Which Tubes is Egnater using?

[ronstephens]

My RM4 and modules came from Randall stuffed with JJ tubes. I know there are lots of opinions about which tubes are best - and I'd be interested to hear about that. But what I really want to know is, what brand of tubes come in current/new Egnater products?

 

[roszatycki]

The last 4 Egnater amps I bought have had Egnater branded Ruby, Groove Tubes, Sovtek, as well as JJ. One amp has EH tubes as well but they weren't branded Egnater.

 

[speedemon]

Lol,

in other words, what everyone else uses these days!

 

[roszatycki]

Talking with guys from Randall and Egnater it sounds like tube quality has been an issue with the tube manufacturers for a while now. Particularly the EL34's which have been horrible. Last I heard both companies were claiming Ruby EL34s were the most reliable but I have done two amp repairs in the last few months that were caused by bad Ruby EL34's.