EL34 or equivalent recommendations?
hello
DPD willing, I'm about to take delivery of a Croft Series 5 MkII. the seller ran it with JJs & says they never tried the unbranded valves the amp came with when they bought it second hand & which it will come with now. this leads me to assume I might need to revalve the Series 5 soonish. I have never heard an EL34 amp before and am hoping to avoid a steep and expensive learning curve. so -- any suggestions? (I'd also appreciate information on whether EL34 variants such as K77, EL34L etc would really be interchangeable with garden variety EL34s in a Croft power amp).
many thanks in advance
ahto
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