mesh plate el34 (supereTNT)

dubdub · 8th June 2008, 11:50 AM

Has any one heard of or tried this tube? A mesh plate el34--are there any really sonic advantages? Has the site got a good rep? I might buy from them

http://www.supertnt.com/product;k;91

Thanks everyone

Hotsauce · 8th June 2008, 01:51 PM

I've purchased their Amperex 845 copy, and received them with no problems. So, you will get your tubes.

Whats the theoretical value of mesh vs solid plate?

I always thought the cathode alloy itself had more influence on the flavor of the sound.

John C.

Gluca · 8th June 2008, 07:13 PM

The plate looks punched. I'd say it is not a mesh plate.

Ciao

Tubes4e4 · 8th June 2008, 09:54 PM

Hi dubdub,

Quote:

A mesh plate el34--are there any really sonic advantages?

Of course - it will make the amp sound hole-istic

Regards,

Tom

andyjevans · 8th June 2008, 09:59 PM

I have in my posession five EL35, and some of these do indeed have a mesh plate.

They are very rare - I'd like to know more about them!

dubdub · 8th June 2008, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tubes4e4
Hi dubdub,

Of course - it will make the amp sound hole-istic

Regards,

Tom

hole-y cow!

Klimon · 9th June 2008, 05:18 AM

In the old days the mesh plates were woven from wire; now they're punched (cheaper); these look rather coarsely punched. A disadvantage I remember is a lower max. dissipation versus the solid anode counterparts; other than that it has theoretical advantages (out there somewhere on the web) and more than a few seem to prefer the sound of mesh plate 300B and such over the solid plate versions. Only one way to know if - as a matter of speech -punching those el34 plates was a marketing afterthought or fruitful engineering...

Simon

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8th June 2008, 01:51 PM	#2
Hotsauce diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2006	I've purchased their Amperex 845 copy, and received them with no problems. So, you will get your tubes. Whats the theoretical value of mesh vs solid plate? I always thought the cathode alloy itself had more influence on the flavor of the sound. John C.

8th June 2008, 07:13 PM	#3
Gluca diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Back to Italy	The plate looks punched. I'd say it is not a mesh plate. Ciao

8th June 2008, 09:59 PM	#5
andyjevans diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London	I have in my posession five EL35, and some of these do indeed have a mesh plate. They are very rare - I'd like to know more about them!

9th June 2008, 05:18 AM	#7
Klimon diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Leuven	In the old days the mesh plates were woven from wire; now they're punched (cheaper); these look rather coarsely punched. A disadvantage I remember is a lower max. dissipation versus the solid anode counterparts; other than that it has theoretical advantages (out there somewhere on the web) and more than a few seem to prefer the sound of mesh plate 300B and such over the solid plate versions. Only one way to know if - as a matter of speech -punching those el34 plates was a marketing afterthought or fruitful engineering... Simon