.
EHX's are the cheaper of the two, and their 12AX7's are exactly what I'd want my EL84's to be like: scooped lower mids with an extended bottom-end, and agressive, sizzly highs and high mids. Tung Sol 12AX7's are sort of like a clearer, slightly more balanced version of that. I wonder if their EL84's follow that same footprint compared to others.
What are your experiences? Which should I try? EHX or Tung Sol? Or should I just stick with Sovtek?
I wonder how the Tung Sol and the Electro Harmonix compare to the aforementioned. Like I said, I dig the cheapie Sovteks, but wouldn't mind a bit more open-ness... kinda like the TAD's but cheaper (and maybe slightly fatter), lol.
EHX's are the cheaper of the two, and their 12AX7's are exactly what I'd want my EL84's to be like: scooped lower mids with an extended bottom-end, and agressive, sizzly highs and high mids. Tung Sol 12AX7's are sort of like a clearer, slightly more balanced version of that. I wonder if their EL84's follow that same footprint compared to others.
What are your experiences? Which should I try? EHX or Tung Sol? Or should I just stick with Sovtek?
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