Wanted: Primaluna EL34

[Jac Hawk]

As per the title I’m looking for 1 or 2 Primaluna EL34 valves, pm me if you have some spare thanks.

Mike

[Pigmy Pony]

As per the title I’m looking for 1 or 2 Primaluna EL34 valves, pm me if you have some spare thanks.

Mike

Upon seeing your thread title, my first thought was "Why does Mike want another amp?" :D Do Primaluna make their own valves?

[Lawrence001]

In think they're rebadged but I forget who makes them.

[mikeyb]

Shuguang?

[Jac Hawk]

I’ve got one valve that’s being a bit naughty, keep getting a bad valve light every now and again

[Jac Hawk]

So an update and end to my search. I decided to send a message to Primaluna via their website, within an hour I had Herman van den dungen sending me a message back asking for a photo so they could match the build, he then let me know that he still has a few left with a few hours on them and if I wanted he would send me the best measuring one and only charge me half price, so I snapped up 2 of them as spares, great service and a great amp

[Pigmy Pony]

That is impressive service Mike, from people who clearly care about their products and their reputation. Good you're getting sorted.

[Qwin]

In think they're rebadged but I forget who makes them.

PrimaLuna have a presence on another Forum and the question of Tube origin was raised there, though not specifically mentioned in this quote, EL34's were being discussed.

Answer from PrimaLuna.....
Shuguang till they got down. PSVane since then. All PrimaLuna products come with PrimaLuna Silver Label tubes which are pre-selected by us following our simple 60 out of 100 rule (Premium Tube Selection). The other 40 are returned to the factory, won't come back to us anymore, and will be mainly used for guitar amps. The tubes which are sold through our office in The Netherlands are again each checked and measured and if wanted, matched. From here we also supply -if available- KT120 and KT150 tubes. No 60 out of 100 selection for these types, but we do check, measure and if wanted, match. And we print the PrimaLuna logo on these after all the other work is done and the tube is accepted. 5AR4's are Russian made on supervision of the US. Like KT120 and KT150.

When they say the Shuguang got down, I think its referring to drop in quality, English is a second language after all.

[Lawrence001]

n August 2019, the largest manufacturer Shuguang closed its factory in order to move to a larger and more modern location. Unfortunately, the new production facility has not been granted permission for two years now. In the meantime, leading employees have left or have been compensated. This probably means the end of the Shuguang Electron Tube Factory.

[Lawrence001]

n August 2019, the largest manufacturer Shuguang closed its factory in order to move to a larger and more modern location. Unfortunately, the new production facility has not been granted permission for two years now. In the meantime, leading employees have left or have been compensated. This probably means the end of the Shuguang Electron Tube Factory.That was online but another source says there was a fire. Either way I think they're gone. Maybe Shuguang could become collectible at some point [emoji23]

To be fair their power valves were perfectly serviceable.

[Qwin]

Ok, that puts my quote into context.

[Jac Hawk]

So obviously got my valves from Primaluna Netherlands, Herman asked for photos to check if they were Shuguang or not as it turned out mine are, but he told me the reason Shuguang aren’t making valves isn’t because they are moving but because their factory burnt to the ground

[Lawrence001]

Perhaps there was a fire and then the new one had planning rejected.